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Pull-thru
USACEWappapello Lake · Missouri
Peoples Creek
Overview People's Creek Recreation Area, located in the southeastern Ozark foothills of Missouri, is a great launchpad for boating, fishing, swimming, hiking or simply exploring the Wappapello Lake ar
Sites5754 reservable
Elev.410ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig59 ft1 pull-thru
Electric5756×50-amp
From St. Louis2h59real 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 410 ft, Peoples Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 57 sites total: 54 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 3 walk-in, 56 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 59-ft rig. 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 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-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
142 mi
2h59
02
Springfield
205 mi
4h25
03
Kansas City
375 mi
7h21
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 57 SITES
Color byShow only
57 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
3
Walk-in
56
50-amp
5
Accessible
1
Prime
57
Sites
★ The standout
Site 13
PCRL · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
158 ft
Location
Good
Type
Standard
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.