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Special-Use Area

at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

The special-use camping area is designated for group camping, with nonprofit organizations and youth groups having priority. The area includes eight picnic tables and has vault toilets.

To reserve the area for your group, call 636-458-3813. Customers may reserve the area in advance through the park by paying a $20 deposit fee. The fee for use of the area is $2 per person, per night.

Tents set up near the group fire ring picnic shelter

 

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Coordinates

38.608369, -90.687778

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.

Park Grounds:

Entrance gates open and close at these times.

  • Summer Hours (On-Season)
    April through October
    7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily
  • Winter Hours (Off-Season)
    November through March
    7 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily

Park Office hours

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, year-round

River Hills Visitor Center hours

November and March

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Closed Monday through Friday

April through October

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday

Closed Monday and Tuesday

December through February

Closed