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Pull-thru
USACEClearwater Lake · Missouri
Bluff View(Clearwater Lake)
Overview Bluff View Campground on Clearwater Lake greets visitors with excellent camping, fishing, swimming, boating and picnicking opportunities.
Sites6258 reservable
Elev.581ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig210 ft1 pull-thru
Electric5441×50-amp
From St. Louis2h57real 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 581 ft, Bluff View(Clearwater Lake) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 62 sites total: 58 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 41 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 210-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.
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-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. Louis
138 mi
2h57
02
Springfield
186 mi
4h02
03
Kansas City
353 mi
7h13
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 62 SITES
Color byShow only
61 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
41
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
62
Sites
★ The standout
Site B11
B · shaded.
To neighbor
173 ft
Max rig
70 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.4 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.