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Pull-thru
USACEStockton Lake · Missouri
Ruark Bluff West
Overview Ruark Bluff West is a shady campground located on Stockton Lake in the scenic Ozark Mountains of southwestern Missouri.
Sites7564 reservable
Elev.912ft
Comf.Mar-Nov8 months
Max rig55 ft
Electric47sites
From Springfield1h22real 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 912 ft, Ruark Bluff West has a 8-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 75 sites total: 64 reservable and 11 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
72%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 5.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
50 mi
1h22
02
Kansas City
145 mi
3h06
03
St. Louis
238 mi
5h01
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 75 SITES
Color byShow only
74 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
75
Sites
★ The standout
Site 48
RUARK WEST · shaded.
To neighbor
123 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
2
Water & Access
To nearest major road
3.4 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.