Portion of Pomme de Terre State Park Closed for Managed Deer Hunt Nov. 6-8, 2026

A portion of Pomme de Terre State Park will be closed from sunset on Nov. 5, 2026, until sunrise on Nov. 9, 2026, due to a managed deer hunt at the park. The closure will encompass most of the park's Hermitage Area.

These facilities will be off-limits to the public:

  • Cedar Bluff Trail
  • The Hermitage Area Campground
    • The boat ramp, store and playground within the Hermitage Area Campground

These areas and facilities will remain open:

  • The entire Pittsburg side of the park
  • The lake house
  • The day-use boat ramp on the Hermitage side

For more information, please call the park office at 417-852-4291. For a complete list of closures and advisories, please visit our Park and Site Status Map.

Facility Hours

Pomme de Terre State Park


2025-2026 State Holidays

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 28, 2025; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Washington's Birthday.

Know Before You Go: Park and Site Status Map

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, as well as temporary trail closures, please visit our Park and Site Status Map.

Park Grounds

Sunrise to sunset, year-round

Hermitage Beach

Beach closed for the season

Marina Store - Pittsburg Side

Park Office - Pomme de Terre

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round

Pittsburg Beach

Beach closed for the season