We loved the cave tour and the fact we could walk to the winery from our campsite. The campgrounds were clean and nice. Will definitely be back! We also loved the trunk or treat event; our kids thought it was the best thing ever!

We totally enjoyed our trip to Mark Twain Cave and Campground. The Mark Twain cave tour was exceptional. We selected our campsite to face the beautiful bluffs.....great view! And the trail hiking was superb with the notation of many of the trees along the trail. What a fun trip. We need to go back, as we didnt schedule enough time to see it all. Friendly, helpful staff, also.

Fun guided walking tour of the cave. Good your guide. Interesting stories. Amazing things to see. Dry cave didnt need anything to stay dry. Did need a light sweater to stay warm. Would recommend.

Loved our stay! The staff is super polite, helpful, and informative! My husband and I tent camped in the campgrounds and went on both cave tours. Quiet and clean campground with all the amenities in case you need it (showers/bathroom, soda machine, laundry, firewood, food, etc.). Cave tours are great; definitely recommend both!

Recently my family and I stayed at the Mark Twain Cave and Campground. I really didn’t have any idea what to expect and knew nothing about it, but my family decided it would be a good place to meet cause it was centrally located for us in the country. I am so happy with the experience that we had. The facilities, bathrooms, and Campgrounds were clean. The campsites were well maintained and have very large fire pits which were perfect for cooking our dinner on one night. They were also movable which made it easier to set up the campsite the way we liked. The Mark Twain Cave itself was something else. Not just the actual size and natural beauty of it, but all the history that went along with it as well. Lastly, the Campground staff, employees, and owners we’re incredibly welcoming, friendly, and happy to help. Big appreciation for the owners for helping make our experience so great. The Campground has a winery, a sandwich shop, a hiking trail, 2 explorable caves with tours (which are affordable given the history behind them), large campsites, WiFi, sell ice and wood in their gift shop, and are close enough to town that we could actually have pizza delivered one night. I highly recommend this Campground and look forward to going back with my family.

The park was clean and quiet; even with coming & going of campers every day, Very family friendly campground.The only issue we had was with wifi, but the office made every attempt to correct the problem.Very helpful & friendly office employees!

What a great little gem of a place. We stayed here for the first time and it’s a great place. Full hook up sites are good not to tight but each one has a little yard that has plenty of room to relax. The cave tours were interesting and well worth the price. I highly recommend this place while in Hannibal.

Cave and campground were very fun. We LOVED exploring the cave, and sluicing for gems in the running water. The campground was clean and quiet. There was dry creekbed next to the campground my kids loved to explore as well. There is a nice trail (but not for the feint of heart, its a steep incline). The only complaint I have is the shower house was not the cleanest, and the water temperature varied drastically throughout the showers - freezing one minute scalding the next. But overall it was a great experience and we will be back!

Amazing time thanks to our tour guide Abby. She was sweet, funny and full of jokes. Would recommend to any one who asked.

Awesome cave to visit! So interesting to see where he grew up. Their gift shop is incredible! We bought geodes there and had them opened! Absolutely beautiful geodes! Highly recommend to visit this! You wont be disappointed!!!!

We had a nice tour through the cave. We enjoyed that it was flashlights only. Neat experience.

We went on an hour long tour of the Mark Twain Cave. It started with a brief movie on the history of the cave. Then we entered the year round 52 degree cave for our less than a mile walk through the cave. It was really impressive that it was ground entry, no stairs to climb! We got to see Samuel Clements signature along the way and Jesse James signed the cave in pencil, although they dont take you back to see it, a photo of it is available to see. The tour guide turned all the lights off at one point which was definitely black! It was a nice cool break on a hot summer day.

Were there for the Trunk or Treat Oct. 23. Spent 2 nights cuz considered a holiday weekend. About 200 kids. Singer at the Winery patio. Coupon for free wine glass with purchase of bottle. Amazing amount of rain during the night, but gravel pads not muddy. Had to go to office/gift shop to get good wifi coverage. Staff offered benches for comfort and loaned a hole punch for craft project. Because of all other activities, shopping and going through Mark Twain Home/Museum in town we didnt have time for cave.

