Lake Wappapello
Peoples Creek Beach
Public Army Corps recreation area (Corps fees collected per Corps Lakes Gateway)
Not determined here; check posted signs and Army Corps notices
Peoples Creek has a swimming beach listed by the Army Corps on Recreation.gov. The listing shows the location staffed May 6 to September 28, 2026 and unstaffed outside that window; 2027 dates are not yet published. The Corps Lakes Gateway showed the beach marked closed when checked October 25, 2026. Beach hours, fee amounts, and lifeguards are not stated on the retrieved listings.
Plan the access
- Access status
- Recreation.gov lists a swimming beach
- Who can use it
- Public Army Corps recreation area (Corps fees collected per Corps Lakes Gateway)
- Manager
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
- Published hours
- Beach hours not stated on the Recreation.gov listing; check the Army Corps Lake Wappapello page and posted signs
- Published fees
- Dollar amounts not stated on the retrieved listings; the Corps Lakes Gateway marks the area as Corps fees collected. Check the Army Corps Lake Wappapello page for posted fees
- Reservation
- No ordinary beach reservation stated; group shelter and camping reservations are separate
- Lifeguards
- Not stated on the Recreation.gov listing or the Corps Lakes Gateway
- Parking
- Accessible and trailhead parking listed; capacity and parking fee not stated
- Water conditions
- Not determined here; check posted signs and Army Corps notices
Confirm before leaving
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What is at the day-use area
The Recreation.gov facility description lists a swimming beach, two-lane boat ramp with courtesy dock, accessible fishing pier, and large picnic shelter in the day-use portion, plus an upper and lower campground.
Staffing, status, and what to check
Recreation.gov says the location is staffed from 05/06/2026 to 09/28/2026 and unstaffed from 09/02/2025 to 05/05/2026. That is facility staffing, not a swim-season schedule. The Corps Lakes Gateway showed the swimming beach's status marker as Closed when checked on October 25, 2026, with no date on that status. Permission to swim, whether the beach is open, and water conditions are separate questions: check the Army Corps Lake Wappapello beach page, the current gage, and posted signs for fees, hours, and opening.
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Access facts last checked against the linked manager on 2026-10-25. This date is not a water sample or a promise of present conditions.