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Shelter

Over 50 parks and historic sites offer open and/or enclosed facilities for rental purposes. Open shelters may be reserved in advance by the public or used on a first-come, first-served basis when unreserved. Enclosed shelters, venues and meeting rooms must be reserved in advance by the public. Shelters and structures designated for reservations may be reserved online or by calling the applicable facility.

Check the table below to find out what types of shelters can be rented at each park or site. Click on the park or site name for more information about shelters at that facility.

State Park/State Historic Site	Shelter Type
Arrow Rock State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	–Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park, Wildwood	–Open Shelter –Large Open Shelter –Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water –Meeting Room
Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson	–Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Battle of Athens State Historic Site, Revere	–Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site, Butler	–Open Shelter – Electric
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site, Pilot Knob	–Open Shelter – Electric –Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon	–Open Shelter –Open Shelter – Electric
Big Lake State Park, Craig	–Open Shelter
Big Oak Tree State Park, East Prairie	–Open Shelter – Electric
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, Ash Grove	–Open Shelter – Electric
Boone’s Lick State Historic Site, Boonesboro	–Oepn Shelter
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site, Sedalia	–Open Shelter
Castlewood State Park, Ballwin	–Open Shelter
Confederate Memorial State Historic Site, Higginsville	–Chapel
Crowder State Park, Trenton	–Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water –Open Shelter
Cuivre River State Park, Troy	–Open Shelter – Electric –Open Shelter – Electric/Water –Open Shelter –Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water
Dillard Mill State Historic Site, Davisville	–Open Shelter
Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia	–Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water
Graham Cave State Park, Danville	–Open Shelter
Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camdenton	–Open Shelter – Electric –Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Hawn State Park, Ste. Genevieve	–Open Shelter – Water
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, St. Louis	–Room
Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster	–Open Shelter –Open Shelter – Water
Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Brumley	–Open Shelter –Open Shelter – Electric
Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville	–Open Shelter – Electric/Water –Open Shelter – Water
Lewis and Clark State Park, Rushville	–Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Long Branch State Park, Macon	–Open Shelter – Electric
Mastodon State Historic Site, Imperial	–Open Shelter
Meramec State Park, Sullivan	–Open Shelter – Electric
Montauk State Park, Salem	–Open Shelter
Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg	–Open Shelter – Electric
Pershing State Park, Laclede	–Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water –Open Shelter – Electric
Pomme de Terre State Park, Pittsburg	–Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Roaring River State Park, Cassville	–Open Shelter – Electric –Enclosed Shelter – Electric
Robertsville State Park, Robertsville	–Open Shelter – Electric
Don Robinson State Park, Cedar Hill	–Open Shelter
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia	–Open Shelter – Electric –Open Shelter
Route 66 State Park, Eureka	–Open Shelter – Electric/Water
St. Francois State Park, Bonne Terre	–Open Shelter
St. Joe State Park, Park Hills	–Open Shelter
Stockton State Park, Dadeville	–Open Shelter –Open Shelter – Electric
Table Rock State Park, Branson	–Open Shelter – Electric
Trail of Tears State Park, Jackson	–Open Shelter – Electric –Open Shelter
Harry S Truman State Park, Warsaw	–Open Shelter – Electric
Mark Twain State Park, Florida	–Enclosed Shelter – Electric/Water –Open Shelter – Electric/Water
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Miami	–Open Shelter – Electric
Wakonda State Park, La Grange	–Open Shelter – Electric
Wallace State Park, Cameron	–Open Shelter – Electric
Washington State Park, De Soto	–Open Shelter –Amphitheater –Gazebo
Watkins Mill State Park, Lawson	–Chapel –Open Shelter – Electric
Weston Bend State Park, Weston	–Open Shelter – Electric

Operations: Many parks and historic sites contain rules and policies that are specific to the individual site and its resources. Call the individual park to inquire about specific rules.