With coasters named Screamin' Eagle, Pandemonium and Bonzai Pipeline, Six Flags St. Louis delivers plenty of high-speed spins and loops to satisfy even the most seasoned theme-park veteran. The combination amusement and water park is just 30 minutes from St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, an area that attracts thousands of campers annually. When you want to wind down from all the entertainment at Six Flags, roll up in your RV or pitch a tent at one of a number of campgrounds within 15 miles of this extreme coaster kingdom.
Jellystone Park Resort
- Next door to the theme park, Jellystone Park Resort has everything from wilderness campsites to deluxe ready-made "glampsites" with air-conditioned pitched tents. The meticulously maintained park is open from April to October, and amenities include a snack shack, camp store, gift shop, laundry and dump station. After a day at Six Flags, a swimming pool, game room, playground, miniature golf course, horseshoe pits, and basketball, volleyball and shuffleboard courts make for quieter diversions. Socializing is big here, too, with a full calendar of activities including bingo, pancake breakfasts, tailgating parties and light-stick parades.
St. Louis West/Historic Route 66 KOA
- Just a one-minute drive from Six Flags, St. Louis West/Historic Route 66 KOA has a wide selection of campsites. Campers can dig in stakes at primitive tent sites, cruise into RV sites with full or partial hookups, or get back to nature in rustic log cabins. Railroad enthusiasts can book a fully restored, little red caboose equipped with a whirlpool tub. Shops and eateries are nearby, and a playground, game room, swimming pool, laundry and dump station are on premises. St. Louis, just a 30-minute drive from the KOA, has a wealth of attractions, including the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Zoo and St. Louis Science Center.
Pin Oak Creek RV Park
- Twelve miles south of Six Flags in Villa Ridge, the year-round Pin Oak Creek RV Park has a playground, game room, miniature golf course, sand volleyball area and basketball court to keep campers busy. Hone your helicopter and swan dive in the spacious swimming pool, or sign up for paintball fun. Licenses aren't needed to cast a line for catfish, crappie, bluegill and bass in the on-site fishing pond. Pick from primitive campsites, partial-hookup sites for pop-up campers and tents, full-hookup RV sites, comfortable log cabin rentals or a rustic bunkhouse that sleeps 12. For more creature comforts, reserve a deluxe cabin or the double-wide mobile home.
Robertsville State Park
- Robertsville State Park is a 1,200 acre property 13 miles from Six Flags. The scenic Meremac River provides boaters and fishermen with 2 miles of wet entertainment. Neighboring Calvary Creek attracts licensed anglers interested in reeling in bluegill, crappie and smallmouth bass. Hiking trails, scenic vistas, a boat ramp and birdwatching opportunities abound at this year-round park that formerly served as a working farm. A playground, restrooms and a seasonal sanitary dump station dot the acreage, as do a limited number of rustic and family campsites with full or partial hookups.
