5
Pull-thru
USACEWappapello Lake · Missouri
Greenville Recreation Area
Overview Greenville Recreation Area is located on the northen end of Wappapello Lake Project, nestled on the banks of the St.
Sites10495 reservable
Elev.417ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rigtents5 pull-thru
Electric103102×50-amp
From St. Louis2h29real 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 417 ft, Greenville Recreation Area has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 104 sites total: 95 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 5 walk-in, 102 with 50-amp. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.
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-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 31
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. Louis
124 mi
2h29
02
Springfield
203 mi
4h08
03
Kansas City
357 mi
6h50
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 104 SITES
Color byShow only
104 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
5
Walk-in
102
50-amp
8
Accessible
0
Prime
104
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
FIRS · good location · pull-through.
To neighbor
129 ft
Location
Good
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
30
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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.