Lake of the Ozarks State Park
State park in Missouri, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a Missouri state park on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks and is the largest state park in the state.[5] This is also the most popular state park in Missouri, with over 2.5 million visitations in 2017.[6]
Lake of the Ozarks State Park | |
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Location | Camden and Miller counties, Missouri, United States |
Nearest city | Osage Beach, Missouri |
Coordinates | 38°05′53″N 92°37′01″W[1] |
Area | 17,626.55 acres (71.3321 km2)[2] |
Elevation | 771 ft (235.0 m)[1] |
Designation | Missouri state park |
Established | 1946[3] |
Visitors | 1,347,337 (in 2022)[4] |
Administrator | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Lake of the Ozarks State Park |
The park includes 85 miles (137 km) of shoreline on the lake (which has a total of 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline—mostly privately owned); two swimming beaches with imported sand, 12 trails, the Ozark Caverns, a boat launch, and the Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport which has a 6,500-foot (2,000 m) runway. In addition there are campsites and cabins within the park.
One of the most famous aspects of the park is Party Cove which is a rowdy gathering spot that has been featured on the Playboy Channel and the front page of the New York Times Travel Section.