Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri
Snow Creek Campground
Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 2 with water, 9 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Wappapello Lake
- Nearest town
- Wappapello
- Address
- 10992 Highway T. , Wappapello , MO, 63966
- Phone
- (573) 222-8562
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Day Use Area, Fishing
About
Overview
Snow Creek Campground is located on the Northwestern side of Wappapello Lake Prject near the Chaonia Landing day use area. Snow Creek Campground is a primitive campground with 9 availalbe sites. This area is on the shore of Wappapello lake with a lake front view. Snow Creek gives its users boat ramp access, a fishing pier, and showerhouse.
Recreation
Snow Creek Campground offers Lake front access to most of its campsites. The easy access makes for great fishing and other water related activies. The lake is home to some of Missouri's most sought after game fish, including largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, white bass and channel catfish.
Facilities
Chaonia Landing provides a general store and resturant with boat rentals available through the Chaonia Landing Resort and Guide Servies Marina.
Natural Features
Wappapello Lake, fed by the St. Francis River, has a seemingly endless string of secluded coves hugged by a winding, wooded shoreline. The public recreation area spans 45,000 acres in the southeastern Ozark foothills. The St. Francis River provides multiple caves, gravel bars, and open stretchs of water surrounded by open woodlands and rocky bluffs.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (573) 222-7500.
Nearby Attractions
Explore one of the 9 trail systems along the Wappapello Lake. The nearby Ozark Trail is the only Horse friendly trail at the Lake. The Pine Ridge Nature trail, Shell Lake Archery Trail and Wappapllo Wildflower Trail and Greenhouse areas or lower St. Francis River are approximately 22 miles away. The Mingo Wildlife Refuge is approximately 31 miles from Old Greenville Recreation Area. The Lake Wappapello State Park is approximately 21 miles away, and the Sam A. Baker State park is 14 miles away from Old Greenville Recreation Area. The nearby 34 Bridge Recreation Area is an ideal place to swim or picnic along its large gravel bars.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 29° | 8° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 31° | -5° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 42° | 22° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 50° | 32° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 63° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 69° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 73° | 64° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 72° | 63° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 68° | 54° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 51° | 36° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 42° | 18° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 34° | 15° | 68° | 8 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lake Wappapello State Park · Missouri State Parks · 3 mi · 86 sites
- Peoples Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 5 mi · 57 sites
- Redman Creek Recreation Area · Army Corps of Engineers · 5 mi · 115 sites
- Greenville Recreation Area · Army Corps of Engineers · 10 mi · 104 sites
- Markham Springs · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 33 sites
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