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Pull-thru
USACETable Rock Lake · Missouri
Moonshine Beach Rec. Area
Overview Moonshine Beach Recreation Area is a very popular sandy swimming beach along the shores of Table Rock Lake.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.988ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
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 988 ft, Moonshine Beach Rec. 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: 2 peaks, 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.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 11.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
53 mi
1h11
02
Kansas City
219 mi
4h22
03
St. Louis
261 mi
4h59
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
250
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.6 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.