There is easy access through Hannibal, 12 min from i72.Greeter upon arrival and had a good site selectionThe staff was really busy and handled the rush with grace.Nice shaded spots for a nice cool down in a 100° evening.We would rate this 5 if there were paved sites.Very nice experience.

Clean park, quiet, lots of space. we will be back thanks for great stay

Campground was ok. Nice area to walk pups across a small incline. The Cave experience was fun and Id recommend it as a nice outing. The sandwich shop & winery were closed both days. As I couldnt find much else to camp nearby, this was fine.

I remember coming here as a kid but forgot all the historical significance.Mostly not a live cave, but very different from other popular caves in the area. Well worth the trip.

Campground seemed well taken care of. Plenty of space in each campsite.

Nice park. Our site was large but the gravel part was too small for our 34’ RV and truck to both be on gravel. Had to park on grass against the rules – after very heavy rain my 4-wheel drive became stuck in mud ;-( the staff was nice about it.Verizon cell service was non-existent so we really needed Wi-Fi but the Wi-Fi was broken- they repaired after 24 hrs but then only 1.8MBps even though the park was mostly empty.Cave tour was very cool and the winery was worth a visit.Watch out for a very sharp turn off the highway to go into the park

Good informative tour from Jeremiah. Great place to visit!

Excellent experience for the whole family. Our tour guide for the Mark Twain cave was Logan and he was able to provide an educational experience without letting it get boring. Our tour guide for the Cameron cave was Peter, and he was very kind, helpful, and informative. I personally enjoyed the Cameron cave more than the Mark Twain cave. The tour of the Cameron cave was longer and we had to use flashlights to get around because there is no electricity, unlike the Mark Twain cave. Fun fact: Jesse James used to hide out in the Mark Twain cave...so if you find that interesting Id highly recomend checking that out.

Really cool experience! (It stays at 52 degrees year round.) Our tour guide, Jessica, was just awesome. 👌 She made it a great experience for the whole family. Takes about an hour for the guided tour. We would love to come back for the Cameron cave expedition (that one is about 3 hours and a lot more adventurous).

My Mom & I visited here and had an absolute blast. The Owner was a lot of fun & liked to joke with me. Got a great Wine Glass to take home & a Bottle of Wine. Would Highly recommend. The tour of the cave was awesome!!!!

I read the reviews. I was concerned that I may get the rude person on the phone for reservations. I did not. We arrived to a beautiful campground and friendly caring staff.The Cave tour was very good.The one improvement I’d like to see is site grading in the “F” section.

This campground sounds great. To be certain, it is good. We were in the back of the campground and the WiFi there was weak at best. We use Verizon and apparently Verizon doesn’t serve that area. That left us feeling like Tom Sawyer and Becky! The spots are gravel and narrow and not quite level. The Winery sounded great but it was closed during the week. We had deep shade along with Black Walnuts falling on us!

We stayed in the campground for the first time ( previous visits were to tour the cave. ) The reservation and check in process was easy. The camp area is laid out nicely with lots of trees. There is a small playground area and a couple large pavilions for groups to meet, and a laundry, but, other than that....not much amenities The only bathhouse is small ( but okay). Shockingly, there was no dump station. When we pulled out on our checkout day, the supposed dump station was occupied with RVs --- so it really was a full-hookup campsite. We had to circle back to the rear campsites and pull through one of the empty full-hookup sites. ( one of the staff in the camp office, just shrugged, as saying too bad when we inquired). The biggest negative to an otherwise pretty campground is the roads are gravel, as are the sites. The roads are in terrible shape, and throw up lots of dust.

Great place to stay for a couple of days. Second time there.

