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Good camping locations in the midwest...

16 years ago

Hello,

I was looking for a good and remote camping location that is in the midwest. I have been looking for a while but seem to only find ones that have wi-fi and pools which I really don't want. I am from Chicago so anywhere closest to that would be great. Thanks ahead of time

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Karen Pease
16 years ago
I'm looking for good camping in the midwest too (I'm in Iowa City, but we'd drive for several hours if need be). We're looking for very primitive camping -- I'd really like just to find some land with woods, maybe a few streams, whose owner wouldn't mind a couple people with backpacks who know what they're doing camping out for a couple days :)
cindy788
16 years ago
Onondaga Cave State Park in Missouri offers primitive camping (link below). Alternatively, my husband and I own 60 acres in Steelville (not far from that state park) which is bordered 3 sides by national forest that has lots of hiking trails. We also own an acre on the Courtois Creek and its just a couple miles away from the other property. We'd be willing to explore renting some camping space to both of you.

Here is a link that might be useful: Missouri State Parks
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