MO Missouri Porch

Lodging

Cabins, yurts & lodging

Not everyone wants a tent. Missouri's state parks also rent cabins, yurts, and lodges, so you can sleep with four walls and a roof and still wake up in the park.

A yurt is a round tent-like cabin built on a wooden floor, with solid walls and a real door — sturdier than a tent but simpler than a house. A camper cabin is a small, basic cabin: you get a roof, beds, and a locking door, but usually no kitchen or bathroom inside.

What the parks rent

Beyond campsites, the parks have 194 cabins plus yurts and lodges. Camper cabins are at Johnson's Shut-Ins, Mark Twain, Stockton, and Lake Wappapello; yurts at Pomme de Terre, Lake of the Ozarks (with Outpost cabins), and Table Rock (premium yurts); lodges and cabins at Echo Bluff (the Betty Lea Lodge), Bennett Spring, and Montauk.

The booking rules

  • Lodging check-in is 3 p.m.; checkout is 11 a.m.
  • Changes are accepted up to 4 days before arrival.
  • Weekends need a 2-night minimum; holidays need 3 nights (Thanksgiving needs 3 nights at Johnson's Shut-Ins, Lake of the Ozarks, and Table Rock).
  • Reserve all lodging through icampmo.com.

Bringing the dog

Can the dog come inside?

Cabins for Canines: about 30% of lodging units allow dogs, with a 2-dog limit per unit; fees and rules vary.

Pets

Bringing the dog? Rules vary by landlord

Where Pet rule
State-park campgrounds Leash no longer than 10 feet; 2 dogs per site; not allowed in most buildings, swimming areas, or fishing waters (service animals excepted).
State-park lodging Only "Cabins for Canines" units allow dogs — about 30% of units, 2 dogs max; fees and rules vary.
Mark Twain developed sites Leash generally no longer than 6 feet.
Corps, NPS & private Pet rules vary by facility — check the campground before you go.

Want to pitch a tent or park an RV instead? See state-park campsites. Looking for a specific park? See the marquee parks.

Before you go

Missouri Porch explains; the agency that runs your campground decides.

Last checked: 2026-06-18. Prices, dates, reservation rules, and closures change — confirm with the agency that runs your campground before you go.

This is a plain-English summary, not the official rulebook. Camping spans five different agencies, and each sets its own rules — always confirm with the agency that runs your campground before you go.

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