Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri
Wheatland Shelters
Army Corps of Engineers · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 electric
- Season
- March 15 to October 31
- Cost
- A $20 fee is needed each day to reserve the shelter.
- Group sites
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T 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
Wheatland Park is surrounded by woods on the north end of the Pomme Arm of the lake. The shelter is located on the east end of the park and provides ample shade with the surrounding trees. Visitors can enjoy several amenities held at this park including a boat ramp and a swim beach.
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, has a playground nearby, horseshoe pit and five picnic tables which can accommodate 30 people.
Parking is found to the west and east side of the road around the shelter.
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 | 41° | 27° | 2° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 47° | 29° | -14° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 40° | 14° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 48° | 32° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 61° | 46° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 69° | 55° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 72° | 64° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 71° | 61° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 66° | 54° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 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.
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