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Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a public recreation area on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks; it is the largest state park in Missouri. [4] [ A] The park includes 85 miles (137 km) of shoreline on the lake (which has a total of 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline—mostly privately owned); two swimming beaches with imported sand, 12 trails, the Ozark Caverns, a boat launch, and ...
A 1945 aerial view of Lake of the Ozarks. A hydroelectric power plant on the Osage River was first pursued by Kansas City developer Ralph Street in 1912. He put together the initial funding and began building roads, railroads, and infrastructure necessary to begin construction of a dam, with a plan to impound a much smaller lake.
Echo Bluff State Park (4.6 out of 5 stars) is a public recreation area comprising 476 acres (193 ha) of land in Newton Township, Shannon County, Missouri, United States. [4] The state park occupies the site of former Camp Zoe, a summer camp for children that opened in 1929.
Sunrise Beach near Lake of the Ozarks Distance from Springfield: 1 hour, 35 minutes A village in Camden and Morgan Counties near Lake of the Ozarks, Sunrise Beach provides Missourians with a sandy ...
Current River State Park: Shannon: 780 acres 320 ha: 2008 Don Robinson State Park: Jefferson: 843 acres 341 ha: 2012 Echo Bluff State Park: Shannon: 410 acres 170 ha: 2016 Elephant Rocks State Park: Iron: 131.74 acres 53.31 ha: 1967 Eleven Point State Park: Oregon: 4,167 acres 1,686 ha: 2016 Finger Lakes State Park: Boone: 1,128.69 acres 456.76 ...
Local officials at the Lake of the Ozarks have signed off on plans for a $350 million family entertainment development. But owners of a beloved timeshare resort worry “they are going to push us ...
The park also features caves, sinkholes, and bluffs overlooking the lake. It is a prominent example of karst topography, which is geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock. [5] A 70-acre (28 ha) portion of the park was designated as the Ha Ha Tonka Karst Natural Area in 1981. [6]
The Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge carries Highway MM across the lake from the southwest part of the city; the highway leads west 9 miles (14 km) to Sunrise Beach. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city of Lake Ozark has a total area of 7.91 square miles (20.49 km 2 ), of which 7.19 square miles (18.62 km 2 ) are land and 0.72 ...