Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area

Overall our experience was great. The staff was helpful, courteous, and informative. LORA is secluded and as others have said you should bring what you will need for your stay. The mini-mart has some basic stuff: bread, beverages, and some essentials. Boat and Jet Ski rentals are available, but pricey. 50 amp service sites were ok; level with water, electric, and sewer. No internet, cable, or shade trees, and the sites were wide enough for RV only. When we opened our door we had a mud puddle to step into. AT $30 a night I would have liked a mini-patio area that was paved or concrete. 30 amp sites are not big rig friendly and do not have sewer, but offer shade and a great view of the lake. Bathhouse is small but clean and offer free laundry. As others have said follow the directions listed—don’t use the GPS. Depending on the direction that you are traveling from it may take you through back roads (gravel roads) etc. Deer and other game are plentiful and wander freely. We will visit again. I only give LORA a 4 star because of the narrow RV pads and mud outside out door. 

We stayed at LORA for a nice break on the lake. The 50amp sites are in a block together in the open. 30amp sites are spaced out in a different area set amongst the trees. LORA gives a discount for those with Golden Age Passport. This helps since the cost for 50amp is $30 a nite. This park is in a recreation area not located on a base. It is set out on one of the fingers of Lake of the Ozarks. No great views from the 50amp sites but when you get down to the marina or one of the picnic areas it's a beautiful setting. There are cabins available for rent- some that have docks accessible. The marina has different watercraft available for rent. LORA is a few miles from the nearest town so have your groceries with you. When you do venture in to town there is plenty to do. There is a local winery trail with some great local tastings for you to sample. Make sure to go to the local state park, Ha Ha Tonka. Great hikes, springs & a castle ruin. We will visit again - hopefully our next visit we'll get a chance to enjoy the lake. Storms kept us off the water this visit.

We stayed here for 2 nights and pretty much had the place to ourselves. We stayed in the nice pull through 50 amp sites, yes they are narrow, however they are concrete, level, and and all of the hookups are placed where they should be. The area is remote, but we liked that. The lake is beautiful, as is the surrounding area. We will come back some day and stay longer. Verizon cell service worked well and there are several OTA tv channels to choose from.

Unless you get the 1/2 off with the senior citizen National Park Pass, it's gotten more expensive to stay ($30 a night up from $22). That being said, we arrived on a Sunday afternoon and the restroom/shower was not cleaned attended to until Wednesday, in the meantime no toilet paper or paper towels in the facility. The area around the dumpster was cluttered with dead fish and stunk terrible. Hookups worked well, easy pull thru on level concrete pads. Nice walking trails and very peaceful and quiet.

Great campground. Long sites, concrete, picnic table, no trees to block satellite signal, clean, etc. Great place for water activities, which is why I only gave it a 2 for location. We aren't water people, and it is located miles from a town, then 4 miles up a narrow, hilly, windy road. But I would go there again, and they (Army) take the Golden Age Passport. If I was a boater or a fisherperson, I'd love it. 

Nice place for a short stay. The paved spots weren't available so we had a gravel pad that was level and clean/ The electrical box had me a little uncomfortable because it had been hit at least once but after checking it with my meter I noted the damage was mostly cosmetic. The restrooms were clean and stocked but the laundry room garbage was overflowing. I also noted that one of the two dumpster was overflowing but, the other one further down was empty.

I think the price is a little steep it went up to $30 a night several private RV parks at the main part of the lake are at 35 a night and include Wi-Fi hookup and TV when you first pull into the park big rig and full hookups are on the right do not make the mistake of going straight into the park space is very limited and you will get stuck the park is very clean and the staff are friendly

We were very happy and impressed with this campground and the facilities at LORA. We stayed at the full hookup sites and we thought the sites were very nice and laid out well. These sites look fairly new so there is not a lot of shade trees like there is in the other parts of the campground. We did not see this as a problem because our awning gave us shade in the morning and early afternoon and the camper blocked the sun in the later part of the day. By the time we were able to camp here it was after Labor Day so it was not crowded at all. The staff was very nice and helpful. The bathrooms were very clean and well maintained. It seemed like you were out in the middle of nowhere but it was only about a 15 minute drive to Osage Beach.