Army Corps of Engineers · Blue Springs Lake · Kansas City, MO

Longview Campground

This recreation area is part of Blue Springs Lake

First-come, first-served87 sites

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Longview Campground
Photo from the area. Mike Trinastich (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Longview Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.96 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.43 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.14 inches of precipitationApril: 4.19 inches of precipitationMay: 5.70 inches of precipitationJune: 4.95 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.57 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.54 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.07 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.39 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.05 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.35 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 30.6°F averageFebruary: 35.1°F averageMarch: 45.4°F averageApril: 55.5°F averageMay: 65.3°F averageJune: 74.7°F averageJuly: 79.0°F averageAugust: 77.3°F averageSeptember: 69.0°F averageOctober: 57.2°F averageNovember: 45.1°F averageDecember: 34.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lees Summit Muni AP, 6 miles from the campground at 997 feet, station USW00053879 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 38 inches a year.

Getting there

Nearest townKansas City, Missouri
Coordinates38.8949° N, 94.4488° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗0.1 mi
Outdoor gearSummit Sports ↗4.1 mi
RV sales & serviceCamping World ↗15 mi

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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Guidebooks for Missouri

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  • Best Tent Camping - Missouri and the Ozarks
    Steve Henry, 2014
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  • Rail-trails Iowa & Missouri
    Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2017
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  • The Ozarks: 43 spectacular hikes in Arkansas and Missouri
    Jim Warnock, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Longview Campground?

No. Longview Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Blue Springs Lake Website

How many sites does Longview Campground have?

87 sites.

Source: Blue Springs Lake Website

Is there cell service at Longview Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to Longview Campground?

Kansas City, Missouri.

Source: Getting there

What if Longview Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Camp Branch Campground (35.8 mi, first-come), Bloomington East (49.8 mi), and Rockhaven Park Campground And Equestrian Area (49.8 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby