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Nature waits outside your door when you spend the night in a Missouri state park. Opportunities for hiking, fishing, boating, swimming or many other outdoor activities are just steps away.
Thirteen Missouri state parks offer lodging facilities ranging from modern hotel rooms to rustic Outpost cabins. Rent a cozy cabin for two or one that will accommodate your entire family.
Missouri State Parks with Lodging Facilities
Lodging Reservation Information
General Lodging Information
- To ensure the health and safety of Missouri state park visitors, smoking will no longer be allowed in any lodging unit beginning Jan. 1, 2011. Our current policy prohibits smoking in stores, restaurants and swimming pool areas and this will be extended to all lodging units beginning Jan. 1, 2011. We value our customers that elect to smoke and you may do so outside the lodging unit. This policy has been established to provide for clean air for you and our guests.
- All 14 parks offer lodging facilities that are accessible to people with disabilities.
- Pricing varies by park. Major credit cards are accepted at all facilities. A major credit card is required to check in for incidentals and as a damage deposit. Please check with each facility about their specific lodging policies.
- Lodging is available seasonally at most parks, while a few offer accommodations year-round.
- A two- or three-night minimum stay may apply.
- Pets, other than service dogs used by persons with disabilities, are not allowed in lodging facilities.
- Guests must be 18 years of age to make a reservation.
- For safety reasons, all lodging units have occupancy limits that are strictly enforced.
Lodging Options
Cabin sizes and amenities vary at each park. Some cabins include a kitchen area with cookware and utensils provided. Linens are sometimes also provided. Some cabins also offer additional amenities, which vary by park. Most have an outdoor picnic table and grill.
The Outpost cabins are in a secluded setting and do not have electricity or water. A centralized showerhouse is available year-round. Each cabin sleeps six (no linens) and has a table, a wood stove for heat, a picnic table and a grill.
Most camper cabins are located in a campground. The camper cabins have electricity and feature air conditioning and heat. They accommodate up to four adults and two children/youth. Guests must bring their own bedding. All camper cabins offer an outdoor picnic table and grill. There is no water available in the camper cabins, but guests have access to the campground showerhouse, open seasonally from April through October. A vault toilet is available from November through March. Year-round restroom facilities are available at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.
Camp without owning your own trailer. Each unit sleeps four adults and two children. They feature a microwave oven, coffee maker, refrigerator, sink and two-burner hotplate in the kitchen with cookware and place settings for six. Bed linens and bath towels are provided.
Typically a duplex-type unit, they vary in size but most have a kitchenette and living room area. Some feature connecting rooms. Amenities vary by park.
Room amenities vary by park.
New to Missouri state parks, a yurt is a circular structure with a fabric cover, much like a tent, and a wood frame making it strong and weathertight. A log futon and futon bunk bed sleep five with a maximum occupancy of six. The yurt includes heat and electricity. Linens are not provided. A picnic table, pedestal grill and fire ring are provided. Guests have access to the campground showerhouse, open seasonally from April through October. A vault toilet is available from November through March.
