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BEST things to do at the Lake of the Ozarks 🌊🚤🐟
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items Here’s everything I would recommend as someone who’s lived at the lake for 19 years! LOZ is the best summer vacation spot in the midwest, with a great central location to all things in Missouri and tons of stuff to do!
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Where to stay 🏨🏠🏕️
Activities 🚴♀️🥾🚶♀️👙
Good eats 🍔🌭🌮🥗
Shopping 💈🛍️🛒
Where to stay 🏨🏠🏕️
These are my favorite places Ive stayed here at the Lake, whether it was camping or glamping!
Rippling Waters is such a cute, quiet place to stay when you want to come to the lake for peace instead of partying! The owners are so kind and accommodating and have so much stuff to do around the area. You can take a fishing tour, swim on their bea...
Rippling Waters Resort
Margaritaville, formerly known as the Tan-Tar-A resort is one of the most fun hotels/resorts we have here at the lake. If you were going to pick a place to spend all your time at, this would be the one. Margaritaville has a hotel, spa, indoor pool, r...
Margaritaville Lake Resort
Old Kinderhook is not only a golf course but also home to the Trophy Room bar & grill, a sand volleyball course in the summer that turns into ice skating in the winter, a hotel, pool, event center, and cabins! Old Kinderhook has amazing staff mem...
Golf Course in Lake of the Ozarks | Old Kinderhook Lodge & Golf Resort
The lake of the Ozarks state park is my favorite state park to camp at!! McCubbins Point is the best tent or car camping location you’ll find in our LOZ state parks. It has such good views of the lake and nice big spots for friends to hang out and bu...
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Activities 🚴♀️🥾🚶♀️👙
Here are some of the famous places and hidden gems you should visit when coming down to the lake! ⛰️🌊🦆
Haha Tonka is one of the BEST state parks in the LOZ area! There are over 20 miles of hikes and SO much history at every stop. You’ll see tons of wildlife like ducks, fish, and otters and meet lots of people. The Castle Trail and Spring trail are the...
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
When visiting the cave state, Bridal cave is a must see! There’s over 8 rooms you can see on their guided hour-long tours that happen every 20 minutes in the summertime! Bridal Cave features drapery formations, a wishing well, the frozen niagara, and...
Bridal Cave & Thunder Mountain Park
Willmore Lodge is a historic building built in 1930 by Union Electric. It was built during the construction of Bagnell Dam which created the Lake of the Ozarks in the early 1930s. Willmore Lodge is now home to the Bagnell Dam museum where you can wal...
Willmore Lodge
I LOVE watching their christmas shows, it always gets me in the Christmas spirit. Last year I saw a magician around christmas time and he was a wonderful entertainer for all the younger kids there while still having jokes for the adults in the audien...
Main Street Music Hall
Miner Mike’s is the perfect place to go when it’s rainy if you want to stay in the Osage Area! There are 2 levels of arcade games, a “rollercoaster”, bumper cars, and food court area! They have ATMs at the front door where you can get your tokens and...
Miner Mike's
The Dogpatch arcade is one of our arcades on the Bagnell Dam strip, it’s right next to Grandmas fudge factory and tons of other stores and restaurants! Be warned, if you go in the summer it is super hot inside no matter where you’re at, but it’s almo...
Dogpatch Arcade LLC
Good eats 🍔🌭🌮🥗
These are the BEST places to eat at that even locals will recommend when visiting the Lake of the Ozarks! 🧆🥘🥪
Tuckers Shuckers is one of our seafood bars here at the lake located right at the heart of the Bagnell Dam strip (where the lake starts!). Their rockefeller oysters and cheeseburger sliders are THE BEST!!! I’ve always had amazing service at tuckers! ...
Tuckers Shuckers Oysters & Tap
The Camdenton Pappo’s is a new location but it is NOT a new place here at the lake! You’ll find a Pappo’s in just about every town you see at the Lake of the Ozarks and for good reason! Pappo’s Pizzeria has some of the best pizza at the lake when it ...
PaPPo’s Pizzeria & Pub Camdenton MO
Highlander always has AMAZING food! I’ve never had anything bad from either of their restaurants, and our family tries something new almost every time we go. The Big Coo Mac is great and so is the service! I’ve almost never had a wait even though the...
The Highlander Public House
Shopping 💈🛍️🛒
These are the local favorites of thrifts stores and convenience stores in the area! Happy shopping!
Always has what you need whether it’s a dress for an event, a halloween costume, a craft supply, or a kitchen tool! HUGE selection of clothes and furniture, your one-stop-shop for all things thrift!
Bear Market Consignment Sales
Our target is on prewitt’s point near all our other corporate shops like Marshall’s, Ross, Petco, HyVee, and Old Navy! Anything you could need whether it’s beauty products, extra clothes, swimsuits, winter jackets, or more you’ll find at Target or on...
Target
There aren’t many stores left at the Osage Outlet Mall, but we do still have Eddie Bauer, Crocs, Bath & Body Works, and a few others! Within the next few years, we’ll be getting a bass pro and a LOZ visitors center so watch out!! Our outlet mall ...
Osage Beach Outlet Marketplace
The Blairs Landing Strip Mall has so much stuff to do and is such a key part of our town! Blairs Landing has a candy shop, clothing stores, the Main Street Music Hall, and so much more to explore! We love walking the streets around Christmas time and...
Blair's Landing Clothing Store