Missouri’s big lakes are mostly Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs, plus Lake of the Ozarks, which Ameren Missouri manages the shoreline of and says has 1,150 miles of shoreline. Eight state parks sit on them.
Acres and shoreline miles appear only where an official page printed them; the Corps district sites would not load for us, so many cells say “not stated” rather than carry a guess. Read October 30, 2026.
Seven Lakes
Corps pages are the Corps of Engineers’ own lake gateway.
| Lake | Operator as printed | Surface acres | Shoreline | State park on or by it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Ozarks | Ameren Missouri runs the shoreline office and lake-level line at Bagnell Dam; its page does not say who owns the lake | Not stated | 1,150 miles (Ameren) | Lake of the Ozarks State Park (Brumley), Ha Ha Tonka State Park (Camdenton) | Ameren: Lake of the Ozarks |
| Table Rock Lake | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Not stated | Not stated | Table Rock State Park (Branson) | Corps: Table Rock |
| Truman Lake | Corps of Engineers | Not stated | Not stated | Harry S. Truman State Park (Warsaw); the state page does not name the lake | Corps: Truman |
| Lake Wappapello | Corps of Engineers | Not stated (the page calls the whole project 45,000 acres) | Not stated | Lake Wappapello State Park (Williamsville) | Corps: Wappapello |
| Mark Twain Lake | Corps of Engineers | 18,600 acres of water | Not stated | Mark Twain State Park (Florida) | Corps: Mark Twain Lake |
| Stockton Lake | Corps of Engineers | 24,700 acres of water | Over 298 miles | Stockton State Park (Dadeville) | Corps: Stockton |
| Pomme de Terre Lake | Created by the Corps in the early 1960s (state parks page) | 7,800 acres (state parks page) | Not stated | Pomme de Terre State Park (Pittsburg) | Corps: Pomme de Terre |
State Parks on the Water
Admission is free at Missouri state parks; camping, cabins, boat rentals and cave tours have fees (see the state parks guide).
| Park | Address as printed | What the page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Ozarks State Park | 403 Highway 134, Brumley | Two swimming beaches, boat rentals and ramps, marinas, cabins and yurts, Ozark Caverns tours; the region page says more than 80 miles of lake frontage | Missouri State Parks |
| Ha Ha Tonka State Park | 1491 State Road D, Camdenton | Day-use with karst features and castle ruins above a spring and the lake | Missouri State Parks |
| Table Rock State Park | 5272 State Highway 165, Branson | Marina that rents ski boats and paddleboards; six yurts | Missouri State Parks |
| Pomme de Terre State Park | 23451 Park Entrance Road, Pittsburg | Two beaches, a marina, yurts and cabins; a managed deer hunt closes parts of the Hermitage area from sunset November 5 to sunrise November 9, 2026 | Missouri State Parks |
| Stockton State Park | 19100 S. Highway 215, Dadeville | On Stockton Lake | Missouri State Parks |
| Mark Twain State Park | 37352 Shrine Road, Florida | Access to Mark Twain Lake | Missouri State Parks |
| Lake Wappapello State Park | 8005 State Highway 172, Williamsville | On Lake Wappapello | Missouri State Parks |
| Harry S. Truman State Park | 28761 State Park Road W., Warsaw | On a peninsula; the page does not name the lake | Missouri State Parks |
What We Could Not Verify
- Surface acres and shoreline miles for Table Rock, Truman, Wappapello and Pomme de Terre (Corps pages), and Lake of the Ozarks acres (Ameren): not printed on the pages we read.
- Who owns Lake of the Ozarks: the Ameren pages describe what Ameren manages, not ownership.
- Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes: their Corps pages list Arkansas towns and no Missouri state park, so we leave them out.
- Which district page is right for Truman, Wappapello and the other Corps lakes: the district sites blocked us.
- Wappapello’s 45,000 figure is a project size, not lake surface.
More Missouri Guides
Questions People Ask
How long is the shoreline of Lake of the Ozarks?
Ameren Missouri’s shoreline page says 1,150 miles.
How big is Stockton Lake?
The Corps page says 24,700 acres of water and over 298 miles of shoreline.
Which Missouri state parks are on lakes?
Lake of the Ozarks, Ha Ha Tonka, Table Rock, Pomme de Terre, Stockton, Mark Twain, Lake Wappapello and Harry S. Truman state parks.
Is it free to enter a state park on a lake?
Missouri State Parks says day-use entry is free; camping, lodging, rentals and cave tours cost extra.
Sources
- Ameren: Lake of the Ozarks
- Ameren: shoreline management
- Corps: Table Rock
- Corps: Truman
- Corps: Wappapello
- Corps: Mark Twain Lake
- Corps: Stockton
- Corps: Pomme de Terre
- Missouri State Parks: Lake of the Ozarks region
- Missouri State Parks: Pomme de Terre general information
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/things-to-do/lakes/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.