Back 40 Campground at Barnes Acres

Bob Mahood

Roads rough. Long way in. Site electric pedestal full of spider webs and loose circuit breakers but did get 30 amp. No water spigot at site. Pool was murky. Shower/toilet building looked abandoned with broken windows. One port-a-potty set up. No resort. A lady talked to us on arrival but said it's kinda loose and someone "may" come to collect fee. Nobody did. No WiFi and barely cell service T-Mobile or Verizon. It was quiet and a place to park. Not recommended.

WENDY SURPRISE

Made a reservation by phone in June,paid $100 to reserve for late Aug until Sept. 4. Coming from AZ. As we got closer, we started calling....calling and calling. NEVER EVER got any response. We pulled into this "park" and went to the "office"... it was locked. Tried calling several of their phone numbers...still. NO response. Waited 20 minutes and finally had to back up a hill to get out if there. The entry area was unkempt, roads were sorry and pretty much undeliverable. We even walked around and still no one ever showed up! We ended up a AOK Camping...what a beautiful place and friendly people!!! Warning!!! Do NOT PATRONIZE BARNES ACRES!!!! IT'S A DUMP!!!

Edward Blondin

If you are staying in your own RV and only using the pool or pond, your experience may be different. We stayed in one of the cabins which was poorly cleaned. There was a pair of underwear and wrappers under the "beds". The beds are a plywood platform with a mattress on top. Four people could fit, two on each side. The light bulb in the ceiling was empty and when we tried to screw in a new one it literally blew instantly. The AC worked, but took a long time to cool the building to a tolerable temp. The showers and bathrooms were terrible. I doubt that they are ever cleaned. Dozens of spiders and grimy surfaces. The doors are left open so any critter could wander in. The Chiefs training camp was in St Jo while we were passing through, so this was the last resort, but never again.

Melinda Mead

Cabins are sub par...the beds are plywood on 2×4. No insulation....so heat of day A/C on 61 degree never gets cool until 2 hours after dark. Wasp nests in cabins. Bath/shower house dirty no place to hang bath towels or place your bath stuff. Pool was nice. Slip n Slide was nice. Kayak and paddle boat area gross. Guess we get what we pay for. Never again.

Jaclyn Timm

Last minute trip for Memorial weekend. Lots of fun in a friendly atmosphere. The pool is a decent size and even gets to 10'. The pond is beautiful and a nice place to kayak/canoe. The activities alone are worth it, both for kids and adults. We had 7 kids ranging from 9-18 which none of them had complaints(that's rare).