Lake of the Ozarks State Park

Located off Highway 54 in Osage Beach, and from Highway 42. Another entrance is from Highway A.


This park has 17,600 plus acres of natural forestry to explore. The Lake of the Ozarks is one of Missouri’s largest lakes.

There are 12 trails for hiking and of those three are for horses and biking. To get to the horse trails you have to go through the Highway 42 and then Highway 134 entrance. The longest trail is 16 miles, Trail of 4 Winds. Hidden Springs trail is 2 ½ miles and White Oak Trail is 0.7 miles.

You can rent a horse at the Ozark Homestead riding stables and ride with a trail guide.

Trail information cabin

The trailhead for the Trail of Four Winds is on Highway 134 about 1 mile south of the trail information center a log cabin with info inside. Equestrian parking is on one side of the highway and hikers and bicycle parking is on the other. Access to the trail is also found across from the Ozark Homestead riding stables.

Homestead Riding Stables

They have 230 camping sites all shaded and range from primitive to electric hook ups. There are restroom and a laundry, and eight camping cabins to rent.

The Lake of the Ozark State Park has fishing and all sorts of water sports, boating, they have a boat rental and boat launch area. The park is open year around for camping.

There are two swimming beaches, with rest rooms and picnic areas.

There are cave tours at Ozark Caverns, a guide will take you through the beautiful cave. The cave is a one hour tour.

Our State Park systems are great for getting out to enjoy the natural beauty and the wild life that you can see. The walks are easy to extreme so you need to be prepared and wear good walking shoes. Take bug repellent with you.

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