Meramec State Park

We stayed at Meramec State Park in Sullivan, Missouri. (Campground Reviews listing.)

An hour out of St. Louis, with a very long road to the campground, and bad cell reception.

Dates:

Check in: 2024-07-13
Check out: 2024-07-16
3 nights
We were originally going to stay 4 nights, but left a day early as the cell coverage was very bad

Weather:

Partly cloudy, some overnight rain
High temps 90-96°F, lows 71-76°F
Some wind, gusts to 24 MPH

Noise:

No road noise
No train horn noise
Lots of neighbor noise on weekend, fairly quiet during the week

Site:

#2, back-in, asphalt
Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
Unlevel site, high on passenger side and front; used hydraulic leveling
Asphalt driveway about 70 feet long by 12 feet wide
40 feet to neighbors on both sides
Picnic table
Fire pit
Tall trees
Somewhat clean site; some small trash

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located
60 PSI water, inconveniently located
Loose sewer connection, inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

Verizon: 18 Mbps down, 0.5 Mbps up, 60 ms ping (okay the first couple of days, then got unreliable)
T-Mobile: 4-13 Mbps down, 0.01-0.3 Mbps up, 60-700 ms ping (unreliable)
AT&T: negligible service
Starlink: not used, too many trees to see the sky
Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful state park, busy on weekends

This is a beautiful park with lots of trees and green spaces. The two major downsides for us were 1) the access road inside the park was long and twisty and uncomfortable for a big rig to navigate, and 2) the cell coverage was spotty at best, and we work remotely. None of the 3 major carriers got decent speeds, and all the trees made Starlink impossible. Our site was flat, and the hookups were decent, so that was fine. Be prepared for the campground to be party central on the weekend. We camped at Meramec State Park in a Motorhome.

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