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Picnic Shelter

at Table Rock State Park

To reserve this shelter, or to check for availability, visit our reservation page* or contact the park at 417-334-4704.

*Shelters can be reserved online from 30 days to 12 months in advance of the day of use. Reservations for arrival dates less than 30 days out can be made only by contacting the park.

Two sidewalks converge and lead up to the open shelter, which is surrounded by trees with green and yellow leaves

Shelter Amenities
  • 12 picnic tables
  • Electricity
  • Two grills
  • Restrooms nearby
  • Water spigot nearby
  • Length x width: 56' x 24'
  • Maximum occupancy: 100
  • Distance to fire ring: 15 yards
  • Distance to playground: 25 yards

For more information about the park's picnic areas, click here.

Open picnic shelter and sign

Park Hours

Coordinates

36.582924, -93.310383

Park Hours

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, as well as temporary trail closures, click here to visit our Park and Site Status Map.


On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 24, 2023; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day.  

Park Grounds and Day-Use Areas

6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily, year-round

Park Office hours

(The park office may be open additional hours as staffing allows.)

March 1-31

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Closed Saturday

April 1 through the Thursday before Memorial Day

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday through Thursday

8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday

Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day

8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily

Tuesday after Labor Day through Oct. 31

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday through Thursday

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday

November through February

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Closed Saturday and Sunday

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 24, 2023; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day.