Army Corps of Engineers · Smithville Lake · Smithville, MO

Camp Branch Campground

This recreation area is part of Smithville Lake

First-come, first-served

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Camp Branch Campground
Photo from the area. Bob Simrak (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Camp Branch Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.15 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.40 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.29 inches of precipitationApril: 3.85 inches of precipitationMay: 5.38 inches of precipitationJune: 5.27 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.87 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.36 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.30 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.47 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.10 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.59 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.3°F averageFebruary: 31.2°F averageMarch: 42.0°F averageApril: 52.4°F averageMay: 62.9°F averageJune: 72.7°F averageJuly: 77.1°F averageAugust: 75.5°F averageSeptember: 67.0°F averageOctober: 54.8°F averageNovember: 42.3°F averageDecember: 31.8°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Smithville Lake, 2 miles from the campground at 904 feet, station USC00237862 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 40 inches a year.

Getting there

Nearest townSmithville, Missouri
Coordinates39.4104° N, 94.5223° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗1.3 mi
RV sales & serviceLiberty RV ↗11.7 mi
Outdoor gearBass Pro Shop ↗25.4 mi

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Limited data for this unit

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.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Camp Branch Campground Review on Smithville Lake MO

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 Camp Branch Campground?

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

Source: Smithville Lake Website

Is there cell service at Camp Branch Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, 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 Camp Branch Campground?

Smithville, Missouri.

Source: Getting there

What if Camp Branch Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Longview Campground (35.8 mi, first-come), Old Town (50.6 mi), and Longview (51.7 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby