2024 Campout #1 - Mark Twain State Park
The time has come! Halfway through the 8th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2024. The destination, one...
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Trail Guide Joe
Nov 3, 20233 min
2023 Campout #5 - St Francois State Park
The 5th and possibly final trip of the year would also be the second solo trip of the year for me. The weather would be nice enough, a...
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Trail Guide Joe
Oct 12, 20236 min
2023 Campout #4 - Montauk State Park & More!
When the leaves on the trees are starting to change, that can only mean one thing... it's time for the annual Montauk State Park trout...
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Trail Guide Joe
Sep 15, 20233 min
2023 Campout #3 - Washington State Park
After a month off due to insufferable heat and severe weather, we would pack up and head out on the first fall-like weekend of the...
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Trail Guide Joe
May 19, 20233 min
2023 Campout #1 - Mark Twain State Park
The time has come! Nearly to the 6th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2023. The destination, not one I...
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Trail Guide Joe
Dec 8, 20222 min
2022 Campout #5 - Echo Bluff State Park
It's December again. The tents and sleeping bags are all packed away. Camping season is done, right? Wrong! Like last year, we would set...
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Trail Guide Joe
Aug 12, 20223 min
2022 Campout #3 - Pomme De Terre State Park
After a short 3 weeks off following the Washington State Park trip, it was time to get back on the road again and head to someone...
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Trail Guide Joe
Jul 22, 20222 min
2022 Campout #2 - Washington State Park
For the second camping trip of the year, after an unexpected month off, we would pack up and head out on the hottest weekend of the year...
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Trail Guide Joe
May 13, 20224 min
2022 Campout #1 - St Francois State Park
With almost half of 2022 already over... the first camping trip of the year was LONG overdue! Why has it taken almost 6 months to get the...
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Trail Guide Joe
Nov 26, 20212 min
2021 Campout #6
It's November. The tents and sleeping bags are all packed away. Camping season is done, right? Wrong! With a holiday on the calendar and...
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Trail Guide Joe
Sep 24, 20213 min
2021 Campout #4
Finally! A perfect camping weekend! This year has been quite a challenge as far as camping is concerned with hot, humid weather and...
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Trail Guide Joe
Aug 13, 20214 min
2021 Campout #3
Finally, a camping trip that doesn't include a heat advisory! How exactly this happens in the middle of August is beyond me but it did...
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Trail Guide Joe
Oct 19, 20203 min
2020 Campout #5
This trip would be a special one for a lot of reasons. First, it would be the first time staying at Table Rock Lake State Park, a park I...
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Trail Guide Joe
Mar 23, 20191 min
2019 Kick Off! Part 3!!!
Continuing the kick off started the previous week, it was time for a favorite March event held in Missouri, the Missouri Whitewater...
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Trail Guide Joe
Mar 15, 20192 min
2019 Kick Off! Part 2!!!
Exploring the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Kickoff week continues with a trip to Ozark National Scenic Riverways! Of all the times I...
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Trail Guide Joe
Oct 19, 20181 min
2018 Campout #7
The seventh trip of the year would, again, take me to Wallace State Park which is one I had visited before on the MO Centennial Passport...
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Trail Guide Joe
Oct 12, 20182 min
2018 Campout #6
The time had come once again for the annual Montauk State Park trout fishing trip! The hope this year, over last year, would be to avoid...
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Trail Guide Joe
Sep 15, 20181 min
2018 Campout #5
The fifth, but not final, trip of the year would close out my 18th MO State Camper Award! This trip was to a new location as far as...
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Trail Guide Joe
Aug 31, 20181 min
2018 Campout #4
The fourth trip of the year would take me back to Trail of Tears State Park in southeast Missouri! This park is dedicated to the Native...
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Trail Guide Joe
Aug 10, 20181 min
2018 Campout #3
My hunt for my 18th Missouri Camper Award brought me, again, to Mark Twain Lake State Park just in time for the annual Perseid Meteor...
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