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Special-Use Area

at Mark Twain State Park

The special-use camping area is designated for group camping, with nonprofit organizations and youth groups having priority. The area has a vault toilet that is open year-round. The flat fee for use of this area is $40 per night covering up to 20 people, and an additional $2 per person per night for any additional people over the 20 included in the flat fee. For more information or to reserve the area for your group, call 573-248-9980.

a few picnic tables scattered in an open area surrounded by trees

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Coordinates

39.467015, -91.808533

Park Hours

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

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 29, 2024; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day. 

Park Grounds:

Sunrise to 10 p.m., year-round

Park Office hours

April through October (on-season) 

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday

Closed Sunday and Monday 

November through March (off-season) 

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday

Closed Sunday through Thursday

Beach hours

Beach closed for the season