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Stockton Lake offers many opportunities for campers. Ten campgrounds are conveniently located around the lake. The Corps of Engineers maintains Cedar Ridge, Crabtree Cove, Hawker Point, Masters, Orleans Trail, Ruark Bluff East and Ruark Bluff West Campgrounds. User fees are charged for camping in all of the parks. Reservations can be made at www.recreation.gov . In addition to the Corps of Engineers maintained campground, Mutton Creek Marina, Orleans Trail Marina and Stockton State Park also offer camping opportunities on the lake.
From Stockton, Missouri, take State Highway 39 south for 6.2 miles, turn left on Highway H and continue for 5.2 miles to the park entrance.
It’s a great place to stay. It’s our first time here. The lake is beautiful. Campsite was right next to water. Most of them are. It allows you to pull your boat right up to site. Although the water is high and it was hard for us to get boat close because of bushes half under water near shore. It’s a little ways to get to a gas station or grocery store. There seems to be only one place to take a shower near the entrance. A bit of a walk from campsites. The bathrooms by us were primitive but there was only one toilet (no flush)near us. It was kept very clean. I was impressed with that. The water is clear for a lake. Even though it was extremely warm it was nice and calm. Reminder that check in is 6pm. It’s different but it lets those before you enjoy day, then come back to clean up.
I don’t usually do reviews but the hospitality that the attendants showed us was top notch! It’s over an hour from where we usually camp but we’ll be back. Not packed with people, great well kept park, and friendly people 😊
Dogs are very welcomed and very clean restrooms!
Beautiful clean lake. Campgrounds, shower house and restroom well maintained. Friendly staff. Definitely going back in years to come
We had a great time staying at Hawker Point! The views are amazing, and many of the camp spots are right next to the water. The camper sites do not have water hook ups or dump hook ups but there are plenty of places throughout the park to fill fresh water tanks. The camp host was super nice, and the dump stations were clean and set up very well. The park is easy to access and set up in will definitely be back!
