Can you reserve a site at Ray Behrens?

Yes, Ray Behrens is reservable through Recreation.gov.

What is the maximum RV length at Ray Behrens?

102 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Ray Behrens?

Yes, pets are allowed at Ray Behrens.

Are campfires allowed at Ray Behrens?

Campfires are allowed at Ray Behrens. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Ray Behrens

Campground · Missouri · 166 bookable sites ·

Managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers

166
Bookable sites: 102 ft
Max rig length: up to 125
People per site: 3
Accessible sites: 681 ft
Elevation

Ray Behrens - Deer Run — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

Overview

Ray Behrens Campground offers spacious campsites and convenient access to some of Mark Twain Lake's most popular recreation amenities. Whether you're spending the weekend camping or just visiting for the day, you'll enjoy easy access to the nearby boat ramp, marina, fish cleaning station, hiking trails, playgrounds, and day-use area. Looking to cool off? Spalding Beach is just 7 miles north on Highway J!

Recreation

Facilities

Ray Behrens Campground has three loops: Deer Run, Little Bluestem and Cedar Ridge. All campsites come with electric hookups. Showers and accessible flush toilets are in close proximity of every site. The park also features a marina and playgrounds.

Natural Features

The Salt River flows through rolling hills of north-central Missouri, where it is dammed to form the 18,000-acre Mark Twain Lake. A variety of recreation areas surround the lake, including the Mark Twain State Park.

Nearby Attractions

Beside the lake is the village of Florida, where Mark Twain was born. Twenty-five miles east is the town of Hannibal, where visitors can tour the author's boyhood home.

The facts

166 bookable sites
1 site for day use only
3 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 102 ft
Up to 125 people per site
Loops: CRID, DRUN, LBLS, RBER

Site types

165 Standard Electric
1 Group Shelter Electric

Amenities

Electric hookups
Water hookups
Sewer hookups
Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Picnic tables
Grills
Shade
Pets allowed

