A lakeshore state park, a trout hatchery and a long-running outdoor drama on day one, then a spring-fed trout valley on day two.
Road times come from OpenStreetMap routing and include no live traffic, closures or ferry waits. Time on site, Essential or Optional and arrival times are our own planning estimates from a 9:00 a.m. start at the first stop of each day; each stop’s hours and prices are as printed on the page we link, read October 30, 2026, and may have changed.
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Rock State Park Grounds 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily year-round; the office is open Saturday to Thursday 8 to 3:30 and Friday 8 to 8 from Labor Day to October 31, and weekdays only November to February. Fee not stated. More | 9:00 a.m. | 2 h 30 min (Essential) | Start of day |
| 2 | Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Center Indoor aquarium and exhibits beside the state’s largest trout hatchery; open Tuesday to Saturday 9 to 5, closed Sunday and Monday. Fee not stated. More | 11:35 a.m. | 1 h 00 min (Optional) | 5 min, 2.9 mi |
| 3 | The Shepherd of the Hills Attraction Outdoor drama, mountain coaster and ziplines; hours differ by ride and the page says attractions can close without notice. Ticket prices not stated; confirm by phone. More | 12:49 p.m. | 3 h 00 min (Optional) | 14 min, 7.2 mi |
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roaring River State Park Grounds sunrise to 10 p.m. (to sunset November 1 to February 24); nature center Friday to Monday 9 to 5. The page prints a daily 8 to 10 a.m. noise notice for deterring vultures. More | 9:00 a.m. | 3 h 00 min (Essential) | Start of day |
Map of This Trip
4 of 4 stops are pinned, numbered in plan order and coloured by day. Pins come from the park’s or operator’s page or an OpenStreetMap point; they are not verified entrances or parking areas.
If It Rains or a Stop Is Closed
The hatchery’s education center and the Shepherd of the Hills playhouse shows are indoors; the Roaring River nature center is indoors but closed Tuesday to Thursday.
Roaring River’s camp fee office is closed November 1 to February 24 and the grounds close at sunset those months. Table Rock’s office has no weekend hours November to February. Silver Dollar City is not in this plan: its site did not load for us, so we read nothing from it.
What We Could Not Verify
- Time on site, Essential or Optional, and arrival times: these are our planning estimates, not figures from the operators.
- Opening hours against our arrival times: where a stop’s hours are not in our data we did not check the plan against them.
- Road times with traffic, construction or ferry waits: the routing has none.
- Exact entrances and parking: pins are approximate.
- Prices and hours that a page did not print are marked as not listed; call ahead.
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Questions People Ask
How long is the drive on this trip?
About 19 min of driving between stops across 2 days, by OpenStreetMap routing with no live traffic.
What is closed or seasonal on this trip?
Roaring River’s camp fee office is closed November 1 to February 24 and the grounds close at sunset those months. Table Rock’s office has no weekend hours November to February. Silver Dollar City is not in this plan: its site did not load for us, so we read nothing from it.
When were the hours and prices read?
On October 30, 2026, from the official pages linked under Sources. Hours and prices change, so check each page before you go.
Sources
- Missouri State Parks: Table Rock State Park hours
- Missouri Department of Conservation: Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery
- The Shepherd of the Hills: park hours
- Missouri State Parks: Roaring River hours
- OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM)
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/visit/branson-and-table-rock-lake-two-days/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.