Eagle Point Recreation Area in MO -- Campground & RV Camping

Eagle Point is a day-use park on a grassy bluff overlooking 8,400-acre Wappapello Lake near the dam. The site features an accessible picnic shelter that holds up to 80 people, an extended viewing platform above the water, a volleyball court, and flush toilets replaced in 2021. Visitors can access the Lake View Trail directly from the point to cross the dam or reach Peoples Creek. The surrounding 45,000 acres of public land offer nine trail systems, including the nearby Shell Lake Archery Trail, along with boating, kayaking, and fishing on the lake and St. Francis River.

Getting there: Eagle Point is not at the physical address listed above. It is on the north end of the Wappapello Dam. From St. Louis: Take I-55 south to Route 67, then go south on 67 to Highway D. Take Highway D south for 20 miles to the intersection of D and T. Look for signs. From Poplar Bluff: Take Route 60 east to Route T. Take Route T north for 22 miles and look for signs.

• Moderately separated here.
• The Lake Wappapello shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.