We stayed two nights.We didnt use their restrooms, so we cant rate them.The site we had was a back in site. Nice small creek and woods behind us, nice size site, some shade and quiet. The campfire ring was a huge kettle. The kettle sides were too high to see fire when seated. Strange and was disappointing since it was our last campfire of our 4 month long trip.Staff were friendly. We didnt tour the caves, due to price and mostly COVID-19 in state has been high.There is a winery located outside of CG, which we walked to from our site and had a tasting. Decent wines.CG was close to the town of Hannibal which was a plus.

Delightful tour of Samuel Clemens childhood haunt which is filled with history, insights into the author and other tidbits shared by our guide Vicky. A fun hour in the wonderful little town!

Fun walk around the cave. We only did the Tom Sawyer cave tour. Our tour guide was great. He was funny, knowledgeable and provided a mix of local area history along with the fictional story of Tom Sawyer. The caves temperature felt great on a summer day.

Had a nice time the guide was very good at his job.

Campground is close to town & all the Mark Twain things to do. Camp was quiet with a few day trains. Great camp to relax in. Nice pavillions to gather in. Easy to ride bikes around. The cave is right at the camp ground. Lots of trees.

My husband and I have 3 teenagers. The camp offers two different cave tours, we did them both. Our kiddos said they liked both of them. Cameron cave was Awesome! You get to hike through the cave using just a flashlight...in a big group, its brighter than you might think. We all enjoyed that one, but both tours were cool. Afterwards, we went hiking on one of their trails. We did not choose to stay overnight, we already had a hotel room, but we would absolutely camp there in the future! Great place to visit!

We were pleasantly surprised and I would highly recommend camping here.  We got two sites and setup 1 RV and 2 tents (all electric).  Everything worked smoothly.  Sites were very spacious which is so nice.  There is a nice fire-pit (large metal bowl with attached grate) at each site that worked well.  A creek flows by nearby with places to play in it. There is also a walking trail. The bathrooms were pretty great!  They were cleaned every day between 10-11 AM.  The mens side had 2 stalls, 1 urinal, 3 showers, and 3 sinks (each sink had a soap dispenser and there were towel dispensers as well).  The showers were tiled and the water was hot every time.  The staff at the campground were very kind.  Downtown Hannibal is a cute place and nice to walk around.  Check out the General Store (I submitted a separate review for this)!  We ended up going to Camerons Cave.  I havent been to Mark Twain Cave, but heard its more of a history tour and very commercialized.  We went to Camerons Cave which is a flashlight tour (flashlights are provided and you get to keep them).  That cave was amazing!  One of the better ones Ive been in.  So many paths and so much fun.  We had Bernie as a guide and he was very knowledgeable and a lot of fun. You can stand in most of the cave, but there are some low points. We also had an option to squeeze through some tighter tunnels or take the bigger path. We opted to squeeze through the tighter one and it was so cool! Overall, I highly recommend staying at Mark Twain Cave Campground and touring Cameron’s Cave.

We enjoyed our time at the campground and having the gravel on the campsite was a welcome site with all the rain there was in the area during the time we were there. Thank you for a relaxing time.

Super awesome cave tour! We loved seeing all of the signatures on the walls. Our tour guide was super funny and well informed. The hike inside the caves was easy, and the most difficult part was probably a few slippery spots. I would definitely recommend the caves to everybody.

Pretty cool and cold wear a sweater it was interesting but 49 dollars is pretty high it only cost us 45 to stay the night

Fabulous camp ground! Cave tour was very, very interesting. Super staff. Level parking for rig. Just beautiful.

We took some friends through the Mark Twain cave yesterday and we had a terrible guild. His name was Titus. He started the tour off slow and very informative. Then not even half way through it he was always looking at his watch and almost running through the rest of the cave. He wasnt worried about his group being able to keep up with him. Even though he was responsible for us getting through the cave. I would not recommend it unless you have another guild.

