The best ranch campgrounds near Aurora, Missouri

Set up camp on ranch land around Aurora, where you’ll find over a dozen options that put you right in the middle of rolling pastures and quiet trails. Most sites let you light a campfire, and you’ll have access to practical features like toilets and showers. Fishing, swimming, and hiking all start at your tent flap. Top picks include Explore the Ozarks - Dockley Ranch (88 reviews), Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary (58 reviews), and Secluded Airstream Retreat (2 reviews). Prices average $35 a night, but you can score a spot for as little as $22. Out here, sunrise means mist over the fields and the only rush hour is a herd of cattle grazing nearby.

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Top-rated campgrounds near Aurora

Set up camp on ranch land around Aurora, where you’ll find over a dozen options that put you right in the middle of rolling pastures and quiet trails. Most sites let you light a campfire, and you’ll have access to practical features like toilets and showers. Fishing, swimming, and hiking all start at your tent flap. Top picks include Explore the Ozarks - Dockley Ranch (88 reviews), Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary (58 reviews), and Secluded Airstream Retreat (2 reviews). Prices average $35 a night, but you can score a spot for as little as $22. Out here, sunrise means mist over the fields and the only rush hour is a herd of cattle grazing nearby.

98% (68)

Top-rated campgrounds near Aurora

1. Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

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27mi from Aurora · 3 sites · Tents, RVs

The pasture is quite visible from Old Route 66, nearly adjoining it. Therefore people traveling “the Mother Road” find it convenient to stay with us. Grass is the best forage for horses, especially older ones, so we take care of our pastures, making for beautiful scenery for campers, too. Plus the entire back mile is bordered by old forest. And there is a swimming hole not a half mile away. This is a quiet and private site, bordered by a neighbor's old forest on back, other neighbor's cattle pasture on side, and you're in one of the pastures used by the Horse Sanctuary. (You are camping about 1/4 mile, more or less, from our house.) We regularly see coyote, wild turkeys, deer, fireflies, and the like.   We are just 1/2 mile off Old Route 66, therefore there are quirky little museums and great restaurants (for such a rural area!).   Plus we are only about an hour's drive from Branson. MO. which is a known tourist attraction.

2. Secluded Airstream Retreat

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32mi from Aurora · 1 site · Lodging

Escape to our peaceful, dog-friendly 1972 Airstream nestled on a private, secluded ranch near Branson, MO. With stunning views of the Ozark Mountains, this retreat offers a unique experience on a working ranch with bison, Highland cattle, and more. Enjoy the hot tub, fire pit, and the beauty of nature, perfect for a weekend getaway. Ideal for couples, this charming stay provides all the comforts needed for quality time away from it all.

3. Ozark Mtn. Goats Creekside Camping.

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34mi from Aurora · 13 sites · Tents, RVs

Beautiful little primitive, RV and tent campground on Leatherwood Creek. There are plenty of things to do around here for kids, such as building fires and making s’mores, hiking, climbing trees, catching frogs and crawdads, fishing, and swimming. Located 5 miles outside of Eureka Springs city limits there you can find shopping, restaurants, nightlife, zip lines, mountain biking, horseback riding, and many other things. I am a stone throw away from Holiday Island city limits where you can find restaurants, golfing, walking trails, and the marina where you can rent a boat or just put yours in. There is a RV and boat storage facility on the property so if you like this area that much you can store your toys here and come back every weekend to play with them. I just got started on this new adventure so in the years to come I will be putting in water and electric hook ups, including a dump site.

Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community

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dave

November 2025

13 ft travel trailer

1 night at Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

We loved the camping spot and Candida provided us with friendly conversation and fantastic dry firewood. It was private and nice to be near the horses as well.

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Quinn

October 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

It was a nice place! They were super helpful and they had cute dogs

M

August 2025

Tent

1 night at Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

The field had a tree line easily seen Fire pit and firewood ready. The animals are all friendly and they everyone is great to work with. There is water available but it is really a dry camping location. Self contained is best camping but the place and people are fantastic. We had no complaints. We strung up a hammock and enjoyed the fire, lightening bugs and stars!

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Jessica

August 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

Really enjoyed staying here! This is primitive camping in a horse pasture, but the views are great (surrounded by horses and lots of stars on clear nights) and we really enjoyed the amenities. There is a hot tub in a green house, opportunities to feed horses, etc. We found a couple fun swimming holes nearby and enjoyed checking out some nearby roadside attractions like Red Oak.

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Pascale

June 2025

Weekend Trip to Secluded Airstream Retreat

We enjoyed our stay on Hally’s family farm. The airstream is really cute. The hot tub is a good touch and the covered deck was great during a storm while also providing shade in the sun. The bed was and comfy and we had pretty much everything we needed. There were a couple hiccups but Hally was very responsive. The airstream is located about 30 minutes to Branson and we enjoyed going to table rock lake to swim.

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Dennis

June 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

Absolute serenity ! Amazing stay. Beautiful sunrise and all the sights and sounds of nature!

Trevor

May 2025

With pets

Weekend Trip to Secluded Airstream Retreat

Halley really has something special here. We were really impressed by the entire property; it was hilly, forested, covered in wildflowers, and overall just beautiful. The airstream itself was very well organized and decorated, we felt so cozy the entire weekend, especially since there was so much rain! The view from the trailer was amazing, we were treated to cows grazing and calves playing throughout our stay. I cannot recommend this place enough. The hosts were communicative, the bed was comfy and who doesn't love an evening hot tub session. Easily a 5 star stay. We will be back!

Keesha

May 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

We stayed at Candida’s for 1 night. The horses and pasture area are beautiful. A table, 2 chairs and fire ring were provided. We got to help with grooming one of the horses during our stay! Candida is very nice and welcoming. My dog had a great time running through the field also.

Kylie

May 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

Loved our stay here, would recommend. Candida was so kind and the animals were all very sweet.

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Catherine

April 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Warriors o' Rainbow Horse Sanctuary

Candy was so warm and kind! I loved meeting the animals and setting up camp was a breeze. It was a great way to sit back and relax

L

March 2025

With pets

4 nights at Secluded Airstream Retreat

What an awesome Hipcamp stay! The Airstream was clean and stocked with all the essentials, even quality toilet paper! We loved getting to have our doggo with us and appreciated the hot tub after longs days of hiking at Hercules Glades Wilderness. We ordered ribeyes from the ranch and highly recommend. Our city kids got to have a great ranch experience and we are happy they got to see how hard the ranch hands work to care for the animals. The ranch dogs were a major plus! We biked around the property during down time and the views were spectacular. This is a very quiet and secluded stay, but close to hiking, stream walking, bike parks and small town restaurants which was exactly what we wanted. We would stay here again any time we are planning to be in this part of the state!