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Pull-thru
USACEStockton Lake · Missouri
Cedar Ridge (MO)
Overview Cedar Ridge is located on Stockton Lake in the scenic Ozark Mountains of southwestern Missouri.
Sites57all reservable
Elev.961ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig60 ft2 pull-thru
Electric309×50-amp
From Springfield1h13real 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 961 ft, Cedar Ridge (MO) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 57 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 9 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 60-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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 · Nov
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 11.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
44 mi
1h13
02
Kansas City
144 mi
3h05
03
St. Louis
229 mi
4h47
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 57 SITES
Color byShow only
57 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
9
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
57
Sites
★ The standout
Site A07
A · shaded.
To neighbor
262 ft
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
13
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.6 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.