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Pull-thru
USFSMark Twain National Forest · Missouri
Lane Spring Recreation Area
Overview Lane Spring Recreation Area provides a peaceful setting along Little Piney Creek and a scenic patio overlooking beautiful Lane Spring.
Sites252 reservable
Elev.830ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rigtents
Electric20sites
From St. Louis2h25real 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 830 ft, Lane Spring Recreation Area has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 25 sites total: 2 reservable and 23 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and cool nights. 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.
Apr 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
70°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. Louis
120 mi
2h25
02
Springfield
122 mi
2h25
03
Kansas City
230 mi
4h37
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 25 SITES
Color byShow only
2 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
25
Accessible
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Prime
25
Sites
★ The standout
Site 15
Loop A · shaded.
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Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
4
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
1
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.