A bit expensive but well located for our purposes. We went there for the cave and were not disappointed. All cave tours are hokey but thats what we love. Other things to do here. All of it a tourist trap but fun.

Clean, good people staffing, so QUIET, in spite of my two year olds efforts. Looking forward to these caves tours! Pretty close to town, easy to find food, except when the posted hours seem to be optional. Call ahead on those. Sites are roomy, i should have had help backing the trailer it, but it got there. I would recommend to anyone!

We love this place! We come back every year to relax and enjoy all of the things that you can do.

Great cave tour. To be were Tom and Becky was and the adventures that took place. Very cool, 52 degrees cool.

Fun and cool the it was cool when he turned off the lights in the cave it was I did the 1 hour one and it was perfect time for it .

We opted for the Cameron Cave tour. Well worth the money -- this cave is different from most limestone caves, because its mostly dry.Because of this, the spaces are angular. There arent the large rooms that wet limestone caves have, but there are lots of interesting hallways to peer down.Our guide (Michael) was knowledgeable and entertaining. The tour lasts about an hour.

Just went on a tour with friends and the tour guide Kimberly was very very nice and explained the formations and stories behind the signatures and art very well! Had a really great experience!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!Incredible staffBeautiful, immaculate camp grounds with mature trees providing lots of shadeGreat bathroom and shower facility with on site laundryLittle playground for kidsVery dog friendly

Logan and his amazing puns were the greatest part of my day. But really, wonderful experience.

In spite of hard rains overnight, the campground is very nice. We had a pull thru spot that had plenty of room. The store is fun and you can tour Mark Twain cave. Well do it next time! Hospitality of the girls in the office was awesome! Very friendly and helpful 😊

Campground is tight but quaint. It is convenient for exploring the area. Check-in was easy and staff was friendly and helpful. Campground does need improved wifi and/or CATV for the rates being charged. Although, you are paying for location and adjacent amenities.We generally use a hotspot, but cell service would not support it at this location. Wifi or cell service needs to be improved IMHO.

We had so much fun at Mark Twain Cave and Campgrounds this past weekend! All the staff was super polite and helpful.

Loved the cave. It was the most unique cave ever. Tour guide needed mic so she wouldnt be yelling. Live performance a waste of time.

It was worth every penny of our ticket price. All the workers there were so friendly, the cave was so beautiful. Logan was a most excellent tour guide. He taught us so much, and was a funny person. He made us take notice of special things about the cave, and made us laugh a lot. It was wonderful! Were so glad we did the tour! Mark and Denise White from Manchester Iowa

Beautiful location. Some staff were welcoming but none were very friendly.I was disappointed to see that they were charging for a 1oz tasting of 4 different wines as opposed to free wine tastings at most other wineries. Instead we bought 2 bottles and ended up with one we wont drink. Paying for wine tastings may be the *cool new thing* but because of the overall experience my family will not be returning.

New ownership is not a good thing! Poor response from staff, made me move site’s due to their double booking. Campground roads are muddy when it rains, bathrooms are like over heated saunas often out of toilet paper, broken tree limb not removed all summer after being pointed out to staff, new pay up front reservations after all these years of camping there, sewer smell in camping spots, dog poop in tall grass by bathroom, horrible wi-fi, new cancellation policy is extremely ridiculous, $10 extra holiday fee and new booking fee, sad, sad, sad!

Toured the Mark Twain cavern. A lovely cave and tour. It was wonderful to see all the formations, signatures from the 1800s, and hear what part of the cave went with parts of Mark Twains stories. Definitely worth the time and money and easily my favorite part of our trip to Hannibal.

Pros - atypical cave - easy walking, well lit, dry, great tour guide with stories from Tom Sawyer. Amazing maze cave - easy to get lost without a guide. Cool 52F year round. A unique piece of American history.Cons - few of the rock formations unique to caves - most have long since been removed by souvenir hunters. Far from pristine, heavily visited/ used over the centuries. A little pricey.

