Echo Bluff State Park

Echo Bluff State Park
Missouri State Park
Country United States
State Missouri
County Shannon
Coordinates 37°18′41″N 91°24′22″W / 37.31139°N 91.40611°W / 37.31139; -91.40611Coordinates: 37°18′41″N 91°24′22″W / 37.31139°N 91.40611°W / 37.31139; -91.40611
Area 410 acres (166 ha) [1]
Founded 2016
Management Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Location in Missouri
Website: Echo Bluff State Park

Echo Bluff State Park is a state park under development by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in Shannon County. The park, located on Sinking Creek, is in close vicinity to Current River State Park. The park is planned to have a lodge for overnight stays in addition to basic and electric campsites. It is scheduled to open to the public in the summer of 2016.[2]

The park is on the site of former Camp Zoe, which for many years was a summer camp for children. The camp was later bought by Jimmy Tebeau, a concert promoter who held a series of concerts at the site named "Schwagstock". Following a history of repeated drug violations at Schwagstock, the US Drug Enforcement Administration seized the property and subsequently auctioned it off. The Missouri DNR submitted the winning bid.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "It's not Camp Zoe anymore: New state park gets a name". Springfield News-Leader. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  2. "Echo Bluff State Park". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
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