Bluffview (mark Twain Lake) — Center, MO

About this place

Bluffview is an excellent location for boating and fishing near Mark Twain Lake. Here, visitors can relax on the Salt River and imagine what life was like when the beloved author explored the same waters and created legendary characters like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

Recreation

Visitors enjoy fishing for bass below the Re-Regulation Dam. Bird watching for waterfowl and boating are also popular activities.

Facilities

The recreation area is for day-use visitors only, and provides a boat ramp, playground and picnic shelters.

Natural Features

Bluffview lies about 10 miles downstream of Mark Twain Lake and the Clarence Cannon Dam. Here on the Salt River, a smaller dam is in place to form a storage pool for wetland purposes. Mark Twain Lake and the Salt River are hugged by tree-topped hills in north-central Missouri.

Nearby Attractions

Tour Mark Twain's birthplace in Florida, Missouri, or try the David C. Berti Shooting Range. Visit the town of Hannibal to see the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum.

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Services

What you can do here

Electric hookupCampground

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Rates

What it costs

Peak season, January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Outside those dates the site may be closed or priced differently.

Site type	Per night
Group Shelter Electric	$30.00

Recreation.gov booking system · read Aug 19, 2026. Fees change; the booking page is authoritative.

The details, and where each came from

Everything we know

ADA accessible: No

Electric hookup (amps): 15

Number of campsites: 1

Phone number: (573) 735-4097

Reservable: Yes

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Sources for this page. Data courtesy of Recreation.gov (US-PD)
Last updated Aug 19, 2026.

Verify before you rely on this. Facilities close, fees change and equipment breaks. Every figure above shows when it was last confirmed — check those dates before driving out of your way. Something wrong? Tell us — a report from somebody who has been here outranks anything we imported.