Lake Ozark State Park 2017

Vista Grande, Randy’s Frozen Custard, No Mosquitoes, Lakeview Bend Trail, Hidden Springs Trail

Found our way to Lake of the Ozarks State Park and find it to be another nice place to host. And since this area is where we have lived for over thirty years, we have a chance to visit the old haunts. Back in the ’80s when we first came to Lake Ozarks, it was a small town with the small town atmosphere. But today Lake Ozarks still is a small town next to the big City of Osage Beach and trying to catch up. In the ’80s we loved a hand full of restaurants where we would know at least half the patrons. But today we have all the restaurants we used to have to go to St. Louis or Kansas City to find. And you can travel around all day and not see anyone you know. Big money here now and lots of people. A Golf Mecca and the boats are ridiculous! One of very few lakes in the country that you can still buy land right on the water. A boom town for most but a ghost town for us!
Lake Ozark State Park has a lot to offer. First thing I noticed is no Mosquitoes. Flies are limited also, a flyswatter can easily take care of the one or two you find on your patio. Lots of very tame Deer around the camp ground. Basically no Internet, no over the air TV. Very hilly here for old bikers, but we have found that we like to travel the trails on foot. There is also Horse Back Riding and Kayak rentals right out side the camp ground entrance. Electric campsites right on the edge of the Lake.If you didn’t make it to the exact location of the Total Eclipse! We tried but as in so many attempts we have tried to film or photo amazing places and events we have been blessed to see, this is one of the most Amazing events in our lives. Only two minutes but it was worth all the trouble to make it to the exact location to see it. I have now seen a total eclipse of the moon when on the high plains of Kansas and now in central Missouri the total eclipse of the sun.