Book on Recreation.gov

166 campsites at Ray Behrens

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Max rig	People
117	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	62 ft	8	🐾
118	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	83 ft	8	🐾
119	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	78 ft	8	♿ 🐾
120	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	59 ft	8	🐾
121A	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	65 ft	8	🐾
121B	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	51 ft	8	🐾
122	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	67 ft	8	🐾
123	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	53 ft	8	🐾
124	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	51 ft	8	🐾
125	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	50 ft	8	🐾
126	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	61 ft	8	🐾
127	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	61 ft	8	🐾
128	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	78 ft	8	🐾
129	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	67 ft	8	🐾
130	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	61 ft	8	🐾
131	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	48 ft	8	🐾
132	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	51 ft	8	🐾
133	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	73 ft	8	🐾
134	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	60 ft	8	🐾
135	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	59 ft	8	🐾
136	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	60 ft	8	🐾
137	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	60 ft	8	🐾
138	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	56 ft	8	🐾
139	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	70 ft	8	🐾
140	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	82 ft	8	🐾
141	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	74 ft	8	🐾
142A	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	63 ft	8	🐾
142B	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	56 ft	8	🐾
143	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	58 ft	8	🐾
144	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	83 ft	8	🐾
145	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	79 ft	8	🐾
146	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	64 ft	8	🐾
147	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	50 ft	8	🐾
148	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	71 ft	8	🐾
149	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	67 ft	8	🐾
150	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	66 ft	8	🐾
151	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	76 ft	8	🐾
152	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	67 ft	8	🐾
153	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	42 ft	8	🐾
154	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	87 ft	8	🐾
155	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	71 ft	8	🐾
156	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	75 ft	8	🐾
157	CRID	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	67 ft	8	🐾
001A	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	87 ft	8	🐾
001B	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	88 ft	8	🐾
002A	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	84 ft	8	🐾
002B	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	86 ft	8	🐾
003A	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	87 ft	8	🐾
003B	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	90 ft	8	🐾
004A	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	83 ft	8	🐾
004B	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	60 ft	8	🐾
005A	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	83 ft	8	🐾
005B	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	95 ft	8	🐾
006	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	84 ft	8	🐾
007	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	84 ft	8	🐾
008	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	68 ft	8	🐾
009	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	60 ft	8	🐾
010	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	58 ft	8	🐾
011	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	77 ft	8	🐾
012	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	52 ft	8	🐾
013	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	54 ft	8	🐾
014	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	48 ft	8	🐾
015	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	57 ft	8	🐾
016	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	53 ft	8	🐾
017	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	62 ft	8	🐾
018	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	45 ft	8	🐾
019	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	71 ft	8	🐾
020	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	60 ft	8	🐾
021	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	58 ft	8	🐾
022	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	86 ft	8	🐾
023	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	64 ft	8	🐾
024	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	90 ft	8	🐾
025	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	90 ft	8	♿ 🐾
026	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	102 ft	8	🐾
027	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	95 ft	8	🐾
028	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	86 ft	8	🐾
029	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	70 ft	8	🐾
030	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	65 ft	8	🐾
031	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	68 ft	8	🐾
032	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	83 ft	8	🐾
033	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	54 ft	8	🐾
034	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	57 ft	8	🐾
035	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	69 ft	8	🐾
036	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	77 ft	8	🐾
037	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	78 ft	8	🐾
038	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	69 ft	8	🐾
039	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	74 ft	8	🐾
040	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	60 ft	8	🐾
041	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	81 ft	8	🐾
042	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	91 ft	8	🐾
043	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	89 ft	8	🐾
044	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	93 ft	8	🐾
045	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	94 ft	8	🐾
046	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	72 ft	8	🐾
047A	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	93 ft	8	🐾
047B	DRUN	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	62 ft	8	🐾
048	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	85 ft	8	🐾
049	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	84 ft	8	🐾
050	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	83 ft	8	🐾
051	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	82 ft	8	🐾
052	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	78 ft	8	🐾
053	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	71 ft	8	🐾
054	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	59 ft	8	🐾
055	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	56 ft	8	🐾
056	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	77 ft	8	🐾
057	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	60 ft	8	🐾
058	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	75 ft	8	🐾
059	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	55 ft	8	🐾
060	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	71 ft	8	🐾
061	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	53 ft	8	🐾
062	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	57 ft	8	🐾
063	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	79 ft	8	🐾
064	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	76 ft	8	🐾
065	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	80 ft	8	🐾
066	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	64 ft	8	🐾
067	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	61 ft	8	🐾
068	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	76 ft	8	🐾
069	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	77 ft	8	🐾
070	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	70 ft	8	🐾
071	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	64 ft	8	🐾
072	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	66 ft	8	🐾
073	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	61 ft	8	🐾
074	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	61 ft	8	🐾
075	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	61 ft	8	🐾
076	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	52 ft	8	🐾
077	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	62 ft	8	🐾
078	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	63 ft	8	🐾
079	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	56 ft	8	🐾
080	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	54 ft	8	🐾
081	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	45 ft	8	🐾
082	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	55 ft	8	🐾
083	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	49 ft	8	🐾
084	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	51 ft	8	🐾
085	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	49 ft	8	🐾
086	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	61 ft	8	🐾
087	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	53 ft	8	🐾
088	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	63 ft	8	🐾
089	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	57 ft	8	🐾
090	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	51 ft	8	🐾
091	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	48 ft	8	🐾
092	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	40 ft	8	🐾
093	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	63 ft	8	🐾
094	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	48 ft	8	🐾
095	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	55 ft	8	🐾
096	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	60 ft	8	🐾
097	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	58 ft	8	🐾
098	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	61 ft	8	🐾
099	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	47 ft	8	🐾
100	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	57 ft	8	🐾
101	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	57 ft	8	🐾
102	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	43 ft	8	🐾
103	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	53 ft	8	🐾
104	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	60 ft	8	🐾
105	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	48 ft	8	🐾
106	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	56 ft	8	🐾
107	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	56 ft	8	🐾
108	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Severe	76 ft	8	🐾
109	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	95 ft	8	🐾
110	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	77 ft	8	🐾
111	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	91 ft	8	🐾
112	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	81 ft	8	🐾
113	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	85 ft	8	🐾
114	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	75 ft	8	🐾
115	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	83 ft	8	🐾
116	LBLS	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	65 ft	8	🐾
S1	RBER	Group Shelter Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	125	♿ 🐾

Getting there

From Hannibal MO, travel west on Highway 36 for 17 miles, turn south onto Route J and go 12 miles to the campground.

39.51583, -91.66306 · 39°30'57.0"N 91°39'47.0"W

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Typical weather

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Low °F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Precip in	1.9	2.1	2.7	4.3	5.1	4.9	4.4	4.0	4.0	3.5	2.6	2.0

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1.5 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Ray Behrens Campers — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

Ray Behrens Play Ground — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Ray Behrens

Can you reserve a site at Ray Behrens?: Yes, Ray Behrens is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Ray Behrens have?: 166 sites.
What is the maximum RV length at Ray Behrens?: 102 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Ray Behrens?: Yes, pets are allowed at Ray Behrens.
Does Ray Behrens have hookups?: Electric, Water, Sewer.
Are campfires allowed at Ray Behrens?: Campfires are allowed at Ray Behrens. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Camping near Ray Behrens

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Frank Russell 1.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
John Spalding Rec Ar 2.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Indian Creek (Mo) 4.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Bluffview (Mark Twain Lake) 6.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Dry Fork Recreation Area 56.3 mi · Campground
Pine Ridge Recreation Area 58.3 mi · Campground

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