Silver Mines

Category: Campground

Address: Highway D, Ironton, MO 63650, USA

Phone: +15737833769

Reviews

Amanda Bird

Jun 3, 2022

Beautiful area! And the trail is really cool! Fairly short and fairly difficult, mostly a dirt path but you crawl down some real rocky parts that are fairly steep but doable. Takes you along the water up to an old mineshaft- this was so cool to see and FEEL! It was so cold even walking up to the mineshaft, and absolutely freezing right inside it! The trail keeps going past the mineshaft up a VERY steep, loose-gravel hill with not much to grab on to so we turned around- we were too tired from other hikes. Still such a cool hike though! But WARNING- the reviews about spiderwebs are true. We were literally stopping every few feet to wave down a web and still walked through a handful of them. Also ran into a copperhead so be aware! No cell service in the area Visited October 21

Sean Moenkhoff

May 1, 2022

Lots of scenery and beautiful views along the trails around the Silver Mines Dam.

Glock 84

Oct 21, 2021

Very peaceful campground...the camp host are super nice people. No dump station or water hookups but still a great place to camp.

Ana S (blastkat)

Sep 21, 2021

We spoke with the local fishermen. It's a great place to fish. It's also a wonderful place to explore. The hike is a bit arduous to get to the swimming hole. It's deep enough to swim. The wildlife is timid; but, we managed to view some as …

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Questions & Answers

Which campground is closest to river with electric? Is there any on the river? I can't find map of campground.

Dan Cowell | Feb 18, 2020
Andrew Sikes | Feb 19, 2020

There's none right on the river some are close by tho. Only electric sites are on south side of the river. Here's website link for park info and reservation info https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232392

Why do the people who, come to silver mines, do not wear masks and do not social distance? And its mostly "out of towners and out of staters" trashing the campgrounds

Cynthia a Yearian | May 23, 2021
Michelle Haller | May 24, 2021

Because you are outside in nature where you shouldn't have to. Chances are what you are seeing "trashing" the campgrounds are locals. Of all the years we've camped anywhere it was always locals - FYI we live in a small town so we know how it is.

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Does Verizon wireless have service here?

Emma | Feb 17, 2021
Bystander #84 | Feb 18, 2021

I have Sprint, and there is no service.

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Are there any floating outfitters that go out of Silver Mines?

love life live it | Feb 18, 2020
Jonathan Wiegraffe | Feb 19, 2020

Nope. I don't know of any until you get down to Sam Baker.

How much is it to camp3_4 days

Aaron Lee | Feb 18, 2020
Jonathan Wiegraffe | Feb 19, 2020

I believe it's $10/nite. The host is at the Riverside campground but they do laps in their cart to collect fees and check sites.

coming in this weekend for memorial weekend, should I be concerned about any flooding?

eric ridenhour | Feb 18, 2020
Sheldon Dale | Feb 19, 2020

Depends on where you are coming from. Silver Mines Campground is NOT flooded, but I believe some roads in Missouri and Illinois, especially near the Mississippi River are closed due to flooding. I'd check for Missouri road closures if you think it might be an issue on your route.

Are pets allowed to acompany campers on the sites

tona steiner | Feb 18, 2020
angel watkins | Feb 19, 2020

I am not 100% certain if pets are allowed but I did not see a "no pets allowed" sign up

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How far are the showers and bathrooms from the campground sited

tona steiner | Feb 18, 2020
Andrew Sikes | Feb 19, 2020

Several Vault bathrooms a short walk away for most camp sites. No showers in this park

Have they fixed the water supply at the upper sites yet?

Ben Shropshire | Feb 17, 2021
Bonnie Lint | Feb 18, 2021

They were working on it last year

What types of fish can be caught there

James Sparks | Feb 18, 2020
Stephanie LaPlant | Feb 19, 2020

Lot of bass and catfish

Can you go down into the Silver mind

Jill Harkness | Feb 18, 2020
Hellcast Radio | Feb 19, 2020

It really is awesome to see though

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How much does it cost to Camp per night?

Tyler Parson | Feb 18, 2019
RobertN | Feb 19, 2019

Go to Facebook, and look up Missouri Campers. This group shares info, stories and pictures of campsites in and around Missouri.

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Looking for a map of the campground.

Kathleen Oshea | Feb 18, 2018
Erica Sinclair (Beautiful, Crazy.) | Feb 19, 2018

There is some pretty awesome camo sites here.. there's electric sites by the river. And the Managers are some very nice sweet ppl

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