Reviews of Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park (Park)

Shalene Blackwood

Great visitors center with lots of hands on Native American info. Nice short easy hike into the marsh.

Sheryl Dinkel

It's very well-maintained and beautiful but be ready for the MOSQUITOES!

Zeb Ayres

Stopped by here on a Sunday in January. While the main road in the park was closed, we were treated to the sight of Bald Eagles! We saw many more in neighboring Grand Pass Conservation Area.

Ann Gorrell

Very nice secluded quiet park. Great for hiking and biking.

Cyndi Roberts

Beautiful campground! Peaceful and super clean!!

Stephen Dille

Very nice place to pitch a tent, the shower and restroom are kept very clean. The staff were very helpful and nice. During the week I practically had the place to myself. The fishing is good but you will need to bring some bug spray!

Chad Chapman

Nice quiet campground. A little off the beaten path, but I like that.

Marci Gari

Great place to enjoy nature. Hiking trails, camping, bird watching, shelter houses and showers/bathrooms. Come enjoy nature!

Shannon Fiene

A beautiful, peaceful park

Patricia Gauldin

You go camping go through trails & fishing.

Christi Boyer

Kind of hard to find, but nice park! Camping available. Missouri American Indian Cultural Center was closed when we arrived, but we’ll be back to check that out! Lots of trails!

Roxanna Coble

Great Native American center with a fun gift shop. Park is a hidden gem! A must hike!

LifeInOlive Sue Schipper

Peaceful & Quite

Alex Biehl

The park is very clean and quiet!

Sherry Lewis

Beautiful site. Excellent. Only 21 camp sites with space between. Clean shower house... and the most amazing sunsets

Michael Vanderpool

Well kept fantastic Missouri woodlands, small lake, historical plaques, hiking trails, shelters, campsites.

James bayne

Great palace to camp or hike

Rachel Kitley

Campground doesn't have a dump station. Very nice museum!

Roy Brethauer

Very clean and quiet

Mary

Nice clean campground. We had the entire campground to ourselves and it was a Friday in July. Very congenial camp hostess. Electric only and no dump station. Hostess said there is a free dump station in Marshall near the animal control shelter. Missouri's American Indian cultural center in located on the grounds. Well work a stop.

Cristy Stack

The park seemed to be well kept minus the several nails and screws I found on the ground by the play ground and the picnic area. There was no trash receptacles by the picnic areas. The tour guides for our field trip were not very friendly, very impatient and rude to children. The children in our classes were not misbehaving yet we’re getting reprimanded for any kind of excitement. I totally understand rules and manners needed for tours and learning purposes but maybe if the young girls leading this had more creative and had fun ways to get their attention on the information and less “barkiness” they would have a better outcome and that would make them less annoyed with the children.

Ryan Shields

Real sense of freedom..

Angel Green

Beautiful scenery and quiet.

Casper Sherow

Great park!!

Jim Acton

Nice State Park

Jessica Ryan

Very interesting muesem and heritage center.

Joe O'Mara

One of Missouri's many historic sites exploring the history of native Americans and their culture from the surrounding area! Van Meter also features hiking, fishing, boating, and camping! Great please for all ages to learn about the history of the state!

Someone Dontmatter

Always clean. Nice are for nature, and such..

Vera greer

Thank you for a great place to stay! A lovely quite park with lots of shade trees. Well kept grounds and care takers were very helpful and friendly. We would recommend it to everyone .

Gary Chastine

Great place for quiet camping and having a picnic.

Tracy Walkup

Had a great time with the scavenger hunt and owl walk. Always something going on during weekends.

Shawn

Amazing RV park, trails, hiking area, lake, Indian cultural center. There are a lot of RV parks closer to route 70 and I almost didn't drive the 12 miles north to go to this one but I am so glad we did. Huge RV spots. Secluded, tree canopies on every spot. Quiet. The grounds are manicured like a golf course. And since it's in a state park. RV spots are only $21 with electric. Even cheaper if you want a big RV spot without electric. If you want a beautiful spot for a tent it was $6 bucks. Late-night check-in. Honor system. We were there in peak season of July and only 2 others in a huge RV area. 100% recommend. Kids will love it.

Heather Bowen

Beautiful quiet just what we needed

PATTI MARTIN

Love this place!! So quite. Great place

Ashley Burke

Hidden gem in mid-Missouri! Beautiful grounds and picnic areas, and a variety of trails for people of all ages and fitness levels. Be sure to stop through the Native American Cultural Center which has some nice artwork and historical artifacts.

king tony

Great experience

Jennifer Peace

Beautiful and serene. Great trails. Camping available. Clean facilities.

Gideon Elson

Great trails and facilities!

RIck Schneder

Nice and quiet large spacious sites camp host extremely nice and helpful

Colby Aversman

It's great for the hole family....

Bobby Williams

Nice

Audrey Nicole Williams

Secluded

Terri Jager

A great to get away from is all. To be by yourself.

William Landon

Very nice campsites, if they’re open you can camp honor system to pay. Restroom and shower kept clean

Sherry Smith

I was hoping to check out the Indian Cultural Center but it was not open. Otherwise very nice camping area and beautiful trails to hike.

melissa Galloway

Great but rainy

Jeff White

Not at all what I expected.

Alicia Hunter

Love bringing my bicycle and riding around, also walking a few trails. Always clean and we'll taken care of.

sandra almazan

Love the shade from trees and playground. Great place for a picnic.

lemme 2

Very quite and a nice relaxing time spent with our family

Robert Finkeldi

Beautiful and peaceful place.

Judith Vangelis

Very nice campground and trails.

Daniel Wininger

Great place

Val Kalug

Beautiful Park, with history of Indians name Missouri, hiking trails, picnic, camping areas

Andy A

Fun park and cool campground; a great alternative to other state parks that tend to be a bit more crowded. A few different trails to hike, a little lake for fishing, some native history, and an interesting marsh-swamp area with a boardwalk trail. The campground offers some nice spots and a really nice 'lawn' area with mature trees and mowed grass - it's huge and reminds me of a large city park. Bathrooms were clean, host was friendly, and I've seen a variety of wild life the two times I've visited the park. A couple of the campsite spots are close to the marsh/swamp - so they are probably best avoided at wetter points in the year. All in all, it's a fun place to spend a day or two.

Christina Park

This state park has been a staple in family outings and adventures my entire life. It's a perfect place to keep in touch with nature.

Atryus Marshall

The staff at the state park is absolutely superb they went above and beyond, out of their way to assist me. It's a Wonderful quiet place. all the campsites were almost perfectly level. surrounded by corn fields but you can't tell when you're inside the park. a lovely little place and I plan on going back several times.

Terry Overturf

Beautiful

Faith Cunningham

Well maintained. Excellent fishing. Kid friendly. All around very enjoyable. :)

Kay Det

Very well maintained. Spacious campsites. Excellent hiking, even a cemetery and Indian burial grounds!

Curt Blank

Enjoyed a clean well kept park.

Tyler Maxxx

Not a lot to do here. There is no access to the lake, you must walk the trail to get there. It is a forest with a couple shelter houses not much attraction here

Scott Fann

Great place for camping, hiking, and fishing. Campground has a nice bathhouse and a good playground for the kids. Great circle drive for the kids to ride bikes.