Katy Roundhouse

Was farther than I thought off the highway.  Narrow roads are going to it. Very quiet grassy lots. Only 4 campers. Bathrooms was usable but needed work. It was dark, just cement floor in shower. Needed good cleaning.  

My wife and I stayed here for two nights on our way to Lincoln, NE. Most of the spaces are at least partially shaded and all have full hookups for RVs. It’s family owned and operated and is right next to KATY Trail State Park.  Park attention to the directions to the park on their website — they are much better than Google Maps! The next time our travels take us by New Franklin MO, we’d most definitely stay here again.  

Katy Roundhouse Campground in New Franklin, MO
It was a "happy little accident" that we stayed here.  Reserved for 2 nights to visit the grave of a friend nearby but stayed for 20 days until a new windshield arrived in Columbia (don't ask).  It's not a fancy resort, but it satisfied our needs.  Off the beaten track, QUIET, some 50 amp but most are 30 amp, water, and sewer for $30 a night.  Easy to navigate the campground,  but follow directions on their website and NOT your GPS to find the campground.  Family run and right on the 242 mile long Katy Trail so bring bikes or hiking shoes.  Close enough to Walmart, some restaurants, a casino, and some fabulous wineries (tasting, bistro, and A-frame).  Bathhouse was clean but some may be put off by the brushed cement floor.  Sites were packed gravel and level with a little jockeying.  Fire pit and table at each site.  No cable or internet.  OTA channels were 4 or 5 at site 1.  Tenting area is separate from RV sites.  Pay on the honor system behind the depot building as you enter.

It is the quietest park I have been in for the last two months. 
Clean and close to town. 
What a gem will stay here again in a heart beat. 

Quaint family-owned park. "Katy Trail" used to be a rail bed and it looks like the "office" was a railroad depot at one time.  Some railroad relics litter the site.   Fairly level sites.  They are "sort of" gravel but could use a few truckloads more on the individual sites.  There is NO STAFF at the campsite... ever.  Self registration.  CASH OR CHECK ONLY.  $35/night for 50A FHU.  Vets get a discount but you have to ask when you send the reservation request.  Everything is done via email.   Dropbox is in the gray "Depot" building.  Most sites are 30A.  Only 5 or 6 50A.  Depending on what spot you get, be sure to have an electrical extension cord, a sewer hose extension and lots of drinking water hose.  Decent cell reception with Sprint.  No wifi. Dish satellite is OK depending on where your site is.

Looks like an ex state park. No hosts in sight, very quiet and peaceful. Bathrooms could use some work, but plenty of hot water. Most sites full hook-ups but not too level. Difficult to find and absolutely nothing anywhere nearby. Watch out for poison ivy and bugs. Pay on honor system. Right on nice bike trail. Great place for dogs. Lots of space and shade. 

Stayed here during the eclipse in a class2 mh. Great crowd and hosts. Nice trees, rock pads fairly level, good runoff after big rain. Did not use bathroom facilities. Great place to ride bikes and close to town. Would stay here again.