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Special-Use Camping Area

at St. Francois State Park

The special-use camping area is designated for group camping, with nonprofit organizations and youth groups having priority. The area consists of five individual campsites, each equipped with a picnic table, fire pit and lamp post. In addition, the area's amenities include a drinking water spigot (water available April 1-Oct. 31), a covered group meeting area with picnic tables, and a large group campfire pit. There is a capacity limit of 40 people.

The fee for use of the area is $2 per person, per night. For more information or to reserve the area for your group, call 573-358-2173.

Covered meeting area Picnic tables and covered meeting area
Water spigot, picnic tables, and covered meeting area Group campfire pit surrounding by benches, with covered meeting area in background
Concrete path leading to group campfire area Distant view of covered meeting area, with trees in the foreground

 

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Coordinates

37.958596, -90.526907

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

  • April through October (On-Season)
    7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
    The entrance gate closes at 10 p.m.
  • November through March (Off-Season)
    8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
    The entrance gate closes at 6 p.m.

Park Office hours

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, year-round