This
post represents another installment in the series detailing the second of our
three cross country National Parks camping trips with travel trailer in tow. At the time of this trip in 2010, our son,
Ryan, was 16 and our daughter, Kyra, was 11.
With the fun and games of Branson, Missouri, behind us, our family
headed northeast toward St. Louis, with a visit to the impressive Gateway Arch
next up on our itinerary. You all know
that we prefer camping in State or National Parks over private campgrounds,
enjoying the solitude and the scenery that only our public lands can
provide. Well, our best State Park
option near St. Louis was the Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in
Wildwood, but it was about a 30 mile drive into the city. This Park looked lovely, received good
reviews and is currently enjoying an 8.5 rating on RVParkReviews.com (link HERE). But we had booked tickets for an
early morning tour at the Gateway Arch and factoring in the time we’d need for
breakfast and driving in to the city made that particular Park a doable but
less than perfect option. So, we had to
decide - should we bite the bullet and make the drive or look for a private
campground?
