Rock Island Trail Home  The Rock Island Trail Rock Island Trail Home
Rock Island Trail home Raytown Katy Trail Lees Summit Gerald Beaufort Owensville Rosebud Canaan Bland Belle Freeburg Windsor Leeton Pleasant Hill Versailles Stover Argyle Cole Camp Station Eugene Barnett Eldon Medford Chilhowee Ionia Meta Katy Trail Map Rock Island Trail Missouri

Camping at Hermann City Park


Go to Forum
Brian L. from Wichita on 5/24/2009 4:26:33 PM:
The Hermann City Park is actually a pretty neat place. It's huge and has lots of camping spaces for both RVs and tenters. There's also a baseball diamond, tennis courts, playground, large covered pavillions with picnic tables, and bathroom/showers. From the large number of people out playing and walking, it's obvious that the town appreciates the park.
The camping spots have water, electricity, and a fire pit; some have their own picnic tables, too. The bathroom/shower house was clean and everything worked. The shower was nice and hot, although you have to hold a pull-chain down to make the water flow -- saves water, I'm sure, but isn't very convenient. The park was well-maintained and litter-free. I enjoyed spending part of the evening watching a rec-league baseball game at the park. You pay on the honor system.
The only downsides were (a) it was a bit pricey ($15 for tent camping); and (b) the campsites are all right next to a busy, noisy road. Overall, an enjoyable place to camp.
By the way, the road & bridge from the trail to town was no problem at all -- a very wide shoulder on the road and a bike/walk lane on the bridge separated from traffic by a concrete barrier.

 
Ron from Columbia, MO on 5/29/2009 9:52:44 AM:
The park is nice. Also, from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day, the municipal pool is
open, it's between the tennis courts and baseball field. What a treat at the end of a summer
ride!

It's arguably as refreshing as the frozen custard store 1.5 blocks east of the new bridge and
the Tin Mill microbrewery a half block further east.