DNR warns in opposition to swimming at three Missouri state park seashores; one closed over E. coli

The Department of Natural Resources launched the state of the seashores in Missouri State Parks.

For the week of June 5, 2026, swimming was not really useful at three state park seashores, attributable to E. coli:

• Cuivre River State Park – Lake Lincoln Beach, 678 State Rt. 147, Troy.
• Lake of the Ozarks State Park – Public Beach #1, 403 Hwy. 134, Kaiser.
• St. Joe State Park – Pim Lake, 2800 Pimville Road, Park Hills.

One seaside, Pomme de Terre State Park, Hermitage Beach, Hwy. 64B, Pittsburg, was closed attributable to E. coli concentrations.

The remainder of the seashores in Missouri State parks had been open for swimming:

• Finger Lakes State Park – Public Beach, 1505 E. Peabody Road, Columbia.
• Lake of the Ozarks State Park – Grand Glaize Beach, off Hwy. 54, Osage Beach.
• Lake Wappapello State Park – Public Beach, Hwy. 172, Williamsville.
• Long Branch State Park – Public Beach, 28615 Visitor Center Road, Macon.
• Mark Twain State Park – Public Beach,37352 Shrine Road, Florida.
• Pomme de Terre State Park, Pittsburg Beach, Hwy. 64 B, Pittsburg.
• St. Joe State Park – Monsanto Lake, 2800 Pimville Road, Park Hills.
• Stockton State Park – Public Beach, 19100 S. Hwy. 215, Dadeville.
• Thousand Hills State Park – Public Beach, 20431 State Hwy. 157, Kirksville.
• Trail of Tears State Park – Public Beach, 429 Moccasin Springs, Jackson.
• Harry S Truman State Park – Day Use Public Beach, 28761 State Park Road, Warsaw
• Wakonda State Park – Public Beach, 32836 State Park Road, La Grange
• Watkins Woolen Mill State Park – Public Beach, 26600 Park Road N, Lawson.