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AUNTS CREEK
AUNTS CREEKAunts Creek
USACETable Rock Lake · Missouri

Aunts Creek

Overview Aunts Creek campground is located on the James River Arm of Table Rock Lake.
Sites5653 reservable
Elev.1,020ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig55 ft7 pull-thru
Electric5321×50-amp
From Springfield1h10real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,020 ft, Aunts Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 56 sites total: 53 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 7 pull-through, 21 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 55-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 18
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 11.
73°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
45 mi
1h10
02
Kansas City
210 mi
4h24
03
St. Louis
259 mi
5h06
By drive time
Springfield · 1h10Kansas City · 4h24St. Louis · 5h06Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.5 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 56 SITES
Color byShow only

56 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

7
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
21
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
56
Sites
★ The standout
Site 14
AUNTS CREEK · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
111 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
42 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.5 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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