SDC's Wilderness Campground

rubedugans · December 29, 2010, 05:06:38 PM

I've been down there several times since it has been closed. The road has seen better days, and the camping locations could use a bit of TLC, but there was still the shower house, as well as the main building/ office...I am going to look for the photos tonight.

rubedugans · January 16, 2011, 04:56:00 PM

It took me over 2 weeks, but I have found the photos of the Old Shepherd's Campground in Branson from this past Spring/ Summer-2010.

Here is the Main building

And the road leading down from Hwy 76.

sanddunerider · January 16, 2011, 05:18:11 PM

building looks pretty good from the street... I still think SOTH is making a mistake not redoing and using the campground..

thelarsonsix · January 16, 2011, 05:21:45 PM

Wow I had no idea that's what is down there. We've seen that road 1000 times. Is someone living down there? It looks like it's kept up fairly well. I was expecting something like Dogpatch. Also notice the newer satellite dish on the roof.

Junior · January 16, 2011, 05:23:57 PM

I wonder if someone is living in the main building, because it is very well maintained. I figured everything would be as bad as Dogpatch, too.

sanddunerider · January 16, 2011, 05:58:23 PM

Hmmmmm??? that makes you wonder.. I will try to remember to drive down there in feb.. going down there 6th&7th.

rubedugans · January 16, 2011, 06:24:11 PM

As i said before, I have been down there several times. A few years ago, it was a bit more overgrown, but kept up still, and there were several older cars/ trucks out front. The time I took these photos, there was a semi truck, as well as some nice cars down there. Somebody is living there I believe. No one has ever stopped me and asked my reason for driving down there, since it is for sale, I think anyone could go down there on the grounds of looking at the place for a purchase. As long as you have no negative intentions I would think there would be nothing wrong with that. Watch the road, it has holes in it that could swallow a Volkswagon!

History Buff · January 16, 2011, 08:16:33 PM

We enjoyed tenting there - except the night our tents flooded and we had to sleep in the car.

marolinesdad · January 17, 2011, 11:41:11 AM

I have not been able to find out anything about it being for sale online. Has anyone called to see how much they want for it?

Junior · January 17, 2011, 02:28:22 PM

It's been years since I've seen a price for that property. It was very, very expensive. I mean, think about it, right on Hwy. 76, right next to Shepherd of the Hills Homestead. The view on the property used to be great, but with the road building and development in Mutton Hollow, I'm not sure it would be the nicest natural view now. RUBE, what can you say about the view from the property? You've been there in the last year. How did it look?

rubedugans · January 17, 2011, 03:50:13 PM

I didn't get a chance to look around the grounds, I went to explore, and when I found it to indeed be inhabited, I decided to leave! The view is not too bad in the summer. In the summer, the cars are heard, but not seen too much from the newer roads. Mutton Hollow indeed has grown since this site was regularly used, and posed to be a bit of an eyesore for those going to experience the peaceful serene Ozark wilderness. I am pretty sure Fall would show many of the newer developments in the area. I know the site was used as some sort of church run site sometime in the late 90's-early 00's. I don't know how much the site is going for, but I am sure with its' location/ being in the vicinity of the strip, it is pretty high!

sanddunerider · January 17, 2011, 10:18:21 PM

lots of 0's.....................

History Buff · July 18, 2014, 06:58:14 PM

Pictures of the original cabin at the Wilderness, from several (probably over 20) years back:

It felt like we had really gone back in time, and it was great to have snow on the ground when we awoke.

marolinesdad · July 18, 2014, 07:23:07 PM

Is that cabin still there?

Preachin_Bill · July 19, 2014, 12:26:24 AM

wow...that is awesome. jealous.