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Pull-thru
USACEStockton Lake · Missouri
Crabtree Cove
Overview Crabtree Cove is a shady campground located on Stockton Lake in the scenic Ozark Mountains of southwestern Missouri.
Sites5951 reservable
Elev.912ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig50 ft4 pull-thru
Electric32sites
From Springfield1h11real 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 912 ft, Crabtree Cove has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 59 sites total: 51 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 pull-through, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, 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 · Dec
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 6.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
51 mi
1h11
02
Kansas City
139 mi
2h50
03
St. Louis
230 mi
4h43
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 59 SITES
Color byShow only
59 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
4
Accessible
0
Prime
59
Sites
★ The standout
Site B13
B · shaded.
To neighbor
631 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
22
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.8 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.