Sunday, May 24, 2026

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

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

Weather: Hot Ozark lake day, ~90°F and clear

The day, by the numbers

  1. Miles driven73.5mi
  2. Towing efficiency1.36mi / kWh73.5 mi · 54 kWh
  3. Energy54kWh
  4. Wind2mph N
  5. Temperature80°F63 – 80°F range
  6. Peak elevation1,375ft↑ 930 ft↓ 930 ft
  7. Avg speed33mph · 2.2 hr moving
Photographs

Day 11 in pictures

Stops, in order

The day

  1. food

    Indian Point Floating Cafe (breakfast)

    Breakfast on the water before the lake day, down at Indian Point Marina a few minutes from our campsite. The Floating Cafe has floated on Table Rock since 1964, a two-story deck right on the water. Homemade biscuits and gravy, the Captain's Hash, and a breakfast burrito with lake views. They serve breakfast all day.

  2. scenic

    Table Rock Lake overlook

    A morning pull-off above Table Rock with the rigs lined up, our Rivian and the friends' EVs side by side over the water.

  3. activity

    Lake day at Indian Point

    The heart of the day, straight into Table Rock Lake with Mission and friends. Warm, clear water, the dog happiest of all. The whole reason for a five-night basecamp.

  4. food

    Side Chick (dinner)

    3405 W 76 Country Blvd, a few doors from Bigfoot on the strip. Nashville hot chicken, tenders, and big cluckin' nachos before the mini-golf showdown.

  5. activity

    Bigfoot Fun Park (mini golf)

    3608 W 76 Country Blvd on the Branson strip, after dinner. Bigfoot-themed mini golf under the big lit Sasquatch, plus the arcade and a Bigfoot monster truck out front. We played both 18-hole courses, the competition was on, final standings: A won with 52, Eric 56, Em 60, Diana 63. Peak Branson, and a blast after a day in the lake.

  6. sleep

    Indian Point Campground

    Back to the lake site for the night. Two more nights of basecamp before the rig hitches up for the Chicago area.

The white Rivian R1T parked beside the screened gazebo at the Indian Point campsite on a clear Sunday morning, trees and the campground road behind
Day 11 Sunday morning at camp on Table Rock Lake.

Detailed charging data

2 receipts, app screens, pedestal displays, and Rivian dashboard readouts. Click through with the arrows; tap the tile to view full size.

Untethered Trip B since the Stampede night, 73.5 mi at 1.36 mi/kWh. Barely better than towing, the heat and short hops did it.
Trip A trip-to-date, 2,043.5 mi, holding steady through the Branson basecamp.