Damsite in MO -- Campground & RV Camping

Damsite Park sits in the rolling Ozark hills above the dam at Pomme de Terre Lake, where Lindley Creek joins the Pomme de Terre River. The campground features 80 campsites with electric and water hookups alongside 7 non-electric sites. Amenities include two shower houses, a dump station, a playground, and horseshoe pits. Anglers and boaters head here to access the 7,790-acre lake, which is known for its stocked muskie population as well as bass and crappie fishing.

Getting there: From Springfield, MO, take US 65 north for 60 miles to Preston, MO.. Continue on Highway 54 west to Hermitage, MO., then take Highway 254/ 64 south to Carsons Corner and follow Highway 254 west toward the dam. The entrance to Damsite Park is on the south side of Highway 254.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 96-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• The Pomme De Terre Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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