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Sycamore Shelter (Shelter #1)

at Crowder State Park

To reserve this shelter, to check for availability, visit our reservation page* or contact the park at 660-359-6473.

*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.

exterior of picnic shelter

Shelter Amenities
  • 10 picnic tables
  • Grill(s)
  • Length x width: 25' x 40'
  • Maximum occupancy: 50
  • Vault toilet
  • Water hydrant

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

picnic tables under the picnic shelter

Park Hours

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Coordinates

40.092814, -93.661923

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

Sunrise to sunset, daily, year-round

Park Office hours

Tuesday after Labor Day until Friday before Memorial Day
No formal office hours 

Friday before Memorial Day until the Tuesday after Labor Day
10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays
1 p.m. until 6 p.m., Sundays