Loop 4 reopens as basic campground
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FEB. 3, 2025 – Months after a devastating flood, Montauk State Park will reopen to day-use guests Feb. 24, and overnight guests will be welcomed back starting Feb. 25.
The monumental flood on Nov. 4, 2024, left the entire park with substantial damage, including loss of electrical service in Campground Loop 4. Therefore, campsites in the 400 loop will reopen only as basic campsites. The Division of State Parks will notify customers with reservations in February for loop 4 with reservation options. The park is working to fully resolve the problem and will restore electric service as soon as possible. If further reservations are affected, the division will notify customers. This change involves only Campground Loop 4. Campers should note that generators are only allowed to be used outside of designated quiet hours.
While the park will reopen in time for opening day of catch-and-keep trout season, guests should note that the park will look somewhat different than before the flood. Layers of sand remain throughout the park, covering the grass and area woodlands. Team members will be reseeding areas of the campground and other day-use areas in an effort to reestablish the grass.
"Missouri State Parks team members and volunteers have been working hard to get the park opened and cleaned up," said Justin Adams, Ozarks regional director. "But there is work to do."
Montauk State Park is located at 345 State Road 6670 in Salem.
For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.