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USACEBull Shoals Lake · Missouri
Buck Creek (MO)
Overview Relax in the shaded campsites at Buck Creek, on the Arkansas side of the massive Bull Shoals Lake.
Sites3937 reservable
Elev.653ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig36 ft
Electric3612×50-amp
From Springfield1h54real 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 653 ft, Buck Creek (MO) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 39 sites total: 37 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 12 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 36-ft rig.
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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 27
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
79 mi
1h54
02
Kansas City
244 mi
5h05
03
St. Louis
287 mi
5h42
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 39 SITES
Color byShow only
36 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
12
50-amp
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Accessible
0
Prime
39
Sites
★ The standout
Site B14
BLOO · shaded.
To neighbor
136 ft
Max rig
36 ft
Type
Standard
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.