Log Yard Campground
Shannon County · MO
Source: National Park Service · imported Aug 15, 2026
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Vehicle & access
2WD vehicle: Yes
Access roads: Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather
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The essentials
Key campground facts
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Price
$10/night
Type
Campground
Camping status
Official campsite
Land manager
National Park Service
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No conditions or restrictions are recorded for this location yet. Check the managing agency before you go.
Can you camp here?
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Getting there
Access and vehicle suitability
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RV and trailer guidance
RVs and trailers are allowed as specified in our campground regulations. As for RVs on the gravel bar at Log Yard: We are still working on a plan for Log Yard that follows our General Management Plan, which stipulated that we designate campsites on gravel bars that allow vehicular access for camping. Since we're implementing an electronic payment requirement parkwide this year, we need to establish campsite locations on the Log Yard gravel bar to allow campers to pay for specific sites. This will also provide an opportunity for us to place things like fire rings, picnic tables and lantern posts. At the same time, we hope to establish and improve an area of the gravel bar for launching vessels and parking. Vehicles would still be able to access the campsites and the vessel launch/parking area. Designating campsites and launch/parking area will help prevent overcrowding and degradation of gravel bars.
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Will my vehicle fit?
2WD vehicle
Yes
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Roads and route
Access roads
Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather
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Road surface
Paved
Source: National Park Service
Accessibility
Campground classification
Limited Development Campground
Source: National Park Service
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Where it is
Location
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State
MO
County
Shannon County
Elevation
549 ft
Coordinates
37.11382, -91.12748
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Amenities
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Setting & surroundings
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Weather
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Staying reachable
Connectivity
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Agency fire orders
Fire conditions
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Nearby services
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Solar
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Is this place right for you?
Experience & practicality
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Experience
Published recreation and setting.
—/ 10
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Practicality
Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.
8.1/ 10
81% of the 11 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (100% of the 16-weight target). Partial data coverage · 16 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Camping is published as allowed
- 2WD passable
- Paved or gravel access road
- Restroom
- Drinking water
- Cost is published
- $25 or less per night
Published as not available
- Dump station
- Shower
- Trash service
- Laundry
Partially supported: only one of the two dimensions has enough published evidence, so this record is not presented or ranked as the equal of a fully documented one.
Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.
Overview
Why this place?
- Campground managed by National Park Service.
- Camping status: Official campsite.
- Located in Shannon County, MO at 549 ft.
- Nightly price: $10.
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Data & trust
Source confidence
High
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Source
National Park Service
Last source update
Aug 15, 2026
Source record
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