City, County & Regional Parks · Missouri
Camp Branch Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 346
- Hookups
- 200 electric, 146 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to October 1
- Cost
- $22/night unimproved, $40/night electric, plus a $2 reservation fee.
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Lake
- Smithville Lake
- Nearest town
- Smithville
- Phone
- 816-407-3400
About
Clay County Parks campground at Smithville Lake. Online reservations open; same-day walk-in sites sold first-come, first-served when available. Camp Host booth at the campground entrance handles site assignment, firewood, and ice sales; office also reachable during business hours. Maximum 6 people per site, up to two tents or one tent and one camper, three axled units per site. A public swim beach (showers, changing rooms, restrooms, no lifeguard) is on-site; pets, glass containers, and alcohol are not permitted at the beach.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 21° | -16° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 25° | -19° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 38° | 4° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 46° | 27° | 84° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 59° | 42° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 70° | 53° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 72° | 61° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 70° | 61° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 65° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 49° | 28° | 84° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 39° | 12° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 29° | 9° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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