Bismarck Conservation Area Temporarily Closed for Camping

(Bismarck, MO) The Missouri Department of Conservation is temporarily restricting access to the campground at the Bismarck Conservation Area. Conservation agent Clayton Lewis says several disturbing calls from the public, and conservation agents personally responding to frequent disturbances at the campground, they've decided to temporarily close the camping area. Lewis adds it was a tough decision, but needed to be made for safety reasons. In 2020, there were more than 12 arson related fires at the site and general misuse of the campground - including people violating campground regulations and in some cases using it as a place for illegal activities or a personal campground or storage area. It is not known when the area will reopen.