Peoples Creek in MO -- Campground & RV Camping

People's Creek Recreation Area is situated in a cove on Wappapello Lake in the Ozark foothills. The facility is split into two loops: the lower section has 38 waterfront sites with 50-amp electric and water hookups plus a sandy boat-mooring area, while the upper loop offers 19 full-hookup sites with electric, water, and sewer. On-site facilities include a two-lane boat ramp with a courtesy dock, an accessible fishing pier, a swimming beach, a picnic shelter, and access to the Lake View Trail. The surrounding 8,400-acre lake supports year-round boating, kayaking, and fishing.

Getting there: From St. Louis: take I-55 South to Highway 67. Head south to D Highway. Take D Highway South for about 15 miles and look for signs. From Poplar Bluff: Take Hwy 60 East to Highway T. Then take Highway T North and look for signs.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 56-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Lake Wappapello shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with 3 hike-in sites and 4 on the water.

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