Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri

Snow Creek Campground

Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri, United States

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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

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January42°29°8°68°10 of 11
February49°31°-5°75°9 of 11
March60°42°22°80°5 of 11
April70°50°32°85°1 of 11
May79°63°45°90°0 of 11
June88°69°55°98°0 of 11
July90°73°64°101°0 of 11
August87°72°63°101°0 of 11
September87°68°54°99°0 of 11
October69°51°36°84°0 of 10
November59°42°18°77°3 of 10
December49°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.

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