Camping
Camp Branch and Crows Creek have electric and unimproved sites, from $22 a night.
- How to book
- Online anytime, or call 816-407-3400
Book your spot
Reservations
Campsites, picnic shelters, marina slips, and the 1870s Mt. Gilead Church. Here is how to book or apply for each one.
What you can book
How to book each one
Picnic shelters
Smithville Lake, Tryst Falls, and Rocky Hollow shelters book through the county's online camping and shelters system. Call 816-407-3400 about the Claybrook shelter.
- How to book
- Online, the same system as campsites
Marina slips
Slip leases run through a county waitlist. Overnight slips are $45 a night at Camp Branch and Paradise Pointe.
- How to book
- Overnight slips by phone: Camp Branch 816-407-3400, Paradise Pointe 816-407-3425
Mt. Gilead Church
The 1870s church hosts weddings, reunions, showers, and birthday parties.
- How to book
- By phone at 816-736-8500, to see the church and pick a date
Camping fees & rules
Before you book a campsite
| Site | Fee |
|---|---|
| Unimproved site | $22 per night |
| Electric site (50 amp) | $40 per night |
| Water/electric site (50 amp) | $40 per night |
| Double water/electric site | 10% off the whole stay |
- Book
- Six months to one day before arrival, up to five sites per account per day
- Reservation fee
- $2 per site, non-refundable
- Changes
- $2 per site per reservation
- Cancellations
- $2 per site per reservation ($4 for a double site), online up to 48 hours before arrival
- Check-in
- 1 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday
- Check-out
- 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
- Walk-ins
- Unreserved sites are sold first come, first served at each campground's Camp Host booth.
Campsites and shelters book online, 24 hours a day. For help, call the Park Office at 816-407-3400, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open every season