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Pull-thru
USACETable Rock Lake · Missouri
Cape Fair
Overview Cape Fair is a spacious and shady campground that sits along the James River Arm of Table Rock Lake.
Sites47all reservable
Elev.1,017ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig72 ft2 pull-thru
Electric4746×50-amp
From Springfield1h14real 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 1,017 ft, Cape Fair has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 47 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 46 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 72-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.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 27
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 5.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
46 mi
1h14
02
Kansas City
214 mi
4h21
03
St. Louis
260 mi
5h10
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 47 SITES
Color byShow only
47 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
46
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
47
Sites
★ The standout
Site 21
CAPE FAIR · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
108 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
48 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.