Red Bluff Recreation Area
- Right now
- OpenInside the published season, our reading; a database flag says not open
- Season
- May 2Opens May 2. No closing date published.
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
Red Bluff Campground is named for towering red bluffs along Huzzah Creek, carved by the elements over the past 10,000 years. The area used to be home to timber mills, but now provides a serene spot for camping and enjoying nature. Early settlement of the area surrounded the Boyer Mill constructed around 1830. Railroads created a thriving timber industry till the supply was depleted. The land was purchased by the U.S. Forest Service in 1940 and has been used as a recreation area. Keep reading
Large, red bluffs on the opposite side of Huzzah Creek, gravel bars along the creek, a mixture of pools and riffles and natural vegetation provide a backdrop for a very relaxing camping experience at the campground. Red Bluff is located in the Potosi-Fredericktown Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest. Most sites are within 100 yards of Huzzah Creek, where tubing and swimming are enjoyed by visitors. The water can be swift-moving at times and rocks and drop-offs are not marked. Fishing is also popular in the area and anglers can expect to find bass, perch and catfish. The Red Bluff Trail lies within the boundaries of the campground. It is a 1.2-mile loop that winds through a pine plantation and big oak timber, into an adjoining hollow before returning to the campground. The short trail provides an opportunity for visitors to enjoy a variety of ecological communities, while reaping the benefits of a half-hour of hiking.
Around the campground
- On the water
- Creek
Phone before you drive
recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
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What you actually pay
How we know this receipt · 4
record Aug 24, 2026 · How we know all this
Getting there
the map and the coordinate
Where it is
Red Bluff CampgroundMark Twain National Forest · 0.3 miHazel Creek CampgroundMark Twain National Forest · 8.6 mi
Berryman CampgroundMark Twain National Forest · 9.9 mi
Council Bluff Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · 14 mi
Council Bluff Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · 14 mi
Sutton Bluff Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · 25 miThe weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Viburnum, MO
Typical weather
Typical May night 54°F, day 74°F.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or moreOutside the published season
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Red Bluff Recreation Area is in Missouri’s 3rd congressional district. Its representative, Bob Onder (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →