Whether man-made or naturally occurring, Missouri definitely has some beautiful lakes.  You can sit lake-side, go boating, fishing or swimming, or just enjoy the view.

  1. Table Rock Lake, Big Cedar

Flickr/ Patti Podner

  1. Bull Shoals Lake, S. Missouri

Flickr/ Joe Runcer

  1. Stockton Lake, Cedar, Dade and Polk Counties

Flickr/ smysnbrg

  1. Mark Twain Lake, Monroe County

Flickr/ J. Stephen Conn

  1. Wappapello Lake, Wayne County

Flickr/ TeamSaintLouis

  1. Smithville Lake, Clay County

Flickr/ Maureen Didde

  1. Lake Taneycomo, Taney County

Flickr/ Ann W

  1. Allred Lake, Butler County

Flickr/ Nicholas Turland

  1. Lake Jacomo, Jackson County

Flickr/ Vincent Parsons

  1. Fellows Lake, Springfield

Flickr/ Al Turner

  1. Kellogg Lake, Carthage

Flickr/ We travel the world

  1. Longview Lake, Lee’s Summit

Flickr/ Corey Harris

  1. Clearwater Lake, Piedmont

Flickr/ Tressa Robins

  1. Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach

Flickr/ Missouri Division of Tourism

  1. Blue Springs Lake, Jackson County

Flickr/ Vincent Parsons

  1. Pomme de Terre, Hermitage

Flickr/ Granger Meador

Share your pictures of lakes in Missouri below or let us know about one we may have missed!

Flickr/ Patti Podner

Flickr/ Joe Runcer

Flickr/ smysnbrg

Flickr/ J. Stephen Conn

Flickr/ TeamSaintLouis

Flickr/ Maureen Didde

Flickr/ Ann W

Flickr/ Nicholas Turland

Flickr/ Vincent Parsons

Flickr/ Al Turner

Flickr/ We travel the world

Flickr/ Corey Harris

Flickr/ Tressa Robins

Flickr/ Missouri Division of Tourism

Flickr/ Granger Meador

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