Day 10 / 31

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Branson Day 2, Table Rock Lake + Top of the Rock

A potluck EV-meetup breakfast at camp, then Lost Canyon Cave at Top of the Rock

10 miles
local drive hours
Branson Landing SC (truck-only top-up) first charge
Indian Point Campground tonight

Weather: Lake weather

The day, by the numbers

Miles driven20mi
Towing efficiency2mi / kWh20 mi · 10 kWh
Energy10kWh
Wind3mph NEMostly crosswind
Temperature76°F63 – 76°F range
Peak elevation1,394ft↑ 1,690 ft↓ 1,690 ft
Avg speed28mph · 0.7 hr moving

Photographs

Day 10 in pictures

Eric eating at the camp table under the screened gazebo at Indian Point, a big potluck spread of skillets and plates across the table — 1 / 17Potluck breakfast at camp, the EV-meetup spread under the screen room.

The EV-meetup group gathered in camp chairs around the fire ring at the Indian Point campsite, their RVs and rigs parked behind under the trees — 1 / 17Potluck breakfast at camp, the EV-meetup spread under the screen room.

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Stops, in order

The day

social

Breakfast at camp, EV meetup (potluck)

Started the day with a potluck breakfast at Eric's campsite, a little EV-owners meetup, everyone's rigs parked around the site and everyone bringing a dish. Eggs, skillets, the works under the screen room. So yummy.

Map 36.6302, -93.3510
activity

Top of the Rock, Lost Canyon Cave & Nature Trail

Crosswind on this leg 3 mph from the NE

Spent the afternoon at Big Cedar Lodge's Top of the Rock in Ridgedale, ~20 min south on Table Rock Lake (150 Top of the Rock Rd). Drove the self-drive golf-cart Lost Canyon Cave & Nature Trail as a group, looping through the man-made cavern lit blue and red, past a waterfall and a cave bar, with dolomite bluffs and an Ozark overlook that drops to the lake under a giant open-frame steel fish. Capped it with the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum, where the beadwork on the Native American regalia genuinely floored us, alongside the prehistoric skeletons, and the little stone chapel on the bluff. Truck-only, the trailer stayed at Indian Point.

Map Official site 36.5360, -93.2490
food

Osage Restaurant (dinner), Big Cedar Lodge

Dinner after the caves and museum at Osage Restaurant, one of Big Cedar's can't-miss experiences, with sweeping views of the Ozark Mountains and Table Rock Lake. Upscale regional cuisine, an inviting room, top-tier service. A perfect cap to the day.

Map Official site 36.5365, -93.2495

Eric eating at the camp table under the screened gazebo at Indian Point, a big potluck spread of skillets and plates across the table — Day 10 Potluck breakfast at camp, the EV-meetup spread under the screen room.

Charging plan

Where the electrons come from

Tesla

Branson Landing SC (truck-only top-up)

Drop trailer at camp, run the truck in for a fast charge without towing.

Next on the trip

Day 11, Branson Day 3, Table Rock Lake + Bigfoot on the Strip

A day in the lake with Mission and friends, then Bigfoot after dark

45 mi · local · branson