Osage Cove

Am impressed with the blacktop repaving project throughout the park- reallly adds to the experience.

Am impressed with the blacktop repaving project throughout the park- reallly adds to the experience.

Always enjoy our time at Osage. Great campground.

Always enjoy our time at Osage. Great campground.

The facility was in great shape for all 3 of the group sites I rented. The issue we had with the Park Ranger wouldn't allow myself to rate the experience any higher. This is the 11th year that I have rented all 3 group sites to have a class reunion. NEVER have I been treated so bad. We have had the same band come play each year and never had an issue with the quiet time being an issue. We have the sound system pointed away from any other sites on the other side of Osage Cove. Park Ranger Piper sat at the gate and waited till 10pm and drove across the road and walked up to the band with people dancing on the grass on the other side of her and told them to shut it down. NO WARNING at all she then proceeded to call the Sherriff stating that she felt swarmed and in danger. Officers drove at high speeds to get there putting their own lives and lives of others in danger. If she wouldn't have walked up into the band and dance floor /band area and asked who was in charge and came and spoke with me she wouldn't have felt that way. When talking to the officers and Piper, I asked if there was a complaint and she stated that there WASN'T but quite hours are 10 pm. I asked the officer if he would be my witness of that statement and he sad "Yes". She went to right tickets and brought them back and one of them was "Having an event without a permit". Never had to have one before, so I asked her about this permit and were to get it. Hmmm she couldn't tell me, said "I'm really not sure". If she isn't sure where to get it then how can I know where to get it. So, I paid $750 to rent the whole site so I wouldn't be bothering other campers and then got fined $250 for trying to do what I have done the last 10 years. I think this whole situation could've been handled very different by the Ranger.

The facility was in great shape for all 3 of the group sites I rented. The issue we had with the Park Ranger wouldn't allow myself to rate the experience any higher. This is the 11th year that I have rented all 3 group sites to have a class reunion. NEVER have I been treated so bad. We have had the same band come play each year and never had an issue with the quiet time being an issue. We have the sound system pointed away from any other sites on the other side of Osage Cove. Park Ranger Piper sat at the gate and waited till 10pm and drove across the road and walked up to the band with people dancing on the grass on the other side of her and told them to shut it down. NO WARNING at all she then proceeded to call the Sherriff stating that she felt swarmed and in danger. Officers drove at high speeds to get there putting their own lives and lives of others in danger. If she wouldn't have walked up into the band and dance floor /band area and asked who was in charge and came and spoke with me she wouldn't have felt that way. When talking to the officers and Piper, I asked if there was a complaint and she stated that there WASN'T but quite hours are 10 pm. I asked the officer if he would be my witness of that statement and he sad "Yes". She went to right tickets and brought them back and one of them was "Having an event without a permit". Never had to have one before, so I asked her about this permit and were to get it. Hmmm she couldn't tell me, said "I'm really not sure". If she isn't sure where to get it then how can I know where to get it. So, I paid $750 to rent the whole site so I wouldn't be bothering other campers and then got fined $250 for trying to do what I have done the last 10 years. I think this whole situation could've been handled very different by the Ranger.

We enjoy going to Osage Cove Campground and will continue, but they have got to get water to the entire campground. We like to visit all the surrounding areas to spend our weekends and everyone else has water at each site. Of all of the campgrounds, Osage is the biggest and yet only 1/4 of it has water hookups. Water is out there to be piped to each site....they need to see the importance of it or lower their rates. They are not at the same level of quality as the other campgrounds,

We enjoy going to Osage Cove Campground and will continue, but they have got to get water to the entire campground. We like to visit all the surrounding areas to spend our weekends and everyone else has water at each site. Of all of the campgrounds, Osage is the biggest and yet only 1/4 of it has water hookups. Water is out there to be piped to each site....they need to see the importance of it or lower their rates. They are not at the same level of quality as the other campgrounds,

as always an enjoyable visit, i just wish they could update a few campsites to 50 amp service, and somehow get the county to repair Osage cove road from toms place to boat and tote.

as always an enjoyable visit, i just wish they could update a few campsites to 50 amp service, and somehow get the county to repair Osage cove road from toms place to boat and tote.