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Playground – Clearfork Lake Area

at Knob Noster State Park

The Clearfork area playground is open, but visitors should be aware that construction is going on nearby. 

kid playing on playground equipment with slide

Park Hours

Coordinates

38.750996, -93.598280

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

Sunrise to sunset, daily, year-round

Park Office hours

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, year-round

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. 

Picnic Area - Clearfork hours

7:30 a.m. to sunset, daily, year-round

Visitor Center hours

April 15-October (on-season)

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily

November-April 14 (off-season)

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-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. 

Pack-in Campsites hours

April 15-October (on-season)

  • Open and reservable through the park office

November-April 14 (off-season)

  • Closed