Table Rock State Park

Table Rock Lake is beautiful even in the winter. Nice clear water. It reminds me of a miniature «Great Lake» somewhat, especially with the lack of «lake smell» in the air (compared to similar sized lakes). The dam is a neat place to see and the marina is gorgeously well kept. We came here for hiking though, and were a little disappointed at all of the paved trails rather than «real» hiking. It was also weird that Showboat Branson Belle is on the «hiking trail»…not a problem, but still quite weird. There are restrooms at the dam and the marina which were surprisingly clean and nice. It’s a nice walk between the two locations, a little over two miles each way. I’d recommend it (especially if you’re sick of the traffic and bustle of Branson’s entertainment district) but I wouldn’t go out of my way for this «hiking» experience, either. It would be a good place for a jog, walk or run when traveling in this area though!

Staff was terrible. They were extremely rude. Told us conflicting information about making reservations. Did not enjoy experience at all. The staff was very unfriendly. It was very crowded.

This is one of the nicest campgrounds I have stayed in. The campground is clean and has some nice shade trees in place. I stayed at campground two which I think is the newer of the two campgrounds. The shower house and bathrooms were always clean and the campground crew cleans them about three times each day. There is a nice playground next to the shower house and the lake and Marina are within walking distance of the two campgrounds.

Ok, sick of the neon lights and hype of Branson? Do yourself a favor and take a hop, skip, and a jump over to Table Rock for a while and get back to nature… hiking, picnicking, walks along the lake, or a TR Dam visit will sooth the savage shopper. And did I mention it’s a bargain since it’s FREE? How’s that for an oxymoron… a free attraction in Branson?

Very clean park, beautiful lake and clear water. We stayed in spot 128 in campground 1. Great wide spot with trees at the back and a view of the lake.
The picture on MO State Park sight is bad! Great spot!