I have visited this place once last year and this year and toured both caves. Both of the tours are something Id recommend to everybody. But i have to admit that i preferred the gift shop more last year than the way they changed it this year.

Well planned and easy to be part of, the caves are great. Had a peek in the winehouse beforehand which just made the whole thing set right.Pretty but small camping accommodations.

Max and Nathan were awesome!!! They made it a very memorable time. Highly recommend

Nice campground I recommend HOWEVER please note that if you reserve multiple nights and cannot use them due to inclement weather(tornado warnings/storms) they will NOT refund. Sorta disappointed as I left before I was even billed but hostess in store assured me that she made note of situation and would pass on. Hmmmm

Great tour. Nathan did a very good job and the cave was awesome.

Cave experience was wonderful! Very fun, very informative. We even got two crawl through a tunnel. Our guide was very informative and knowledgeable, we felt welcomed and safe. The geodes sticking out of the walls were so cool to see! This is a must visit if youre in Hannibal!

Great tour guide. Easy walk through Mark Twain cave. Highly recommend. $25 per person.

So we did the mark tawin cave tour and out tour guide Nate M. He did an amazing job. My son is one n he loved it n didnt even cry when Nate shut off the lights. Me and my sister n my son n wife all enjoyed it and would highly recommend Nate M. As a your tour guide

The tour guide was very enthusiastic and he included a lot of history about the cave. We were able to go down a bunch of passages in the expansive cave complex.

Justin was our tour guide and it was a lot of fun. Stories, history and puns were abundant. Kids were cranky from weather and driving when we got there but ended up in the front of the group having a blast by the time we were done. Definitely recommend it, well worth the cost.

This tour was amazing and max was a great guide totally worth the money!

The staff is incredible. If you want a great place to get away to, this is your place.

I found the Mark Twain Cave to be very interesting. The walls are of horizontal limestone construction with numerous side pathways. The walkways are smooth and well lite, but I found it helpful to use the flashlight app on my phone to see details of the rock formations and past signature names on the walls, including Clemens. After the Mark Twain Cave became a National Natural Landmark, signitures were no longer allowed. Our guide was excellent, and regaled us with past stories of Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatchers harrowing experience of being lost in the cave when there werent any electric lights, only candles🕯A great way to spend time exploring another one of our natural wonders 🇺🇸.

Great experience with Twain hisself showing up! Cave tour was interesting 👍

Our guide Evie was great she was very informative. And you can tell she definitely cared about her job and likes her job.

Very cool. great tour. kids loved it too.

Beautiful caves love the signature wish we could continue tradition not like they scratch out the names anyways.

Nice little park. Apparently they have done a lot of improvements and added more space. It looks pretty good. Our site wasnt very level but other than that a nice stopover.

Clean site, looks like ours was recently re-rocked. Not many weeds. Ashamed that last campers did not know how to clean up after their dog(s), but not campgrounds fault. Bathrooms so clean and properly functioning, with soap and hot water and paper towels. The state parks need to learn from you guys. Lastly PLEASE lets get BrewSkies 2022 on the calendar;)Forgot to mention winery patio was lots of fun too. Keep up the good work Mark Twain Cave.

The people are wonderful. Friendly. Kind. The cave is interesting and our tour guide, Michael, was fantastic. The wine at the winery was good - we bought Mischief, Satire, and the port.The campground…well, that’s why I’ve given 3 stars instead of 5. The bathhouses desperately need some ventilation or air conditioning. Without it, they’re horrendously humid (even with it going down to 60 at night) and kinda gross as a result. At our site, there was zero WiFi or even an ability to make a cellphone call. The most difficult thing, though, was that the place seems to be tick infested. We took one off the dog, one off of me, and saw several more. Maybe they could spray to help knock back the tick population? I mean, it’s nature and there are going to be bugs, of course. This place just seemed overrun with ticks.Would love it if they’d ventilate the bathhouses, boost the WiFi signal, and spray the place for ticks. It’d be a definite 5-star place then.

Love love loved this tour! The tour guides were fun and shared stories! They were patient with everyone even younger kids! They made the tour enjoyable and fun and we didnt feel like we annoyed them by coming there! They seemed to really enjoy having us and that was appreciated!

Great campground and staff, the cave tour is also good fun and interesting. We have been tent camping here for the last 8 years.

We visited the cave and stayed at the campground over spring break. The sites are gravel and mostly level. The section of site we were in were long. The electrical and water hookups was at the back of the site and the sewer was about the middle so you have to split the difference based on the connections. 15ft of sewer hose wont get it. The cave was great. They also have a Mark Twain actor that does a 1 hour show, which is also really good. They were doing some remodeling and not everything was open. The fire pits are HUGE! The campground was not busy during our stay and there should be lots of shade in the summer.

Nice campground. Lots of shade. Clean restrooms, level pad for the RV. We didn’t do the caves, because we were too tired when we arrived.

Nice place to stay.Our family stayed here for a few days and nights while we explored Mark Twain’s ol’ stomping grounds.Easy to get in, park, and get out.Note, cell service is a bit spotty.

Very nice cave...lots of history..easy cave tour

Great tour. worth the stop. kids learned a lot, later!

I didnt stay at the campgrounds this time. But the cave tours are fun especially if you have kids.

Nice quiet campground. Big restrooms and showers. Shady sites.

Titus was our tour guide and he was knowledgeable and entertaining. He had a group of adults and children and no one was left behind or bored. A surprisingly fun time!

It is AMAZING. And the wine tasting is wonderful. Love the local wine. And the street band is Awesome

Beautiful, tall mature trees. Clean bathroom and shower house. Really nice gift shop, sandwich shop and winery. The cave tour was expensive but well done. 🦇

Campground staff were very friendly and the camping spots had a decent amount of space between them. Place is nice and clean with a lot of beautiful scenery and stuff to do. Would be happy to come and stay here again.

It is a nice place to visit if you have never been but I kept thinking back to my visit about 22 years ago and comparing it.

Very convenient to Hannibal. The cave tour was great. Good wifi. Lots of shade. Loved the winery.

Check-In was easy. Staff was super flexible. I needed to extend my stay and they worked with me to make sure Id have the spot I wanted. I needed an Amazon delivery and the staff was very helpful in arranging it.The on-site winery has tastings, by the glass and by-the-bottle purchases of Missouri wines at reasonable prices. Again, the staff was cheerful and very accomodating in helping customers select wines that were palate-pleasing for each customers taste.A little more crowded than Id hoped, but the rates are fair for such tight quarters.There are a large number of WiFi hotspots scattered throughout the park, but still the WiFi experience is poor. This is an issue because on our AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon phones we had zero bars. (Think about it: the campground in literally in a hollow. There are no cell antennas!) But the WiFi in the winery, the sandwich shop, and the gift shop is more than adequate for email and light work.If I had one quibble itd be this: They dont offer discounts to campers for the cave tours. The tours are a little on the pricey side, and knocking a few bucks off for those folks paying to stay on-prem would be a nice touch. (On the other hand, stay six nights and the seventh is on the house, so theres that.)

Tons of fun! Camp site is great, showers/bathrooms are clean. Cave tour was lots of fun.

Great place to take family. Caves are cold bring something to keep warm.

Awesome campground! Will definitely be back!

Nice campground and the cave tour was very fun.

The storytelling of the guide was great. Ive been in a few other caves. This one was a little different, and well worth the price of admission.If you are visiting Hannibal, this is a dont miss attraction!

Its a little bit expensive, but, if youre going to take advantage of all the amenities, as well as the adventures, then its worth it! They have a lot for you to do, and we were just passing through.

Great place to camp. We were here during the week, but by Thursday night it was getting busy. We did have the tornado sirens go off on our last night and went to the bathroom, which is where I guess we were supposed to go.