2
Pull-thru
USACEBull Shoals Lake · Missouri
Beaver Creek (MO)
Overview Escape from the hustle and bustle of city-life at Beaver Creek, a small, quiet campground tucked between a forested area and the lower shores of Bull Shoals Lake.
Sites34all reservable
Elev.705ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig42 ft2 pull-thru
Electric3413×50-amp
From Springfield1h19real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 705 ft, Beaver Creek (MO) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 34 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 13 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 42-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 6.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
55 mi
1h19
02
Kansas City
221 mi
4h29
03
St. Louis
263 mi
5h07
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 34 SITES
Color byShow only
34 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
13
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
34
Sites
★ The standout
Site 37
BEAVER CREEK · shaded.
To neighbor
102 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
2.4 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.