## Overview

Pinewoods Lake Recreation Area sits next to Pinewoods Lake in southeastern Missouri. It is an ideal location to enjoy lake fishing and scenic trails.

#### Natural Features:

The lake is located on the southeastern quadrant of the Mark Twain National Forest. The area is densely wooded.

#### Recreation:

A 1.3-mile walking trail surrounds the lake. Most of the trail has a concrete surface and is accessible. The entire trail is relatively flat, with no difficult sections. Circling the 32-acre lake, the trail provides views of the lake, songbirds and wildlife, and an abundance of wildflowers.  
  
The lake offers a floating fishing pier and a concrete boat ramp. Anglers can enjoy fishing for bass, sunfish and catfish.

#### Facilities:

The day-use picnic shelter can accommodate up to 75 people. It is equipped with tables and large grills. Accessible vault toilets are provided. Trash collection service is not available; visitors must carry out all garbage.

#### Nearby Attractions:

Ellsinore is the closest city to the campground, just 3 miles away, with a few dining options, a grocery store and fuel station.

Pinewoods Lake Campground

Just off highway, it is dispersed camping in a park that no longer charges, blacktop pad, lantern hook, picnic table, fire ring w cooking grate at ea site, vault toilets.

  

There was a fire a few years ago so some burned out areas, lots of firewood, small lake for fishing no motorized boats, great hike/walk around lake.  There is a gas station/truck stop near.   Great stop to regroup on a long road trip.

Peaceful

nice little free campground with paved pretty level sites near water, stayed one night, nearby gas station, 2nd time we have stayed here,, enjoyed it both times!!

dark, quiet, near water!!

Pretty lakefront camp sites

Not big but definitely good for a stopover on a cross country trip. Only here one night but seems quiet and cozy. 

Cozy little campground

This is an amazing campground it is paved throughout, there is a lake view, bathrooms, nice wooded  area and we have a 30 foot motorhome that is 13 feet tall and had no problem coming in and finding a spot!!

Amazing and free!!

It was beautiful, very calm and perfect for relaxing. The view of the stars is absolutely gorgeous. Saw a meteor during our stay. Would definitely recommend. There was trash in the fire pit and they will probably need to be dug out, plenty of wood around to gather, 

Quiet and isolated

the camping lots are clear of weeds yet surrounded by trees which made it feel cozy. there were a few campers when we went but the campsites are far enough away to have your own privacy. the lake view is absolutely gorgeous as well. i highly recommend it!

Great Campsite!!

Stopped here while passing through Missouri on a Saturday on 4th of July weekend and there were only 3 other campers when we arrived late afternoon. The sites are nice and big with picnic tables and fire rings, even a few “doubles” that would fit two big rigs side by side. The trail around the lake makes for a nice short walk with the dogs and it was surprisingly not terribly buggy for July. No hook-ups, which was the only downside since it was so hot and my Husky demands AC in the summer! 

Easy access, private sites

We stopped at a dollar general in town and picked up all the supplies and food we’d need. Camp was 3 minutes down the road. We found a spot right the water - nice and level - and got set up really quick. Good view of the water and plenty of walking trails. Sites have nice metal fire pits and nice metal picnic tables. There are no showers or running water in the bathrooms, nor any trash cans. A really good primitive place to camp right off of route 60. 

Quiet off the road stay 

I pulled in after dark. Found it quite easy to navigate the park &amp; find a spot for the night. Woke to a beautiful view of the lake. Very easy access off the road and still quiet, fire pits &amp; picnic tables. A very lovely place.

Beautiful Surprise

Does have restroom and fire rings with a grill 

Plenty of wood there for accessible burning 

It was a great stay! Site 10 had a beautiful view of the lake. Multiple restrooms but no showers. Each site was paved with a picnic table and fire pit. The only complaint would be the enormous amount of bugs. 