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Forest Shelter

at Route 66 State Park

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To reserve this shelter, or to check for availability, visit our reservation page* or contact the park at 636-938-7198.

*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.

Open picnic shelter with "FOREST SHELTER" sign in foreground

Shelter Amenities
  • 13 picnic tables
  • Electricity
  • One grill
  • Flush toilets available April 1-Oct. 31
  • Water fountain available April 1-Oct. 31
  • Length x width: 36' x 30'
  • Maximum occupancy: 100

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

A water fountain stands on the sidewalk that leads to the open picnic shelter

Park Hours

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Coordinates

38.509517, -90.600467

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

7 a.m. to half-hour after sunset, daily, year-round
Gates open and close at these times.

Boat Launch hours

7 a.m. to one-half hour after sunset, daily, year-round
Gates open and close at these times.

Park Office hours

Summer Hours (on-season)

April through October

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

Winter Hours (off-season)

November

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

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 24, 2023.

December through February

Closed

March

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

Visitor Center hours

March through October
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily

November through February
Open during the second week of December for holiday shopping, closed all other days