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Pinewoods Lake Recreation Area sits next to Pinewoods Lake in southeastern Missouri. It is an ideal location to enjoy lake fishing and scenic trails.
The lake is located on the southeastern quadrant of the Mark Twain National Forest. The area is densely wooded.
A 1.3-mile walking trail surrounds the lake. Most of the trail has a concrete surface and is accessible. The entire trail is relatively flat, with no difficult sections. Circling the 32-acre lake, the trail provides views of the lake, songbirds and wildlife, and an abundance of wildflowers.
The lake offers a floating fishing pier and a concrete boat ramp. Anglers can enjoy fishing for bass, sunfish and catfish.
The day-use picnic shelter can accommodate up to 75 people. It is equipped with tables and large grills. Accessible vault toilets are provided. Trash collection service is not available; visitors must carry out all garbage.
Ellsinore is the closest city to the campground, just 3 miles away, with a few dining options, a grocery store and fuel station.
From Poplar Bluff, Missouri, go 7 miles north on U.S. Highway 67, then travel 16 miles east on U.S. Highway 60.
Reservations can be made for the Group Picnic Area at Recreation.gov. All reservations must be made at least 4 days in advance of arrival and can be made up to 12 months in advance.
This is a great site. There are 15 paved sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and a pole to hang a lantern. There are two vault toilets, one in the campground and the other and the day use/boat launch site. There is a paved trail along the lake. No water, dumpsters or dump site. Pack it in and pack it out.
The only negative is there are a LOT of ticks! Luckily they're easy to spot on my white dog but I have to do a tick check EVERY time he goes outside. Avoid the vegetation and you'll see a lot less. Make sure you tick-check yourself.
Amazing place my husband and I go here on dates all the time.
And we go sit on the docks and have picnics with the kids.
We also got married here at the Pavilion, and it was perfect. It's a little secluded area full of beauty.
Nice little walking trail. The picnic area has two grills and a good amount of picnic tables.
The lake is beautiful to watch at all times of the day.
And you can go online to fill out a reservation for camping, or picnic sites/ site and they are fairly cheap too.
Especially bc the pavilion site you can rent is for all day.
Absolutely recommend.
Not a bad place to camp by! I went in the off season (February) and was one of two tents there. There are around 15 sites available. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring.
Great recreation area. Lake, trail, picnic tables, pavilion (reservations available), campground with ring tables. Non flush bathrooms.
Great stop on my way.
So pretty and trail around the lake.
What a nice place. This is a fantastic place to stop by if you are traveling to have a picnic, rest, sleep, and walk around. It was nice and quiet when I was there. Watch out for ticks and copperhead snakes. The lake is disgusting.
