black sandy state park

Ideal location for a camping trip or just to spend the day. Outstanding fishing opportunities. Perfect location for all

This is a beautiful place to camp and fish - go in spring or fall to miss the crowds - lots of boats out in the summer. Fun to fish and camp here - if you have a boat go down the arm of the Missouri river toward the Causeway and play on the roap swing.

We enjoyed camping here. We had a site next to the boat slips which are rented for an additional $5 per day. The downside of these sites is there was only a shared table on the grassy space between trailers. Bring a table for your grill...clean bathrooms, good swimming area, especially for children. Great place to run the dogs away from the campground. Good fishing beyond the dam. The tent camping area is also on the water, but is closer to a pit toilet than the flush toilets.

We camped on the lake for four days and never ran out of things to do. The swimming, fishing and boating was great. The Lookout Trail hike was a good hike to run the dogs and get a great scenic view of the Missouri River and Hauser Lake. Campers can rent boat slips for $5 day. The campsites were nice UNLESS you were on the sites next to the boatslips. These sites shared tables and fire rings. They are still ok, just be sure to choose an odd numbered site so that the table and fire ring is convenient to your rv or trailer door. Ours was an even number (16), and it was fine - we just put our grill on a table we brought. The view of the lake was tranquil and lovely. The dam was about a mile up the road and there are trails there as well. The bathrooms were very clean (flush toilets). The tent area also had a clean pit toilet convenient to their site. The trailer sites had electricity, with water nearby. The camp host has an adapter for the spigot that you can borrow to run a hose to your trailer. The dump station also has fresh water.