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Open Shelter

at Wallace State Park

To reserve this shelter, visit our reservation page, or contact the park to check for availability by calling 816-632-3745.

open picnic shelter

Shelter Amenities
  • Eight picnic tables
  • Electricity
  • One grill
  • Water fountain
  • Length x width: 30.5' x 20.4'
  • Maximum occupancy: 50
  • Distance to horseshoe pit: 100 feet
  • Distance to playground: 300 feet
  • Restroom: 100 feet to non-ADA vault toilet

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

Park Hours

Coordinates

39.657398, -94.215880

Park Hours

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, 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: Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Jan. 2, 2023; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day. 

Park Grounds (gated)

Summer Hours (on-season)
April 15 through Oct. 31

7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily

Winter Hours (off-season)
Nov. 1 through April 14

7 a.m. to sunset, daily

Day-Use Area:

7 a.m. to sunset, daily

Park Office hours

  • April 15 through Oct. 31
    Staff are usually available in the park daily. The office telephone is monitored for messages between:
    8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday through Thursday
    8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

Winter Hours (off-season)

  • Nov. 1 through April 14
    Staff are usually available in the park daily. The office telephone is monitored for messages between:
    8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday through Thursday
    8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

Messages left on Tuesday and Wednesday may not be returned until Thursday.