We stayed at the Campus RV Park in Independence MO. An urban park, kind of crowded, and the only full park we have encountered so far on this trip. It is close to the historic part of Independence. It was close to the old downtown area and near the large Mormon temple & other large & small churches. We visited the Frontier Trails Museum (next door) to continue what we started with the California Trail Interpretive Museum in Nevada. And we took a covered wagon trip with a focus on spots in town associated with Independence as the start of the Oregon and Santa Fe trails. Independence was a center for the outfitters of the wagons.
Campus RV Park
We ate a dinner at the Courthouse Exchange restaurant in a basement (cool) across from the courthouse with a statue of Harry Truman and a delicious lunch at Ophelia’s. We finished with lunch on the way out of town at the Smoke House BBQ and got takeout to take to our friend in Grafton. While in Independence, we were visited by the thunderstorm we fled in Nebraska. It is nice to be snug as bugs in the Navion while the rain pours down and the thunder pounds.
On the Go with John and Jessie 