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Open Shelter

at Weston Bend State Park

To reserve this shelter, or to check for availability, visit our reservation page* or contact the park at 816-640-5443.

*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.

Open picnic shelter

Shelter Amenities
  • 12 picnic tables
  • Two grills
  • Electricity
  • Flush toilets
  • Water hydrant
  • Length x width: 26' x 42'
  • Maximum occupancy: 50
  • Distance to playground: 500 feet

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

Open picnic shelter and parking lot

Park Hours

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Weather

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Coordinates

39.391111, -94.877778

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 Gate

Park gates are opened and closed at the following times:

  • April 15 to Oct. 31
    7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily 
  • Nov. 1 to April 14
    7 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily

Day-Use Areas

7 a.m. to sunset, daily, year-round

Park Office hours

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

Dog Park hours

7 a.m. to Sunset