Rating: 1/2
Site Quality:  Asphalt roads and gravel pads (short term stays). Apparently for stays one month or longer they may put you in some of their nicer sites with concrete pads and trees. These appear to be older mobile home sites and some are rather rough for an RV. For a long term stay it would be nice to be able to pick your site. Short term sites are a combination of pull through and back in sites.
Type:  Commercial
Access:  Relatively easy access from the James River Freeway (Highway 60) in southeast Springfield.
Staff: The staff were friendly and helpful. When we arrived on a Sunday with the office closed they came immediately to help us when we found a car parked in our site and no one around to move it.
Amenities:  50A power with full hookups. There were 2 storm shelters within the park which could be helpful since this area of the country frequently gets bad weather. There are restroom/shower facilities as well as a laundry although we didn’t use any of them. The office area was clean and well maintained so the other facilities likely were as well. There is a playground, dog run and a swimming pool.
Cellular/WiFi:  Verizon and AT&T were decent (2-3 bars) without amplification. Data speeds were somewhat slow at times and usually below 8 Mbps.
What we liked:  Although the park is older bit it and most of the mobile homes in the park are fairly well maintained. People living in the park were friendly. Lots of stores and restaurants nearby. Less expensive and overall quieter than the Springfield KOA where we have stayed in the past. The park was large enough to take a 30 minute daily walk. Walmart and other stores as well as restaurants are within walking distance.
What we didn’t like: No train noise although there is occasional road noise as well as some industrial noise nearby that frequently occurs between 3 and 4 in the morning (dumpster service). The pull through sites were basically a parking lot of gravel. Pull through sites are close together.
Verdict: Very close to relatives in Springfield. This is not a destination stop but is a good, safe place for short stays when travelling through the area or visiting relatives. We would stay here again and prefer this to the KOA in town.

We stayed here for six nights while in Springfield Missouri visiting Anna’s Uncle. We had also stayed overnight here when returning from Indiana with our RV when it was new. While we were here this time, our daughter Amanda, got us tickets to see the Springfield Cardinals vs The Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball teams play. It was a perfect night to take in the game with temperatures in the upper 70’s with a light breeze. Unfortunately, Springfield’s pitching wasn’t up to Tulsa’s batting and after 4 inning without a hit Tulsa ended up winning 7 to 1.

During our stay we also took a day trip to the town of Dora in south central Missouri. This is where Anna’s mother and uncle were born and grew up on a farm there. We stopped at Sweeton Pond Cemetery in Dora where her mother, great grandparents (Deupree side) and a great Uncle and Aunt are buried. We also stopped at Anna’s second cousin’s place to visit with him for a while. He suffered a fire that destroyed his home about a year ago but is doing surprisingly well at 92.

While in the area we also took a look at a couple of the other RV parks and here is some thoughts about those when we come back this way:

Ozark Highlands Mobile Home Park (3.9 stars on Google) – This is primarily a mobile home park with some RV sites embedded within. This park seems to be mostly for longer term stays and that seems to be backed up by comments talking about the vetting process for new guests although they do list daily rates as well as weekly and monthly. Rates are about $10 less per night than KOA. Several comments about the RV sites being very narrow and in fact one of the pictures on the web site seems to show this.

Cook’s RV Motor Park (4.4 stars on Google) – Reviews show new owners a couple of years back who are working hard to improve the park, they also indicate the park is quiet (there are no nearby train tracks). The park included gravel roads and pads with no picnic tables or fire rings, some sites are tree covered with the trees looking a bit overgrown. I would want to look a bit more into the safety and security of the area before staying here.