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USACEWappapello Lake · Missouri
Eagle Point Recreation Area
Overview Eagle Point day-use area provides a beautiful and grassy setting near the dam on Wappapello Lake.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.427ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From St. Louis3h01real 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 427 ft, Eagle Point Recreation Area has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. 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 cool nights.
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 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 12.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. Louis
143 mi
3h01
02
Springfield
204 mi
4h22
03
Kansas City
376 mi
7h23
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
24
Peaks
1
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.