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MILL CREEK (MISSOURI)
MILL CREEK (MISSOURI)MILL CREEK (MISSOURI)
USACETable Rock Lake · Missouri

Mill Creek (Missouri)

Overview Mill Creek is a spacious and sunny campground on the White River Arm of Table Rock Lake in the Missouri countryside.
Sites68all reservable
Elev.919ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig70 ft20 pull-thru
Electric6767×50-amp
From Springfield1h13real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 919 ft, Mill Creek (Missouri) has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 68 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 20 pull-through, 67 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 70-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 18
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 11.
72°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
48 mi
1h13
02
Kansas City
213 mi
4h28
03
St. Louis
262 mi
5h09
By drive time
Springfield · 1h13Kansas City · 4h28St. Louis · 5h09Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.7 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 68 SITES
Color byShow only

68 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

20
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
67
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
68
Sites
★ The standout
Site 12
MILL CREEK · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
108 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.7 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.

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