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At Pettit's, we are first and foremost a canoe rental. We offer campsites for people that are renting canoes from us. We have enough camping areas for the number of canoes that we own. Therefore we do not allow privates or people that are not canoeing with us to camp in our campgrounds. Most of our campgrounds are next to the river with several of the sites having river frontage.
9000 CR 354
Caulfield, MO 65626
From St. Louis
Take West I-44 to Rolla
In Rolla, take US Hwy 63 south towards Cabool
In Cabool, follow US Hwy 63 south to West Plains
From West Plains
Turn right onto Hwy K (across from Huddle House)
Travel 10 miles to Pottersville
Shortly after Pottersville (about one mile) turn right onto KK Highway
Once you are on KK, you will go about 10 miles and KK will end
Continue on County Road 354 for 3/4 of a mile
Cross Blair Bridge and continue up the hill
At the top of the hill turn left
From Kansas City
Take 71 South out of Kansas City
At Harrisonville, take Hwy 7 south towards Clinton
In Clinton, take Hwy 13 south towards Springfield
At Springfield, take I-44 east to US Hwy 65
Once you are on US Hwy 65 go south to Hwy 60 east
Follow directions below from Springfield Missouri
From Springfield Missouri
Take Hwy 60 East towards Mansfield
At Mansfield take Hwy 5 South towards Ava
Continue south on Hwy 5 through Ava towards Gainesville
At Gainesville turn left at the stop light onto Hwy 160(going east)
Once you cross the bridge at Tecumseh, go up the hill and turn left onto PP Hwy
Go about 5 miles until the stop sign, turn left onto H Hwy
Continue north for 100 yards, turn right onto County Road 354
To reach the canoe office, continue down the County Road and turn right at the fourth driveway. (If you get to the bridge, you went too far.)
Camping Rates
$6.00 plus tax per person per night
-Kids camp for free, 10 and under
RV Sites with electric and water
Standard camping rates plus $10.00 plus tax per night
Reservations are recommended.
Great place to camp and float ! Awesome staff they really take good care of their campers, best place to camp on the river I have ever been to
Knew night arrival could be after official office closing - informed likely someone there anyway (owner Craig was), and where to use campground if too late. Nicely mowed grounds with plenty of space for the few folks there for Sun/Mon usage, decent hammock tree spacing. Nice to have warm showers and bathroom nearby for after float. Did a non-normal shuttle time since early and only ones ready. Did upper section, so landing where vehicle already was, with showers right there - nice trip!
Floated the upper on a Saturday and lower on a Sunday. These folks did a great job of providing good times for transport and pickup. The canoes that they provided were in good shape. We did not stay at their campgrounds, but plan to next time round. The campsites are right on the river and look amazing. Highly recommend!
We had a great trip. First time back there in 15 years. Owner was very accommodating and loved being right next to the river! We canoed both stretches offered and we had a great time. Saw lots of fish, herons, a juvenile beaver, some otters, a bald eagle and so much more! We'll definitely be back. Thank you Pettit's!
