Facility Details - Recreation.gov, Peoples Creek (MO)

Description

Located in the Southeastern Ozark foothills of Missouri, the People's Creek Recreation Area on the Wappapello Lake Project is a place everyone can enjoy. The day use portion of this recreation area includes a two-lane boat ramp with courtesy loading dock, a disabled accessible fishing pier, a swimming beach, one large picnic shelter and two small picnic shelters and two comfort stations. The 57-site campground portion of this area has an upper and lower campground. The lower area offers 37 electric campsites, a comfort station, a shower house, and lake frontage. The upper area, which is separate from the lower area, has 20 electric sites, comfort station and a picnic shelter.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Accessible Boat Ramp Accessible Fishing Boat Launch Ramp Comfort Station Flush Toilet	Lake Front Sites Potable Water Showers Swimming Telephone

Alerts and Important Information

Reservations must be made at least 4 days in advance.

Getting There:

Peoples Creek (MO)
10992 HIGHWAY T
Wappapello MO 63966-9603

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
36.92639, -90.28306

THE ADDRESS ABOVE IS NOT THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF THIS PARK. THE PARK IS LOCATED IN WAPPAPELLO, MISSOURI NORTH OF THE WAPPAPELLO DAM.

From St. Louis; take I-55 South to Hwy 67; take Hwy 67 South to D Hwy; take D Hwy South for approximately 15 miles and look for signs. From Poplar Bluff; take Hwy 60 East to Hwy T; take Hwy T North and look for signs.

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Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (573)222-8234
PARK RANGER: 573/778-5404 PROJECT OFFICE: 573/222-8562

Special Events:

The events listed here are not intended to be an all inclusive list. Please contact the park for further details.

31st Annual Old Greenville Black Powder Rendezvous
This is the longest consecutive rendezvous in the state of Missouri and it is held in the Greenville Recreation Area. There will be crafts, demonstrations, shooting competitions, traders and food all representing the mid 1800's time period. from Apr 18 2009 to Apr 19 2009
Wappapello Outdoors Opportunity for Disabled Sportsmen (W.O.O.D.S.)
This event consist of a variety of recreational activities for the mentally and physically challenged i.e. fishing, archery and pellet shoot, dutch oven cooking, building birdhouses etc. This event is held in the Redman Creek Recreation Area on May 02 2009
2009 National Drag Boat Races This event will be held in the Redman Recreation Day Use Area cove. from May 16 2009 to May 17 2009
Army Birthday and Military Celebration
This event enables the public to celebrate the Army's existence and pay special tribute to all of our nation's armed forces. This event is held at the Redman Creek Recreation Area and Visitor Center on Jun 13 2009
Annual Kid's Fishing Derby & National Get Outdoors Day
Event is open to all children under the age of 16. This event includes not only fishing activities but also archery and pellet gun shooting. This event is held in the Redman Creek Recreation Area on Jun 20 2009
Willie's Wet N' Wild Water Fest and 4th of July Festival
Variety of family oriented water safety games and activities such as tug of war, PFD fashion show, dunking booth, Optical Hydro Illusion Obstacle Challenge, canoe and inner tube racing, card board boat building and racing, sand sculpturing and much more as well as the annual Wappapello Lions Club Fireworks display over the lake at dusk. Water Fest is held in the Redman Creek Recreation Area and Fireworks are shot off over the main body of the lake. on Jul 04 2009
18th Annual Old Greenville Days
Living History of the early 1900's. This event consists of arts/crafts, civil war and rendezvous living history, live musical entertainment (bluegrass, country, gospel, clogging, etc.), and food. from Sep 19 2009 to Sep 20 2009