After our brush with military intelligence, we decided we needed a vacation! We stumbled across Huzzah Valley Resort in Steelville, MO.
What a find!
It is basically a family rafting campground on one side of the road and a ‘young’ persons rafting/party place (they call it the “zoo”) on the other side of the road, something for everyone.
We took the weekend off and read, slept, swam in the crystal cold river, and genuinely relaxed. We have been pushing the miles lately to get north of the heat (this northern girl has been a puddle of goo) and decided we needed a break. We camped right next to the river, a football field away from the bathrooms (my only complaint, Darrin’s complaint might be the distance we had to walk to the store to get an afternoon ice cream ).
The first few nights we basically had the place to ourselves, except for the rafters coming down the lazy river. Over the weekend, a few more people arrived, but the place is well set-up to tuck people away into small areas, the staff is super nice, and the security team was constantly making rounds (one night when we were the only ones there, the security guard drove his round in record time – we decided he was trying to do it during the commercial of his favorite show).
We highly recommend the place to all travelers, but be warned, they are already fully booked for the summer season!
