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Shelter 1

at Wakonda State Park

To reserve this shelter, or to check for availability, visit our reservation page* or contact the park at 573-655-2280. If the shelter is not reserved, it is available at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis.

*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.

Shelter Amenities
  • Six picnic tables
  • Electricity
  • One grill
  • Length x width: 50' x 30'
  • Maximum occupancy: 50
  • Restroom: 120 yards to flush toilets
  • Distance to beach: 120 yards
  • Distance to playground: 206 yards
  • Distance to Wakonda campground: 1,400 yards
  • Distance to Boulder campground: 720 yards
  • Distance to park office: 250 yards
  • Distance to Wakonda boat ramp: 880 yards
  • Distance to Agate Lake boat ramp: 1,200 yards

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

Park Hours

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Coordinates

40.005500, -91.521787

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:

  • 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.

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. 

Beach hours

Beach closed for the season