About Shawnee Bend
Shawnee Bend Park sits on the shores of Harry S. Truman Lake in the hills of western Missouri. Visitors enjoy fishing, hunting, swimming and boating. [Click here](http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/truman/tour1.html) for the Harry S. Truman Lake virtual tour. Shawnee Bend is an excellent fishing location. Truman Lake is also a popular destination for tournament fishermen. A playground and sandy beach make the area perfect for families. This year-round day-use area offers two large group picnic shelters. Amenities include flush and pit toilets, playgrounds, swimming beach, boat ramp and drinking water. Harry S Truman Reservoir lies among the rolling hills and rocky bluffs of the Ozark Plateau. Mature hardwoods of Oak and Hickory with cedar trees mixed in cover the area. Wildlife such as whitetail deer, turkey, hawks, ospreys, eagles, and many different water birds can be found in…
- Managed by: Harry S. Truman Lake, USACE
- Where: 3 mi west of Warsaw, MO · 38.25889, -93.42194
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 21.4 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Bledsoe Ferry 1.3 mi
- Missouri Deptartment Of Natural Resources 1.8 mi
- Campsite · 3 mi E of Bent Tree Harbor 2 mi
- Devil’s Backbone Campground 2.1 mi
- Buck Ridge Campground 2.4 mi
- Bobcat Run Campground 2.4 mi