Lake Wappapello
Peoples Creek Beach
Public federal recreation area with a day-use pass
Not determined here; beach opening depends on lake level and posted rules
Peoples Creek is a public Army Corps swimming beach at Lake Wappapello. When open, it operates dawn to dusk with a day-use fee. No lifeguards are on duty.
Plan the access
- Access status
- Army Corps identifies a maintained public swimming beach
- Who can use it
- Public federal recreation area with a day-use pass
- Manager
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
- Published hours
- When the beach is open, dawn to dusk; season depends on lake level
- Published fees
- $2 per day for each person age 16 or older, up to $5 per vehicle per day; waived for registered campers and valid annual day-pass holders
- Reservation
- No ordinary beach reservation; group shelter and camping reservations are separate
- Lifeguards
- None on duty, according to the Army Corps
- Parking
- On-site parking with bathhouse and foot-wash access; capacity not published
- Water conditions
- Not determined here; beach opening depends on lake level and posted rules
Confirm before leaving
Open official manager page ↗Check condition source ↗Official pages and signs override this guide.
What is at the day-use area
The official facility inventory lists a swimming beach, two-lane boat ramp with courtesy dock, accessible fishing pier, and picnic shelter. The Army Corps beach page also lists a bathhouse, foot wash, parking, picnic areas, grills, volleyball, and boat mooring.
Opening is lake-level dependent
The Army Corps beach rules say Wappapello beaches generally open from mid-April to mid- or late September depending on lake level. Check the current gage and posted signs rather than treating those months as guaranteed operating dates.
Access facts last checked against the linked manager on 2026-08-02. This date is not a water sample or a promise of present conditions.