Thousand Hills Resort Blog

Thanksgiving in Branson, Missouri, falls on Thursday, November 26, 2026, and Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time Christmas, which opens November 7, keeps the theme park open from 4 to 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Silver Dollar City’s Showboat also sails on Thanksgiving, while holiday meals can book up early: The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks had booked out its Thursday brunch as of October 1, 2026, and...

Table Rock Lake is forecast to fish well in 2026: the Missouri Department of Conservation expects excellent black bass fishing, with smallmouth bass and walleye good and paddlefish snagging excellent. The 43,100-acre reservoir on the edge of Branson, Missouri, also holds crappie, white bass, catfish and bluegill, and spring brings the white bass, walleye and paddlefish runs. Anglers need a Missouri fishing permit, and Table Rock Lake carries its own...

Halloween in Branson, Missouri, centers on one weekend in 2026, because October 31 falls on a Saturday. The city’s free Halloween BOOnanza fills the Branson RecPlex ballfields on Friday, October 30, and Branson Landing holds its 20th Annual Safe Street Trick-or-Treating on Saturday, October 31, the same day Silver Dollar City’s Harvest Festival and Shepherd’s PumpkinFest close for the season. Two mountain coasters on 76 Country Boulevard run haunted rides...

Boat rentals, a swim beach, cave tours and Silver Dollar City: what to do at Indian Point in Branson, MO, plus where to stay on the peninsula.

Branson, Missouri in the fall runs on three overlapping calendars in 2026: Silver Dollar City’s Harvest Festival from September 11 to October 31, Ozark Mountains leaf color that the Missouri Department of Conservation says usually peaks around mid-October, and a November that opens with Veterans Week and moves into An Old Time Christmas on November 7. The best fall activities in Branson are the pumpkin festivals, the lookouts and paved...

Table Rock Lake was named the most nostalgic lake getaway in the United States, scoring 88.9 out of 100 in a study of 20 lake destinations compiled by TrustedHousesitters and reported by Travel + Leisure on September 1, 2026. The study scored each lake on miles of shoreline, hiking trails within a 6.2 mile radius and average August temperature. Table Rock Lake finished ahead of Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho...

Across 181 days of Branson search demand, guests looked for a private hot tub far more than for any other amenity: 20,751 impressions against 6,623 for pet friendly and 4,588 for a pool, so hot tub interest ran about four and a half times pool interest. Demand is only half of the answer, because each amenity also adds work and cost that the nightly rate has to cover. Branson looks...

Branson does not require an owner to hire a management company, and for an owner living close to a single property, self-managing can work well. A management company can take the monthly filing and payment the city requires, the fire safety permit cycle and the late-night maintenance calls on as day-to-day work, though an agreement between an owner and a company can allocate the work without changing what the city...

Most Branson cabins require two to three nights, rising to about seven in peak summer weeks and major holidays. How to check your own dates before you book.

Grand Mountain, Green Mountain and Tall Timbers Camp compared by group size, amenities and location, so you can pick the right Branson cabin instead of guessing.