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Pull-thru
USFSMark Twain National Forest · Missouri
Silver Mines
Overview Silver Mines Campground is located on the St.
Sites7631 reservable
Elev.633ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig60 ft
Electric91×50-amp
From St. Louis1h55real 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 633 ft, Silver Mines has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 76 sites total: 31 reservable and 45 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 60-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 12 peaks, 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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
70°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. Louis
94 mi
1h55
02
Springfield
225 mi
4h41
03
Kansas City
328 mi
6h17
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 76 SITES
Color byShow only
53 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
1
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
76
Sites
★ The standout
Site 063
SPRG · shaded.
To neighbor
190 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Peaks
12
Viewpoints
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.2 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.