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8920 U.S. Highway 67 N., Bonne Terre, MO 63628-3598, United States
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Learn more about alerts →Spring hikers and floaters get the best of it: mild temps, wildflower blooms on Mooner's Hollow Trail, and bass fishing on Big River before summer ticks and chiggers take over. Modern restrooms and hot showers are a genuine bonus for a park at this price point.
No electric, water, or sewer hookups, and no dump station on-site, so RV campers expecting hookups will be disappointed. Sites near the highway pick up road noise, and warm-month visits mean serious tick and chigger pressure without heavy bug protection.
Context for the broader area surrounding Special Use Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Swanson Reservoir, <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Frenchman-Cambridge+Division+Project">Frenchman Cambridge Division, P-SMBP</a>, was formed by the construction in 1953 of <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Trenton+Dam">Trenton Dam</a> on the Republican River 2.5 miles west of Trenton, Nebraska. Reservoir open 24 hours. Good access roads. Fishing season is year-round. Available species include walleye, crappie, white bass, black bass, northern pike, channel catfish, and wipers. Irrigation supply reservoir experiencing minor fluctuations. The reservoir peaks has 4,974 water surface acres, 5,253 land acres and 30 miles of shoreline. Numerous tracts at each reservoir and impoundment provide food and cover for pheasant, quail, small fur-bearing animals, and mule and white-tail deer. There are 3,000 acres of public hunting land. <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/arcweb_trne.pl">Current reservoir levels</a>
Site is 3 miles southwest of Trenton. Nearest highway U.S. 34.
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Spring delivers the best conditions. Daytime highs run 50–75°F, cool enough for hiking and biking without the heat and insects of summer. Wildflowers bloom through the hollows and trails green up quickly. Water and shower services typically open April 1. Summer is warm and humid, good for river floating but heavy with ticks and chiggers. Fall brings maple and oak color. Winter hiking is possible but most river-based activities lose appeal in the cold. On-season amenities shut down after October 31.
Described as best season: cool temps, wildflowers and trails greening up rapidly.
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