The Valley | Five Mile Creek Creek Club in Southwest Missouri

Choose your pace

Three ways to experience The Valley.

Come for an afternoon, stay until morning, or become one of the people helping steward the place.

From $20

Come for the day

Creek access, gravel beaches, trails, picnic areas, and your first plate during scheduled cookouts.

Phase 1 stays

Stay the night

Four Valley RV Retreats, ten primitive campsites, and one Bell Tent lane.

Limited access IDs

Join the creek club

MOVE members with Valley Access may visit during posted member hours without buying a public Day Pass.

Clear tree-lined creek channel at Five Mile Creek

The simplest explanation

A country club—with a creek instead of a golf course.

No polished fairways. No status games. No pretending. The Valley is being built around stewardship, belonging, shared meals, repeat access, and protecting Five Mile Creek.

01 Quiet enough to hear the water

02 Limited enough to protect the experience

03 Welcoming enough to feel like yours

Spend the day at Five Mile Creek

A whole day of creek time—without the crowds.

Public passes stay limited so families have room, the water stays enjoyable, and the place never feels like a packed public swimming hole.

Adult · 13+$20

Creek access plus one meal ticket on scheduled cookout days.

Child · 6–12$10

Creek access plus one child meal ticket on scheduled cookout days.

Little ones · 5 & underFree

Free admission with a responsible adult. Still counts toward daily capacity.

The culture we are building

The barbecue that never ends.

The goal is simple: create a place where the grill, the table, and the conversation keep bringing people back. It is not a loud event program. It is the rhythm of the place.

🎟 Every paid pass includes the first plate on scheduled cookout days

Phase 1 overnight stays

Stay where the creek slows you down.

This page separates what is being prepared now from what belongs to the future vision.

Preparing for guests

Valley RV Retreats

Four furnished Valley-owned RV stays with river-rock pads, outdoor seating, and access to the creek.

4 retreatsComfort stayCreek access

Phase 1

Primitive Camping

Ten intentionally simple sites for guests who want to sleep closer to the land.

10 sitesTent campingQuiet hours

Future phase

The First Bell Tent

One comfortable first-release glamping lane built to test the overnight experience before adding more.

1 tentReal bedNature-first

What comes nextFuture cabins, six bring-your-own RV sites, additional Bell Tents, wellness, and Sanctuary Stays will be labeled as future—not bookable inventory.

See the vision

The MOVE. Community Membership

Members do not just visit. They help steward the place.

The Valley is the first major member-access destination in The MOVE. Community ecosystem. Member access is separate from the 50 public passes—but still protected by total-property capacity, parking, weather, safety, and creek conditions.

Open access during posted member hoursOvernight stay discountsEarly booking accessMember-only creek daysMOVE participation eligibilityNamed Access IDs

Growing here

Built to take care of itself—and help take care of others.

The future vision is shown honestly, with clear labels so inspiration never gets confused with current availability.

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The General Store

Visitor supplies, Valley goods, local products, food, and member essentials.

In development

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The Co-op Market

A marketplace for local growers, gardeners, makers, and producers.

Future vision

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The Valley Water

A boutique regional bottled-water operation connected to the Valley and MOVE ecosystem.

Pilot planned

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Cat Sanctuary

A separate nonprofit rescue and adoption sanctuary located within The Valley.

In development

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Wellness

Future sauna, cold plunge, pool, trails, and quiet recovery spaces.

Future vision

Five Mile Creek beach area before and after a flood moved river rock

The creek changed the land in one week—and clarified what was worth protecting.

Listening to the land

The flood did not erase the work. It revealed the direction.

The water moved an extraordinary amount of river rock, deepened areas of the creek, and reshaped the beaches. Some work washed away. What came back was better.

Restoration does not always mean putting everything back the way it was.

The Valley is being built lightly near the creek, permanently only where the land proves it belongs, and slowly enough that the place keeps its voice.

Real Valley moments

The land is the attraction.

No stock photography. No fake resort lifestyle. The site is built from the creek, the flood, the beaches, and the moments already happening there.

Wide view of Five Mile Creek reflecting the sky — Five Mile Creek

Guest relaxing on a cot in Five Mile Creek — Slow down

Clear shallow water and tree reflections along Five Mile Creek — Clear shallows

Clear reflective water and distant waders at Five Mile Creek — Room to breathe

Clear shallow water and families wading at Five Mile Creek — Nature first

Before you arrive

Good questions. Clear answers.

Because the point is not maximum traffic. The limit protects parking, restrooms, the beaches, and the peaceful feeling people are coming to experience.

No. Member access is managed separately, but members still check in and count toward the overall property capacity. Entry can pause for parking, safety, weather, flooding, or creek conditions.

One meal ticket is included on dates with posted Grill service. Checkout will clearly show whether a meal is included for the selected day.

No. Five Mile Creek is a natural body of water. Swimming and wading are at your own risk, and a signed waiver is required before entry.

The launch plan includes Creek Day Passes, four Valley RV Retreats, ten primitive campsites, and one Bell Tent. Other amenities will stay clearly labeled as future until they are truly available.

The Valley may pause creek access or close completely after heavy rain, flooding, unsafe water conditions, severe weather, maintenance, or other safety concerns.

The smallest beautiful version first

Come see what we are building.

Start with a day at the creek, stay overnight, or become one of the people helping protect the experience as it grows.