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Special-Use Camping Area

at Wakonda State Park

The special-use camping area is designated for group camping, with nonprofit organizations and youth groups having priority. The area is equipped with a fire pit, a vault toilet and several picnic tables. The flat fee for use of this area is $20 per night covering up to 10 people, and an additional $2 per person per night for any additional people over the 10 included in the flat fee.

For more information or to reserve the area for your group, call 573-655-2280.

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Coordinates

40.012217, -91.513717

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 Grounds:

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

Park Office hours

April 15 through Oct. 31 (On-Season)

7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday through Thursday

7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday

Nov. 1 through April 14 (Off-Season)

Staff are usually available in the park Monday through Friday.

The office telephone is monitored for messages during daytime hours.

Beach hours

Beach closed for the season