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Open Shelter

at Pershing State Park

To reserve this shelter, or to check for availability, visit our reservation page* or contact the park at 660-963-2299.

*Shelters can be reserved online from 30 days to 12 months in advance of the day of use. Reservations for arrival dates less than 30 days out can be made only by contacting the park.

Shelter, picnic tables and grill

Shelter Amenities
  • Seven picnic tables
  • Electricity
  • One grill
  • Pit toilet
  • Water hydrant
  • Length x width: 20' x 40'
  • Maximum occupancy: 40
  • Distance to playground: 20 yards

For more information about the park's picnic areas, click here.

Picnic tables inside the open shelter

Park Hours

Park Hours

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Coordinates

39.763056, -93.216389

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. 24, 2023; 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 sunset, daily, year-round.

Park Office hours

Staff are usually available in the park Monday through Friday. The office telephone is monitored for messages between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, year-round.

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 24, 2023; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day.