Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri
Lightfoot Shelter
Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 electric
- Season
- March 15 to October 31
- Cost
- A $20 fee is needed each day to reserve the shelter.
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Pomme De Terre Lake
- Nearest town
- Hermitage
- Address
- 23697 County Road 218, Hermitage , MO, 65668
- Phone
- 417-745-6411
About
Overview
The Lightfoot Shelter is the perfect spot for families to hold a variety of events. It located in Lightfoot Park near campsite 01 and sits near the boat ramp, playground, horseshoe pit and vault restrooms.
Recreation
Pomme de Terre Lake is popular among water skiers and anglers. A number of coves on the lake provide seclusion for ideal fishing conditions, regardless of power boating on other areas of the lake.
Facilities
This shelter has standing grills, 20-amp electrical outlets and six picnic tables which can accommodate 36 people
Parking is north of the shelter. Additional vehicles can park in the boat launch parking lot.
Natural Features
Pomme de Terre Lake is located in the rugged, tree-topped hills of the west-central Missouri Ozarks. The lake is long and winding with 7,790 surface acres and 113 miles of shoreline.
Largemouth bass, crappie and white bass are common catches. Muskie is a popular and rare catch that draws many anglers to the region.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 27° | 2° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 30° | -15° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 40° | 14° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 48° | 32° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 61° | 45° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 69° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 72° | 64° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 71° | 60° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 66° | 54° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 50° | 32° | 86° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 41° | 15° | 76° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 34° | 13° | 73° | 8 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lightfoot Landing · Army Corps of Engineers · 0 mi · 38 sites
- Wheatland Park · Army Corps of Engineers · 3 mi · 79 sites
- Wheatland Shelters · Army Corps of Engineers · 3 mi · 3 sites
- Pomme de Terre State Park · Missouri State Parks · 5 mi · 235 sites
- Nemo Landing · Army Corps of Engineers · 6 mi · 115 sites
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