Crabtree Cove in MO -- Campground & RV Camping

Crabtree Cove sits along the shore of Stockton Lake in the Ozark Mountains, surrounded by native prairie grasses and timber. The campground features 58 sites, most equipped with electric hookups, supported by flush toilets, showers, a dump station, and a boat ramp. The reservoir provides nearly 300 miles of shoreline for sailing, water sports, and fishing for bass, walleye, and catfish. The 15-mile Stockton Lake Equestrian Trail connects nearby Hawker Point to Orleans Trail Campground, and three full-service commercial marinas operate around the lake.

Getting there: From Stockton, Missouri, take State Highway 32 east for 3.5 miles. Turn right onto the access road and follow signs into the park area.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 59-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Stockton Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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