The Basics
Shell Knob Rec Area
State Highway YY
Shell Knob, MO
Phone: (417) 683-4428 (Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs District Office)
Closest Towns: Shell Knob, Cassville, Kimberling City, Cape Fair
Directions: Shell Knob Rec Area is located approx. 1 mile East of MO Hwy 39 on State Hwy YY, just north of the town of Shell Knob.
About Shell Knob Rec Area
Constructed through a partnership between the Forest Service and the Shell Knob Lions Club, the Shell Knob Rec Area is situated atop a bluff overlooking the White River arm of Table Rock Lake, just north of the town of Shell Knob in southwest Missouri. The area is located at the former site of an old CCC camp (Civilian Conservation Corps Camp No. 3753), with some of the old foundations still present. The site features a beautiful view of Table Rock Lake.
Features include a 40' x 80' pavilion with kitchen facilities, numerous picnic tables, tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pit, walking trail, observation deck, playground, vault toilets, and interpretive signs. The lighted pavilion can be reserved on a daily basis through www.recreation.gov.
This is a day-use only facility; no overnight camping is allowed.
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