Lodging Rules for Centralized Reservation Lodging
To ensure a quality lodging experience and to protect the park’s natural resources, visitors are asked to abide by the following rules. For more information or assistance, please contact park staff.
- The set capacity for a lodging unit cannot be exceeded.
- Tents or other alternate lodging accommodations are not allowed in the rental area.
- Infants and children count as occupants. At least one occupant must be 18 years of age or older and must be the responsible, paying party. Up to two dogs are allowed in each designated Cabins for Canines unit (fees apply); pets are not allowed in the other units.
| Type of Lodging Unit | Maximum Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Camper cabin | 6 (4 adults and 2 children)* |
| Outpost cabin | 6 |
| Premium camper cabin | 6 (4 adults and 2 children)* |
| Premium yurt | 6 |
| Yurt | 6 (4 adults and 2 children)* |
| * Each camper cabin, premium camper cabin and standard yurt has beds for four adults and room for two children's sleeping bags. | |
- Checkout time is 11 a.m. Check-in time is 3 p.m.
- Solicitation or selling of any item (including the resale of a lodging unit) is strictly prohibited.
- All lodging units are 100% SMOKE-FREE. Cleaning fees and additional charges for repairs to rooms may be assessed due to damage or burns caused by TOBACCO OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS OR THEIR SMOKE. The use of these products, and of vaping devices, is prohibited in lodging units.
- Extra fees will be assessed by park management when extra cleaning is required.
- CABINS FOR CANINES: Dogs must be attended at all times in the unit and at any location in the park. As a courtesy, one medium kennel and one large kennel are provided in each unit for your use. Kennels must be cleaned, sanitized and left in the unit at the time of checkout. If a kennel is missing or damaged and cannot be reused, the responsible party will be charged the cost of replacing the kennel(s).
- Campfires are the responsibility of the guest and are restricted to the fire rings and grills provided. Large fires and the burning of trash are strictly prohibited. Please put out your fire completely before leaving.
- All plants and animals are protected in Missouri state parks and historic sites. Please help protect the natural resources by not gathering or cutting firewood, digging holes, using insect-killing devices, collecting plants or animals, or performing any other act that may harm the natural resources.
- The discharging of firearms; BB guns; paintball guns; bows; slingshots; or any devices that use burning powder, explosives (including fireworks), compressed gases, etc., is prohibited.
- All lodging units (except Johnson’s Shut-Ins' camper cabins) have a two-night minimum stay requirement for reservations on weekends (Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday).
- Holiday weekend reservations for all lodging units have a three-night minimum stay requirement (Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights). Johnson's Shut-Ins, Lake of the Ozarks and Table Rock have a three-night requirement on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day (day before, day of and day after).
- Applicable holidays:
- Friday, Saturday or Sunday of Memorial Day weekend
- Independence Day if it falls on a Friday or Saturday
- Friday, Saturday or Sunday of Labor Day weekend
- No same-day registration is allowed for any lodging unit; advance reservations are required.
- No reservation fee is assessed to the customer on top of the nightly fee.
- If a reservation is canceled less than four days in advance of planned arrival, the cancellation fee plus one night’s lodging fee will be assessed. Fees for modification and cancellation of reservations are as follows:
- Change fee: $10
- Cancellation fees:
- $25 for camper cabins, premium camper cabins or the premium yurts
- $20 for Outpost cabins or yurts
- Please check the information board for a listing of rules and regulations, as well as special management regulations specific to the facility.
- Applicable holidays: