Fishing

   Full service marinas and campgrounds are conveniently located to provide access and accommodations. During the past few years, fish spawns have been good and fishing has been exciting. Please keep in mind that day use fees are required to launch boats at any Corps managed boat ramp.

Bledsoe Ferry Park, located just downstream of Truman Dam, is one of the most popular bank fishing areas in the State of Missouri. The upper end of the Lake of the Ozarks extends to the back side of Truman Dam. A no fishing zone exists below the powerhouse - know the boundary before you cast. In the spring of the year, fish from Lake of the Ozarks move upstream and congregate below the dam creating some great bank fishing.

See Recreation Areas  and The MDC Wildlife Areas Tab

Bledsoe Ferry Park, located just downstream of Truman Dam, is one of the most popular bank fishing areas in the State of Missouri. The upper end of the Lake of the Ozarks extends to the back side of Truman Dam. A no fishing zone exists below the powerhouse - know the boundary before you cast. In the spring of the year, fish from Lake of the Ozarks move upstream and congregate below the dam creating some great bank fishing.

Hunting

Truman Lake offers many opportunities for a variety of game. White-tailed deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, quail, duck and geese are favorites among sportsmen. Most project land is open to hunting in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, with the exception of developed parks, the project administration area, land leased to the Boy Scouts of America, the Lindon Q. Skidmore Wetland Management Area, and other designated refuge areas.

Waterfowl hunters can take advantage of several marshes located on the project. Contact the Truman Project for marsh locations.

Missouri law requires any hunter born after January 1^st, 1967 to complete a hunter safety education course before they can obtain a Missouri hunting license.

Maps and Lists of activities on public land can be viewed by going to our MDC Wildlife Areas tab.

   Five full service marinas are located on Truman Lake offering fuel, supplies, wet and dry storage, boat rental, restaurants, motels, cabins, camping, and marine repair.There are boat lauch ramps at each of these locations and at all of the Corps of Engineers Recreation Areas.

There are more boat lauch access points in the MDC Wildlife areas. Check the recreation activities chart for their locatiions also.

 Bucksaw Marina is located on the Grand River Arm of Truman Reservoir, approximately 11 miles southeast of Clinton, Missouri. Bucksaw Marina is a full service marina offering fuel, supplies, guide service, boat rental

Harry S. Truman State Park Marina is located just west of the confluence of the Osage and Grand River Arms approximately 6 miles west of Warsaw, Missouri. The state park marina is a full service marina offering fuel, supplies, guide service, wet and dry storage, boat rental, and restaurant.

Long Shoal Marina is located on the Grand River Arm approximately 7 miles west of Warsaw, Missouri. Access is provided via Mo Hwy 7. Long Shoal is a full service marina offering fuel, supplies, guide service, wet and dry storage, boat rentals, restaurant, and marine repair.

Osage Bluff Marina is located near the confluence of the Osage and Pomme De Terre Arms of Truman Lake, approximately five miles south of Warsaw, Missouri. Access is provided via Mo Hwy 83. Osage Bluff is a full service marina offering fuel, supplies, guide service, wet and dry storage, boat rentals, restaurant, marine repair, and a motel.

Sterett Creek Marina is located approximately 5 miles north of Warsaw, Missouri. Access is provided via US Hwy 65. Sterett Creek is a full service marina offering fuel, supplies, guide service, wet and dry strorage, boat rental, camping, and motel.

 

Camping

   Campers will find twelve campgrounds conveniently located around the shoreline of Truman Lake. 
   The campgrounds at Truman Lake are some of the finest in the nation. Campgrounds typically contain paved roads, shower buildings, laundry facilities, level campsites - many with electrical hookups, fire rings, picnic tables, and lantern hanging posts. Please click on individual parks for specific information for directions, facilities, and fees for each campground.

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Recreation Areas

FIREWOOD ALERT!!!!!: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like for you to be aware of the potential serious threat to our Nation's forest from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The EAB is a small insect that feeds on and kills ash trees and is transported via infested wood products, including firewood. Please visit the following website: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/ , to see if your area of the state has been infected and help us to slow down the progression of this pest by not bringing firewood with you to our campgrounds.

 Campground Rules

In order to make your camping experience more enjoyable, we ask that you observe the following list of basic campground rules (excerpts from pamphlet “Title 36, Rules and Regulations”).

1. Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. This includes turning off radios and generators at 10:00 p.m. Visitors are not permitted during this time.
2. All pets must be kept on a 6 foot leash at all times.
3. You may have 3 tents or a wheeled camping unit and 2 tents on a site.
4. All vehicles must remain on paved or graveled surfaces. Parking of vehicles on the grass (or what should be grass) is not allowed. Extra parking is available at restroom facilities. Boat trailers may be parked on the grass adjacent to the campsite.
5. At the end of your stay please place trash in the dumpsters located at the park entrance.
6. Campground roads are for ingress and egress only and are only open to licensed vehicles.
7. Dispose of all wastewater and sewage at the sanitary dump station.
8. Dead and down wood may be used for firewood. Cutting of standing trees or brush is prohibited.
9. Fires must be confined to the fire rings.
10. Checkout is at 6:00 p.m. Please checkout at the park attendant booth upon departure.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Swimming 

Visitors will find seven Corps of Engineers managed sand swimming beaches for their use and enjoyment.

Corps managed beaches are located at Shawnee Bend, Thibaut Point, Long Shoal, Windsor Crossing, Sparrowfoot, and Berry Bend Parks. A beach is also located in Bucksaw Park but this beach is reserved for Bucksaw Campground users only. These beaches are open 15 May through 15 September, 8 a.m. to dusk. Swimming areas are marked with yellow, floating buoy lines that surround the beach areas. Boats are prohibited from entering the beach area by buoys and signs. Day use fees are charged for use of all Corps managed swimming beaches except for Bucksaw Campground Beach. Lifeguards are not provided. Alcohol, pets and glass containers are not permitted at beach areas. Park Rangers and County Sheriff Deputies routinely patrol beach areas.

 A swimming beach is also located at the Harry S. Truman State Park where state park rules and regulations apply.

When swimming, remember:

• Swim and wade only where you are familiar with water depth and bottom.
• Do not swim alone.
• Watch children closely.

Swimming is not permitted around boat launching ramps, courtesy docks, or immediately upstream and downstream of the dam.

More on activities includiing hiking , sightseeing , picnic , areas , playgrounds , hiking trails , and more is available on our Recreation Areas page.

 

Truman Reservoir
Wildlife Management Areas

1. Bethlehem , Brownington , Cedar Creek  , Deepwater Creek , 
Gouge Eye , Grand River Bottoms Areas

2. Brush Creek , Leesville , Little Tebo Creek ,  
Tebo Islands , Upper Tebo Creek Areas

3. Gallinipper Creek , Sac Osage , Salt Creek , 
Valhalla , and Weaubleau Areas

4. Cross Timbers , Little Pomme de Terre Areas