Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri
Outlet Park Shelters
Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 electric
- Season
- March 15 to October 31
- Cost
- Both shelters require a $30 fee each day to reserve a shelter.
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 791 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T 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 shelters at Outlet Park are below the dam and offer shade and a good area to hold large events. The Ballfield Shelter is located on the west side of road. This shelter has a nearby ballfield, with a playground and vault toilets nearby. The Multipurpose Shelter is on the east side of the road. This shelter has a nearby tennis court, a playground, horseshoe pit and waterborne toilets.
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
Ballfield Shelter has standing grills, 20-amp electrical outlets, and five picnic tables which can accommodate 30 people.
Multipurpose Shelter includes standing grills, 20-amp electrical outlets, and six picnic tables which can accommodate 36 people.
Parking is found in parking lots east and west of the park attendant booth.
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° | -14° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 41° | 14° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 48° | 32° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 61° | 46° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 69° | 55° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 73° | 64° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 71° | 61° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 67° | 54° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 50° | 32° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 41° | 15° | 76° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 34° | 13° | 74° | 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
- Outlet Park · Army Corps of Engineers · 0 mi · 22 sites
- Overlook Park Shelters · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 2 sites
- Damsite · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 96 sites
- Pomme de Terre State Park · Missouri State Parks · 2 mi · 235 sites
- Wheatland Park · Army Corps of Engineers · 3 mi · 79 sites
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