Lightfoot Landing
LIGHTFOOT LANDING
Part of Pomme De Terre Lake
Overview
Attention Campers! We are looking for volunteers to help us maintain campgrounds. For more information and volunteer applications, call 417-745-6411 and ask for park ranger Heard.
Lightfoot Landing is a smaller campground compared to neighboring park areas, making it a more quiet and peaceful location for boating and fishing on Pomme de Terre Lake, known as the ''Gem of the Ozarks.''
Facilities
Lightfoot Landing has 35 sites with electric and water hookups, including one that is accessible. Additional amenities include a shower house, boat ramp with courtesy dock, dump station, playground, horse shoe pits, and a picnic shelter.
Natural Features
The Pomme de Terre River and Lindley Creek are the major sources for Pomme de Terre Lake, which spans 7,790 sparkling surface acres, with 113 miles of shoreline.Recreation
The lake is well known for fishing, with one of the highest catch ratios in the country. Species include bass, catfish, walleye and crappie, but the lake is probably best known for its muskie, which is stocked each fall.Both canoeing and power boating are popular on the lake, with a good amount of water skiing and other water activities taking place.
Nearby Attractions
One of the best dirt tracks in the country and is located down 83 highway in Wheatland. Also nearby is the Pomme de Terre Multipurpose Trail, located in Bolivar Landing.Important Notices
- During the off-season, there is a limited camping season that only has electricity available. $10 per night, Dates: March 15 - April 15, October 1 - November 30.
All reservations must be made through the Recreation.gov website or app. Search for Recreation.gov on the Apple Store or Play Store to download the app for free. Reservations can also be made by calling the Recreation.gov reservation line at (877) 444-6777.
There is no first-come-first-serve window. All reservations can be made from the current day up to six months in advance. Campers are still limited to camping 14 consecutive days at a campground.
Reservation tags will no longer be posted. With current day reservations available, it is the camper’s responsibility to check if a campsite has been reserved.
Cash and checks will no longer be accepted. Recreation.gov and their reservation line will take credit and debit cards.
Additional fees will be charged for additional camping units.
Lifejackets only work if you wear them!
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Available Activities
- PICNICKING - Picnic Shelter
- CAMPING - Camping
Directions
From Springfield, MO, go north on Highway 13 to Bolivar, MO. Take Highway 83 northeast to RB Highway. Follow the RB Highway east to the Lightfoot Park entrance.
Contact Information
Phone: 417-282-6890
26629 N. Lightfoot Park Flemington, MO 65650MO
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site 27, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 19, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 13, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 29, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 14, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 10, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 24, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 32, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 08, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 05, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 01, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 33, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site Lightfoot Shelter, Loop LLAN, Type Group Shelter Electric
- Site 23, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 34, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 02, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 06, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 11, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 28, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 16, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 21, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 35, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 15, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 20, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 03, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 12, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 31, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 17, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 26, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 25, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 09, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 30, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 07, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 04, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 18, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
- Site 22, Loop LLAN, Type Standard Electric
