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Hawker Point Campground
Hawker Point Campground is located on Stockton Lake, H Hwy, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri, and we stayed here on June 25, 2023. If we had tried to reserve a place here at recreation.gov, it would have been booked, but I believe because we waited until about 4 p.m. that day to begin looking for a place nearby to reserve, we were able to find a reservation. We reserved it on my phone while on the road and then drove about an hour to get there. We a wonderful place and we were so fortunate to have spent the night at this campsite. It is a Corps of Engineers campground so for those who are stuck in the rut of looking for State Park campgrounds, remember to also look for the Corps of Engineers campgrounds. They do a fabulous work in keeping them nice. I found this map on Allstays that shows where they are located in the State of Missouri, but they are also in other states. They are all located on lakes.
Our campsite was right on the lake and we enjoyed a fabulous sunset and sunrise from where our tent stood.
I had a fun time with a yellow orioles which had recently flown the nest and was not so confident to fly away from me.
The sunset was behind us and it was a short walk on the road to really appreciate it from various spots.
There is a bridge that crosses the lake in the distance from the campsite. We later crossed the bridge to Stockton State Park. There are sailboats at Stockton State Park and they do not cross under the bridge, so at times you can see sails in the water in the distance. Sometimes they are brave and tilt their boat to get under the water. This side of the lake is mostly motorboats and that side is mostly sailboats.
These begin the sunrise photos which we were able to see right out from the door of our tent.
I actually laid in the tent in bed and drank tea and watched the sunrise and it was such a fabulous morning I could have done this for several mornings in a row! The other people at the campground were great and we felt safe as well.
After we packed up, as we only stayed one night, we drove down another road at the campground and found this pier and marina. It was a beautiful spot too.
