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Pull-thru
USACEClearwater Lake · Missouri
River Road Park
Overview Set on the banks of a calming river, just below the entertaining Clearwater Lake lies River Road Park, known as a jolly ol' place to camp.
Sites116107 reservable
Elev.482ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig120 ft14 pull-thru
Electric11331×50-amp
From St. Louis2h56real 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 482 ft, River Road Park has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 116 sites total: 107 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 14 pull-through, 31 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 120-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 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-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 30
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. Louis
137 mi
2h56
02
Springfield
170 mi
3h38
03
Kansas City
336 mi
6h49
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 116 SITES
Color byShow only
113 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
31
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
116
Sites
★ The standout
Site A46
A · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
159 ft
Max rig
120 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3 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.