White Rock Mountain Recreation Area

Gorgeous area and a quiet campsite with enough distance from other campers to get that secluded feelings. It's a little bit of a pain to get here (if you're driving a meh little Nissan like me) on a few miles of dirt roads, but that probably helps keep its mood quiet and low-key. Loved it.

Gorgeous area and a quiet campsite with enough distance from other campers to get that secluded feelings. It's a little bit of a pain to get here (if you're driving a meh little Nissan like me) on a few miles of dirt roads, but that probably helps keep its mood quiet and low-key. Loved it.

Gorgeous area and a quiet campsite with enough distance from other campers to get that secluded feelings. It's a little bit of a pain to get here (if you're driving a meh little Nissan like me) on a few miles of dirt roads, but that probably helps keep its mood quiet and low-key. Loved it.

Campsite 5 was great, right next to restroom and a direct path to the trails, only downside is you have to pack up and take your trash out with you

Campsite 5 was great, right next to restroom and a direct path to the trails, only downside is you have to pack up and take your trash out with you

Campsite 5 was great, right next to restroom and a direct path to the trails, only downside is you have to pack up and take your trash out with you

White Rock Mountain is at the tip top of a mountaintop that juts up out of the rolling hills, so you get a spectacular 360 degree view. To reach this remote little hideaway, you have to drive up a dirt/gravel road for what seemed like 30 minutes with the last part being very steep. We managed to do it in a van pulling a trailer without too much trouble as the gravel road was very well maintained. Even though you're very far from modern civilization, we felt very safe as the park hosts and the manager were very attentive and took really good care of the place. They made us feel very welcome and give the whole place a real homey feel.
Highlights include the historic stone cabins that you can rent (2-night minimum). Each one has its own stone porch that looks out over the entire mountain range below. We stayed in the campground. The 9 campsites are spread out so you're not right up against the next group of campers, which makes it relaxing and provides more privacy than most campgrounds. The campground has only two water spigots, so you walk to one of those and fill up your water container. Each site has a picnic table and level tent pad. The campground restroom and the one in the day use area are vaulted toilets and kept very clean.
This area is right on the Ozark Highlands Trail. The OHT section we hiked was not very well maintained as it's apparently run by volunteers who have a hard time keeping up with the vegetation. However, the "Rim Trail" hike that's right by the campground and circumnavigates the top of the mountain is very well maintained and a "must-do". You can do that level 1-hour hike even if you don't camp or stay overnight in a cabin by parking in the day use area ($3 per car) near the main look out point. That experience alone would be worth a drive up the mountain. We stayed three nights and ended up hiking to two waterfalls within a short drive of the campground.

White Rock Mountain is at the tip top of a mountaintop that juts up out of the rolling hills, so you get a spectacular 360 degree view. To reach this remote little hideaway, you have to drive up a dirt/gravel road for what seemed like 30 minutes with the last part being very steep. We managed to do it in a van pulling a trailer without too much trouble as the gravel road was very well maintained. Even though you're very far from modern civilization, we felt very safe as the park hosts and the manager were very attentive and took really good care of the place. They made us feel very welcome and give the whole place a real homey feel.
Highlights include the historic stone cabins that you can rent (2-night minimum). Each one has its own stone porch that looks out over the entire mountain range below. We stayed in the campground. The 9 campsites are spread out so you're not right up against the next group of campers, which makes it relaxing and provides more privacy than most campgrounds. The campground has only two water spigots, so you walk to one of those and fill up your water container. Each site has a picnic table and level tent pad. The campground restroom and the one in the day use area are vaulted toilets and kept very clean.
This area is right on the Ozark Highlands Trail. The OHT section we hiked was not very well maintained as it's apparently run by volunteers who have a hard time keeping up with the vegetation. However, the "Rim Trail" hike that's right by the campground and circumnavigates the top of the mountain is very well maintained and a "must-do". You can do that level 1-hour hike even if you don't camp or stay overnight in a cabin by parking in the day use area ($3 per car) near the main look out point. That experience alone would be worth a drive up the mountain. We stayed three nights and ended up hiking to two waterfalls within a short drive of the campground.

White Rock Mountain is at the tip top of a mountaintop that juts up out of the rolling hills, so you get a spectacular 360 degree view. To reach this remote little hideaway, you have to drive up a dirt/gravel road for what seemed like 30 minutes with the last part being very steep. We managed to do it in a van pulling a trailer without too much trouble as the gravel road was very well maintained. Even though you're very far from modern civilization, we felt very safe as the park hosts and the manager were very attentive and took really good care of the place. They made us feel very welcome and give the whole place a real homey feel.
Highlights include the historic stone cabins that you can rent (2-night minimum). Each one has its own stone porch that looks out over the entire mountain range below. We stayed in the campground. The 9 campsites are spread out so you're not right up against the next group of campers, which makes it relaxing and provides more privacy than most campgrounds. The campground has only two water spigots, so you walk to one of those and fill up your water container. Each site has a picnic table and level tent pad. The campground restroom and the one in the day use area are vaulted toilets and kept very clean.
This area is right on the Ozark Highlands Trail. The OHT section we hiked was not very well maintained as it's apparently run by volunteers who have a hard time keeping up with the vegetation. However, the "Rim Trail" hike that's right by the campground and circumnavigates the top of the mountain is very well maintained and a "must-do". You can do that level 1-hour hike even if you don't camp or stay overnight in a cabin by parking in the day use area ($3 per car) near the main look out point. That experience alone would be worth a drive up the mountain. We stayed three nights and ended up hiking to two waterfalls within a short drive of the campground.

Enjoyed the stay.