Gravel, Stone and Soil for Camden County, MO
Start with the calculator to size your load, then pick the material. Missouri Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone and aggregate in Camden County, MO, and base rock is the material most jobs here start with. It is the standard Missouri base, and it sets up well over the cherty, rocky clay that covers most of this ground.
Work through the ground first, then order. The sections below cover what to put where, and what delivery looks like across the county.
Materials delivered in Camden County
Most orders fall into three groups: a driveway, a patio or walkway, and drainage. Here is what to order for each.
Driveways and pads
Base Rock is the workhorse. Local quarries sell it as type 5 base or type 1 base. Type 1 and Type 5 are 1 inch dense-graded mixes of crushed stone and fines, with Type 5 also capping the finest dust fraction. Type 7 is a coarser 1-1/2 inch grade. Order it for driveways, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes.
Crusher Run is the compacting, binding material for drives and base courses where you want the fines to lock up. Driveway Gravel goes on top of a compacted base rock course, or over an existing drive that just needs a fresh surface. Missouri quarries sell surfacing grades as road rock, or 1 inch road rock, by top size.
Patios, walkways and bedding
Screenings are the Missouri name for the fine crushed stone and dust left from crushing, and they are what pavers, flagstone and patio beds sit on. Walkway Gravel gives paths a finer, walkable surface. Mason Sand handles brick and block work, paver joints and play sand, while Washed Sand levels and beds under slabs.
Drainage and clean stone
#57 Limestone is what quarries here sell as 1 inch clean, or #57 stone, washed with no fines. It is the usual pick for French drains, septic fields and concrete aggregate. Note that clean rock means washed stone with no fines, so never use that term for base rock or crusher run. Drain Rock covers foundation drains and downspout runs, and RipRap armors creek banks, pond dams, culvert outlets and lakeshore against high water.
Ground conditions across Camden County
The ground here is cherty, rocky clay over limestone and dolomite. It runs thin and stony on slopes and ridges, with a thin silty cap on some flatter uplands.
That matters most under a base. Soft clay and chert let a thin base course pump and rut, so build up the base rock and compact it in lifts rather than spreading one thick pass. On slopes, the same clay sheds water fast, so plan a drainage layer and a crowned surface.
Heavy storms send fast runoff off rocky slopes into narrow valleys and creeks. On the flatter uplands, much of that water drains underground through sinkholes and cracks in the bedrock. Runoff also washes soil and chert gravel off graded ground into creeks, and soil can wash down into sinkholes and openings. Protect bare slopes with rip rap, and keep loose fill away from openings.
Spring is the wettest stretch and storms can raise creeks quickly. Chert and rock in the ground slow digging more often than mud does, so allow for that when you schedule. Frost is milder than northern Missouri, but January nights still average below freezing and days usually thaw, so freeze-thaw cycles are frequent. Frost depth is shallower than northern Missouri, and the local building code sets footing depth.
Delivery across Camden County
Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are unsure how much a job takes, run the numbers through the calculator before checkout rather than guessing.
At checkout you choose a delivery date. A dump truck then brings the material to your site and dumps it where you need it. Have the spot clear and reachable, and know where you want the pile.
Delivery covers Osage Beach, Camdenton, Sunrise Beach, Linn Creek, Stoutland, Macks Creek, Climax Springs, Montreal, Lake Ozark and Roach. Rural lanes, lake lots and tight driveways are all normal stops here. If the truck cannot reach the build site, tell us where the pile should land instead.
Choosing the right material
Ground next door changes the pick. Pulaski County sits on the same Ozark Plateau ground as Camden, so the base and drainage choices are similar: base rock compacted in lifts, clean stone for drains. Projects there lean toward the same driveways, pads and rural lanes.
Laclede County shares that Ozark Plateau ground too, so treat it the same way. Similar clay over limestone, similar sinkholes and springs, similar need for slope protection and a drainage layer.
Benton County is different. It spans the Ozark Plateau and the West-central plains, so part of it is flatter and less rocky. On the plains side, drainage matters less and soil work matters more, so topsoil and fill dirt come into play earlier. On the Ozark side, the base and drainage approach looks like Camden's.
Order base rock for your Camden County job
Base rock is the material to start with on nearly every job in Camden County, whether you are building a driveway, setting a shed pad or prepping a patio. Size the load with the calculator, pick your material by the ton or yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout. Missouri Rock Supply delivers across the county. Order online when you are ready to start.