Originally Posted by
robow
Btw, I should have mentioned that the major bike advocacy group in that area is trying to get the Missouri State Park system to allow for camping at any of the designated trail heads and is trying to obtain enough signatures so it can be presented as such. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt if you wanted to send an email stating that you would be much more likely to visit the Katy and spend your dollars there if camping was more available along the trail. Maybe someone nearby and with knowledge of a more specific link would be kind enough to post it.
The state has plenty of money to purchase land and build campgrounds. It was a fight to get that trail built and they probably promised the local towns, etc. a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow. Helping out the economy was part of the promise and developing state run campgrounds would take away from the locals.
They are currently spending a ton of money on two state parks out in the Ozarks burning through the cash.
I think the trail has plenty of camping. Most of it doesn't look like a well run KOA with sparkly shower houses but if you bike and camp, roughing it happens sometime.