46. State Park Marina
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 334-3069
Description: When the marina boasts everything on the water, it’s not kidding. Besides the usual fishing watercraft, it also rents canoes, Wave Runners, and ski boats. Or sign up for a little parasailing. It also has a general store and a dive shop, which is listed in the subsequent Scuba Diving section. This marina is at Table Rock State Park. The marina is closed November 1 through March 1.
47. Port Of Kimberling Scuba
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 739-5400
Description: This is a well-known, full-service dive shop, providing instruction at all levels, chartered dive trips, scuba supplies, and rental equipment.
48. Scuba Sports
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 334-9073
Address: 4550 Gretna Rd.
Description: Scuba Sports sells and rents scuba equipment, refills tanks, and repairs gear. They are the largest dive store in Missouri and offer classes for beginners and advanced divers, as well as dive vacation packages. They offer a weeklong PADI Seal Team summer camp for youngsters 8 to 10, popular with residents as well as tourists. They do guided dive tours for certified divers in Table Rock Lake. If you might be interested in diving, Scuba Sport offers a summer program called Discover Scuba Diving. For $65, they provide a short classroom session in a pool, then take you to the lake for an actual dive with an instructor.
49. State Park Dive Shop
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 334-3069
Description: Full-certification instruction is offered here, but before you jump in with both feet for extended lessons, you might try out what the shop calls a “scuba experience,” a two-hour trial run. The shop also offers dive tours and group tours. It rents dive boats and scuba gear and provides sales and repair services.
50. Arkansas Game And Fish Commission
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (501) 223-6300, (800) 364-GAME
Address: 2 Natural Resources Dr.
Description: Call the toll-free number to order a fishing license or to get free brochures on fishing in Arkansas, boating regulations, and area wildlife.
51. Missouri Department Of Conservation
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (573) 751-4115
Description: The Fisheries Division publishes an annual fishing report called Fishing Prospects, which lists some of the more popular lakes and streams for fishing in Missouri as well as information on fish populations. It is available free by writing the department at P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or from any fisheries office throughout the state.
52. U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 334-4101, (870) 425-2700
Description: Dock permit information, a list of campgrounds and public-use areas, corps regulations, maps, and other information are available from the Table Rock Lake Office, 4600 MO 165, Suite A, Branson, MO 65615 or Mountain Home Project Office, 324 West Seventh St., Mountain Home, AR 72653. Visit the Web site at www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/tablerock/camproundpages.htm.
53. Branson Lakeside Rv Park
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 334-2915
Address: 300 South Boxcar Willie Dr.
Description: A campground close to downtown Branson can still be found in spite of the new Branson Landing development project on the Taneycomo lakefront. Retirees have long enjoyed the superb location with the “air-conditioned breeze” from Taneycomo and the camaraderie with the other residents. There is a table for each of the 180 campsites. The folks in the campground enjoy feeding the geese that gather along the riverbanks and fishing for trout from one of several fishing docks. A marina and two shelters are provided. The showers and restrooms include central heating and air-conditioning. A 30- or 50-amp site with cable TV is available for $26 per day, with the seventh day free.
54. Table Rock State Park
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 334-4704
Description: This 356-acre park, located just south of the Table Rock Dam near the Showboat Branson Belle, is run by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Its 165 campsites come with basic and full hookups, available only on a first-come, first-served basis. You can use the concrete boat launch for free. The park has a full-service marina with rental boats and scuba-diving equipment. The marina can be reached by calling (417) 334-2628, or you can write to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102. Call them at (800) 334-6946 for more information about Table Rock State Park and other state-run parks.
55. U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Campgrounds
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (877) 444-6777 (for reservatio
56. Aunt’S Creek, Reeds Spring
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 739-2792
57. Baxter, Lampe
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 779-5370
58. Big M, Cassville
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 271-3190
59. Campbell Point, Shell Knob
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 858-3903
60. Cape Fair, Galena
City: Branson, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (417) 538-2220