The Ozarks lakes might get all of the attention, but there’s something special about Mark Twain Lake, near these Northern Missouri vacation rentals. Samuel Clemens himself would have been proud of this sprawling water playground, which seems capable of bringing out the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in all of us.
Located just south of the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, this lake offers great fishing and boating. Nearby Long Branch Lake is much smaller, though equally as fun. Long Branch State Park has a sand beach and some nature trails.
Northern Missouri vacation rentals are easy to get to from Peoria and Springfield, as well as St. Louis and Kansas City.
Mark Twain Lake Cabin