Enclosed 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.

Picnic tables, playground and grill in field and enclosed shelter in the distance

Shelter Amenities
  • 10 picnic tables
  • 70-plus chairs
  • Air conditioning/heating
  • Electricity
  • One grill
  • Kitchen: range, two refrigerators, sink and prep table
  • Flush toilet
  • Water
  • Length x width: 24 x 44'
  • Maximum occupancy: 60
  • Distance to playground: 50 yards

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

Tables and folding chairs against the walls inside the enclosed shelter

Park Hours

Coordinates

39.764722, -93.215556

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.