camping

Officials with the Department of Conservation said the pandemic helped many Missourians reconnect with the outdoors. But that has led to significantly more problems with campers at conservation areas since 2020.

People who go camping at state parks in Missouri can now add laptops and iPads to their lists of camping gear and supplies. Prior to this year, only Bennett Spring State Park had WiFi service, which was used mainly for live trout cameras during trout season. Renee Bungart with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says WiFi service has now been expanded to eleven state park campgrounds.