Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region

Harry S Truman State Park sits on a peninsula in Truman Lake

Harry S Truman State Park is on a peninsula in Truman Lake near Warsaw in Benton County. It is run by Missouri State Parks and offers camping, trails, fishing, and a marina; the lake and dam are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Harry S Truman State Park sits on a peninsula that reaches into Truman Lake near Warsaw, in Benton County. It is run by Missouri State Parks. The lake itself, along with the dam, is run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.

The park gives you a place to get out on the water. You can camp, hike the trails, and fish for crappie, bass, and catfish. There is a marina with boat slips, plus picnic spots and a playground. If you are new to the county, it is an easy place to start when you want to learn the local lake.

Hours, campsite openings, and seasonal closures can change. Check the Missouri State Parks page for this park before you go, so you know what is open the day you visit.

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Kaysinger Bluff is where the Corps explains Truman Lake The Corps' Truman visitor center on Kaysinger Bluff explains the dam, Osage River Valley history, wildlife, and the line between Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks. Two rivers, the Osage and the Pomme de Terre, feed the county's lakes Benton County's lakes are fed by the Osage and Pomme de Terre rivers, and those river arms shape both the recreation and the floodplain on the upper, river-like ends of the reservoirs. Truman Lake dock and shoreline permits come from the Corps of Engineers Truman Lake is a federal reservoir run by the Army Corps of Engineers, so dock and shoreline rules come from the Corps, not the county. A lot near the lake does not always include a dock right, so confirm the shoreline classification and any existing permit with the Corps' Kansas City District before you count on dock access. Benton County straddles two different lakes with two different managers A Benton County lake parcel can sit on Truman Lake or on the upper end of Lake of the Ozarks, and those two lakes have different managers and different dock and shoreline rules, so the homework depends on which lake you are on

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