BLUFFVIEW (MARK TWAIN LAKE)

campground · MO

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Key facts

Name: BLUFFVIEW (MARK TWAIN LAKE) Type: campground Location: MO Coordinates: 39.5716667, -91.5711111 Facilities (from source description): The recreation area is for day-use visitors only, and provides a boat ramp, playground and picnic shelters. Phone: 573-735-4097 Website: Not listed Email: marktwaininfo@usace.army.mil Reservable on Recreation.gov: Yes Managed by: US Army Corps of Engineers Recreation area: Mark Twain Lake

Where is it?

State on record: MO (no town listed in the source). Coordinates: 39.5716667, -91.5711111. Part of: Mark Twain Lake (US Army Corps of Engineers). Directions from the source: From Hannibal, MO, travel west on Hwy 36 for 17 miles, turn south on Route J, continue traveling south for 4 miles, turn east on Route A, travel for 6 miles. From Center, MO, travel north on Hwy HH for 4.8 miles, turn west on Route A for 1.9 miles. From Monroe City, MO. travel east on Hwy 36, turn south on Rt. J for 4 miles, turn east on Rt. A for 6 miles.

What facilities are there?

The recreation area is for day-use visitors only, and provides a boat ramp, playground and picnic shelters.

About — from the official source

Overview Bluffview is an excellent location for boating and fishing near Mark Twain Lake. Here, visitors can relax on the Salt River and imagine what life was like when the beloved author explored the same waters and created legendary characters like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Recreation Visitors enjoy fishing for bass below the Re-Regulation Dam. Bird watching for waterfowl and boating are also popular activities. Facilities The recreation area is for day-use visitors only, and provides a boat ramp, playground and picnic shelters. Natural Features Bluffview lies about 10 miles downstream of Mark Twain Lake and the Clarence Cannon Dam. Here on the Salt River, a smaller dam is in place to form a storage pool for wetland purposes. Mark Twain Lake and the Salt River are hugged by tree-topped hills in north-central Missouri. Nearby Attractions Tour Mark Twain's birthplace in Florida, Missouri, or try the David C. Berti Shooting Range. Visit the town of Hannibal to see the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum.

Fees

Not listed — check official source.

Reservations

This facility is listed as reservable on Recreation.gov.