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Lake of the Ozarks and SP
Coordinates: 38.0723252, -92.5756383 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks SP--Camp Clover Point
Coordinates: 38.106941, -92.6397765 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks SP--Ft. Leonard Wood Recreation Area
Coordinates: 38.0916874, -92.608459 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks SP--Ozark Caverns
Coordinates: 38.0541526, -92.5832248 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks SP--Pin Oak Hollow Cove Rd.
Coordinates: 38.114918, -92.611694 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks SP--Brushy Hollow & Equestrian Camp
Coordinates: 38.0729942, -92.5625181 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks SP--Prairie Area
Coordinates: 38.1178015, -92.5607586 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks--Bagnell Dam
Coordinates: 38.2033855, -92.6243591 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks--Swinging Bridges
Coordinates: 38.0769767, -92.5265765 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake of the Ozarks--Gravois Mills Access
Coordinates: 38.308797, -92.8191948 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Lake of the Ozarks State Park has a little bit of something for everyone. Crave water adventure? Lake of the Ozarks has a full complement of boating options. Want a quiet place to hike or mountain bike? The park’s thousands of wooded acres have lots of places to get away from it all, with 12 trails that wind through the park. Cabins and yurts make the park a welcome place for families looking to enjoy the lake but escape the hustle and bustle of some of the nearby towns. And Ozark Caverns – complete with its lantern-light cave tour – presents an unforgettable experience.

Lake of the Ozarks State Park, the largest in the state park system, contains natural areas ranging from rugged, wooded areas to delicate cave formations and more than 80 miles of lake frontage. The park was established in the mid-1930s by the National Park Service and turned over to the state in 1946. Log buildings, rustic bridges and stone ditch-dams, built by the Civilian Conservation Corp, have placed the park and MO-134, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Located in the Ozark Highlands, the landscapes found in the park today are very different from what greeted the first European settlers. Fire-maintained woodlands once covered the area, creating an open mosaic of wildflowers, grasses, and trees teeming with wildlife such as bison and elk. Clear streams, many of which were fed by underground aquifers and alive with all manner of pristine aquatic life, dissected these areas, creating unique riparian areas. Caves and underground water filled passageways provided cool, clear, unpolluted water for the rest of the ecosystem while providing a unique habitat for a variety of wildlife and creating unique deposits that cannot be replicated on the surface. During the summer months, park naturalists lead guided hikes and present evening programs to showcase this diversity as well as how the park system is trying to restore these landscapes.

Natural and wild areas are accessible by trail throughout the park. Chert woodlands, small springs and streams highlight the hills of the 1,275-acre Patterson Hollow Wild Area. A self-guiding trail winds visitors through Coakley Hollow Fen Natural Area comprised of spring-fed streams, seeps, caves, fens, glades and deep valleys. Bluestem Knoll, an ecological stewardship management area, features an open woodland and prairie ground cover.

Several trails lead visitors through varied woodlands and lush ravines, across sunny glades and along towering bluffs overlooking the lake. In addition to hiking and backpacking trails, the park has three equestrian trails and two mountain biking trails. An aquatic self-guiding trail marked with buoys on the Grand Glaize Arm of the lake is designed for boaters interested in learning about features along the shoreline.

On the south end of the park is Ozark Caverns, best known for a deposit called "Angels' Showers" - a never ending shower of water that seems to come out of solid rock. With lantern in hand, visitors can view sleeping bats, bear claw marks and the speleological wonders as the first explorers did. For a nominal fee, guided tours are given on a daily basis during the summer.

As a water-based park, Lake of the Ozarks State Park offers excellent opportunities for water recreation. Two free public swimming beaches include bathhouses and shady picnic areas nearby. Boats can be rented for either fishing or skiing at the park's two marinas. Paved boat ramps are available.

For the overnight guests, campsites, ranging from primitive to electric hookups, are available to campers year-round. Campground facilities include modern restrooms, laundry facilities, and dumping stations. For a rustic experience without pitching a tent, eight primitive log cabins offer a quiet, secluded setting. Cabins are furnished with a wood-burning stove, table and chairs, three double beds, and barbecue grill. A yurt, which features a log futon, log futon bunk bed, coffee table, lamp, and heater, is also available. A central shower house and restroom are situated close to the cabins and yurt. The campground, yurt, and cabins offer accessibility to persons with disabilities.

Four organized group camps, accommodating between 40 and 200 campers, include sleeping cabins, modern restrooms, a dining lodge with kitchen, a play court area, and a designated swimming area. Reservations for the group camps must be made in advance. From Lake of the Ozarks State Park Website

Tips on birding Lake of the Ozarks--Bagnell Dam
From Audubon Society of Missouri Birder's Guide

About Bagnell Dam
Bagnell Dam Blvd Lake Ozark, Missouri 65049 The Lake of the Ozarks Bagnell Dam is one of the greatest engineering accomplishments of its time. Over 2,500 feet long and taking more than two years to complete makes The Bagnell Dam is one of the Lake of the Ozarks biggest attractions. The original design called for thirteen floodgates. However, the superstitious officials did not want to risk jinxing the dam with the unlucky number 13 so only twelve were installed. The Bagnell Dam is home to an AmerenUE power plant that provides electricity to a substantial part of Missouri makes the Bagnell Dam a very important commodity to the state. From Lake of the Ozarks--Bagnell Dam Web Site

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