Missouri - Pershing State Park - April 16-18, 2010

[Nathan N]

We have really enjoyed ourselves at the couple gatherings we have attended. We have checked out several different Missouri state parks and have decided on Pershing state park for our first attempt at organizing a gathering. I tried to find a date that was between established gatherings and it has come down to April 16 - 18, 2010.

Pershing state park is located at Laclede, MO. Just south of Highway 36 on Highway 130. The park is approximately 18 miles east of Chillicothe, MO., 12 miles west of Brookfield, MO. and 34 miles west of Macon, MO. So it is centrally located between U.S. Highways 63 and 65.

The MoDNR page for this park is located here:
http://www.mostateparks.com/pershingpark.htm

The campground map page is here:
http://www.mostateparks.com/pershingpark/camp1.htm

My gallery of photos taken during scouting are available here:
http://www.pbase.com/nnmo/pershingstatepark

This morning the reservation system finally allowed 2010 dates to be entered. We have reserved site #13.

If possible come camp with us.

#2 - Bob (FireLion)
#4 -
#5 - Glenn and Opal
#6 - Tim (2KIRKS)
#7 -
#8 - Dick and Kathy (Dick)
#9 - Jeff and Anna (WarPony)
#10 - Mark and Em (Auntiemofks)
#11 - Jeanne and Dennis (queeniejeanne)
#12 - Darren (Victor Star)
#13 - Nathan and Donna (NathanN)
#14 -
#15 - Gary and Trudy (Rayvillian & Mrs Rayvillian)
#16 - Jim and Dianne (corncountry)
+ godsy in the vardo

[Mrs Rayvillian]

Gary and I have driven through the park before ... but never camped there. We will definitely plan on being there! (In case you are wondering ... the surgery was cancelled today and postponed until Monday AM). I will try to get reservations made soon and let you know our site number.

Trudy

[Mrs Rayvillian]

I made reservations .... site 15. Trudy

[Darren]

Thanks for organizing this Nathan. I grabbed site 12 and updated the North Central Gatherings post.

[Nathan N]

Gary and I have driven through the park before ... but never camped there. We will definitely plan on being there! (In case you are wondering ... the surgery was cancelled today and postponed until Monday AM). I will try to get reservations made soon and let you know our site number.

Trudy

We were wondering how you were doing. Guess a couple more days of waiting... Thank you.

[Nathan N]

Thanks for organizing this Nathan. I grabbed site 12 and updated the North Central Gatherings post.

Thanks for the encouragement and for updating the list. I also posted it over on Tearjerkers.

[exminnesotaboy]

we are smack dab in the middle of all of ya' #14

good choice! Kathy and I had never camped north-east of KC this far

Tony & Kathy

[WarPony]

We've got #9!!! It looked liked the bigger area so our dogs will have a good spot to manuver without getting wrapped around too many trees

Jeff

[corncountry]

Thanks for organizing this gathering, Nathan. We only made one gathering this year. Hope to do more in 2010.
We are in #16.

Jim & Diane

[Nathan N]

we are smack dab in the middle of all of ya' #14

good choice! Kathy and I had never camped north-east of KC this far

Tony & Kathy

We will start with this park. We checked out 4 or 5 different parks so have some others for future. Glad you guys are joining us.

We've got #9!!! It looked liked the bigger area so our dogs will have a good spot to manuver without getting wrapped around too many trees

Jeff

That will be a great site for the dogs. We picked 13 so we had clear sky above the firepit. Hoping we wouldn't have a catastrophe.

Thanks for organizing this gathering, Nathan. We only made one gathering this year. Hope to do more in 2010.
We are in #16.

Jim & Diane

So sorry we didn't get to meet at Crawford. Looking forward to meeting you at Pershing. Thanks for joining us.

[godsy]

Well I haven't checked my calendar - but will try to make this one.
I've been trying to earn the camping award by visiting 5 different campgrounds. Haven't been to this one!

Hope to see ya all this spring - and the gypsy wagon has some new doo dads to show off!

Sheryl

[Nathan N]

Well I haven't checked my calendar - but will try to make this one.
I've been trying to earn the camping award by visiting 5 different campgrounds. Haven't been to this one!

Hope to see ya all this spring - and the gypsy wagon has some new doo dads to show off!

Sheryl

We hope everything works out and you can make it. I'd love to see the gypsy wagon.

[queeniejeanne]

after giving the State of Mo 87.00 for reservations and not getting any satisfaction...I hesitate to reserve......We will come but may not get a site. Maybe no one will want 17 that is first come first serve. lol lol ...QueenieJeanne and Dennis
Nathan thanks for jumping right in and making a gathering.

[Nathan N]

after giving the State of Mo 87.00 for reservations and not getting any satisfaction...I hesitate to reserve......We will come but may not get a site. Maybe no one will want 17 that is first come first serve. lol lol ...QueenieJeanne and Dennis
Nathan thanks for jumping right in and making a gathering.

I understand the frustration on the Knob Noster reservations and refund.

Sites 17 - 21 have electric, are nearby and not reservable. Sites 26 - 28 have electric but are on the far side of the showerhouse and they are not reservable either.

I'm not sure how busy the park will be in April but their long term plan is to purchase more land to build a new larger campground due to demand. ?

Surely there will be something available. Van Meter is between Branson and Pershing while Long Branch is about 34 miles east of Pershing.

We will look forward to seeing you guys in April!

[oklahomajewel]

Dang it !!!! Too far of a drive for me , just for a weekend... 461 miles one way , and a 8+ hour drive... sorry, that's over my limit and just a couple of weeks after Beavers Bend....

okay... I'll quite whining...

Y'all have fun though !

Julie