Anyone stay at St Louis RV Park

[rider1520]

I will be going out west with my two daughters ages 15 & 12 and without a toad and am looking for a campground close to the arch for a night or two to take in that attraction. I understand it is not much but it is close. I was wondering if anyone who stayed there had any security concerns, or other recommendations. Thanks!

[bakerkids]

Itching2go wrote:

rider1520 wrote:
Looking at Google Maps it is 1.7 miles from the Casino Queen RV Park to the arch...essentially just across the Eads St Bridge. Is there a pedestrian walk across the bridge and could we just walk to the arch and then take public transportation to the museum?

To answer your question, the metro stop at the RV Park will get you on a train that crosses directly over the river. As I recall, you get off two or three stops down, leaving you a few blocks' walk to the Arch. Very convenient. I don't recall that there is a pedestrian walk across the bridge, but we didn't look for one, either.

I have stayed at the St.Louis RV Park and wouldn't recommend it. As others have said, you can get on the Metro right at the Casino parking lot. Can't get much closer than that. It's closer to the Arch than the St. Louis RV Park, actually. Casino is very safe, and I've got on the Metro there many, many times. That's where most IL folks park when going to Busch Stadium. The Casino is very safe, but go straight there off the interstate. You don't want to dally around in that area. Looks a little "shady" for the short span from interstate to Casino.

If you stay at the Casino, you'll be treated to a wonderful skyline night view of the city lights and the Arch. I second the City Museum. It's a must-do while in STL.

[rider1520]

Excellent!! Thanks jnharley, I appreciate the feedback.....do you think it is necessary to make a reservation for a two day stay in mid-July? I would like some flexibility with drive times but if I need to make reservation now to save a spot I will

[jnharley]

Casino Queen also has a shuttle to the Cards baseball games. They pick you up and bring you back. Lots of people who are not even staying at the casino use this service. The Casino and campground is fenced and there is lots of security. Everyone was super nice and friendly. That is where we will stay the next time we head to St. Louis for a ball game. Most of the other campgrounds are way out of town.

[agb2529]

We've stayed at the St. Louis RV park a couple of times and found it to be a very convenient location for seeing things in the city. The area isn't fancy by any stretch of the imagination but we felt safe enough there (and yes there is a police station across the street). Basically an industrial area just west of downtown but with fairly new businesses, nothing rundown/abandoned/burnt out. Just a fenced in parking lot with hookups, clean washrooms, a pool which looked pretty well kept up when we were there, nice folks running it. You probably would need to drive to get to the various attractions, not far but a bit much to walk, so no toad might be an issue. The Arch is a must see and City Museum has to be experienced, no way to adequately describe it. A bit farther west of the park next to Washington University is Forest Park, beautiful huge city park with museums, the zoo, lots of walking & biking paths, all free. Also highly recommended.

[rider1520]

thanks for all the feedback!!!

[Itching2go]

rider1520 wrote:
Looking at Google Maps it is 1.7 miles from the Casino Queen RV Park to the arch...essentially just across the Eads St Bridge. Is there a pedestrian walk across the bridge and could we just walk to the arch and then take public transportation to the museum?

To answer your question, the metro stop at the RV Park will get you on a train that crosses directly over the river. As I recall, you get off two or three stops down, leaving you a few blocks' walk to the Arch. Very convenient. I don't recall that there is a pedestrian walk across the bridge, but we didn't look for one, either.

[hotpepperkid]

First time we stayed in St Louis was St Louis RV PK. It was fine although not in a good part of town but I don't know that there is any good part of town in St Louis. There were some interesting but harmless characters living there. For sure the other side of the river is not a good area. We stayed in Cahokia a few times. The RV pk isn't much but was close to everything. Also stay at a place called Covered Bridge in Fenton or Arnold not sure which town but they are next to each other.

[PotKorn]

LynnandCarol wrote:
Assume you are inquiring about the RV park at the casino near down town St. Louis (??). No reason for any security concerns, as it has security and is a nice short term park. It is also near metro-link which is a train that will take you right into St. Louis for touring. We have never stayed there, but have visited the casino and RV park. We used to live nearby in Alton, IL. Places to visit in the St. Louis- The old capitol building downtown, St. Louis Zoo, Art museum, Arch, and Budweiser brewery. Enjoy!

These are all great places to visit, except that there is no old capitol building downtown. You're probably thinking of the Old Courthouse, the white building with the green dome just west of the Arch grounds. It's a spectacular building, but not a formal capitol. It's the site where the original Dred Scott case was decided.

There is a former state capitol on historic Main Street in St. Charles, about 25 miles west of downtown St. Louis. St. Charles was the state capital (as opposed to capitol, which is a building) before the capital was moved to Jefferson City.

[Itching2go]

We spent a couple of nights in the Casino Queen RV park last summer. Basically a full hook-up gravel parking lot, but very convenient to the arch and downtown via the adjacent metro station. There are friendly shuttle drivers that will drive you between the park, casino, and metro stop if you don't want to walk it. The park itself is pretty secure, and we never felt unsafe.

[rossunger]

I stayed at the St Louis RV park this time last year. It is a seedy area in the middle of town. Basically a parking lot with hook-ups. We stayed there five days during a robotics competition at the St Louis Rams arena. We didn't have any problems and the host was very nice. We had a toad to drive back and forth to the arena and I am not sure I would chance walking. We did walk from the arena to the arch with a group. I found the entire St Louis downtown area to be depressing due to boarded up and dilapidated buildings. Not a tourist destination. We were in a 40' motorhome so you will have no problem getting into and out of the park.
Ross Unger
Charlotte, NC

[rider1520]

Thanks russkerri, I will call.

[russkerri]

rider1520 wrote:
I appreciate the responses and PLEASE keep them coming!!! We are planning to go around July 11th and as I mentioned before will not have a toad so I will either need to be able to drive the RV (30ft class A). To the arch and other attractions and park or have public transportation available. We will only be there for two days as I have to be in Denver to pick up my wife (flying to meet us) by the 16th. O with that said, russkerri or ddndoug is the west side KOA close enough and easy enough to get to the Arch with the RV? Also, once there I guess I could use public transportation to get to the Muesum correct? Thanks for all the help!!

It looks like there is a public transport station in Eureka for the Metro. I've never ridden that and do not know much about it, but I bet you could call the KOA to find out if it is close and what the logistics would be.

If you drove the RV downtown, it is very easy to get on and off the interstate with the RV. Now, parking in downtown St. Louis might be a different issue. You will find street parking with meters and paid parking lots downtown, so you may have to drive around to find a spot that will work. You might call the Arch to see if they have a recommendation. They are working on the Arch grounds right now, so I'm not sure what has been affected in the area.

Have a great time!

[LynnandCarol]

The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge, no walkway! Just use the metro-link and then walk. Then back on metro link to Forest Park for the museums.

[rider1520]

Looking at Google Maps it is 1.7 miles from the Casino Queen RV Park to the arch...essentially just across the Eads St Bridge. Is there a pedestrian walk across the bridge and could we just walk to the arch and then take public transportation to the museum?