Osage Beach, MO Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
224.9 mi
Saint Joseph, MO
Quickest Drive
3h 24m
Kansas City, MO
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Osage Beach, MO by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
4,715
Median Income
$52,067
Median Home Value
$286,800
Median Age
55.9
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Osage Beach, MO at a Glance
Founded
1886
Elevation
860 ft
Area
10 mi²
City data from Wikidata (Q958606), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Osage Beach, MO
Osage Beach is a town in Missouri, on Lake of the Ozarks. It is known as "the heart of Lake of the Ozarks" due to how many popular activities it is home to.
Osage Beach was founded as Zebra in 1886, and was renamed to its current name in 1935, a few years after the creation of the lake. The town is cut in half by the Grandglaize Arm of Lake of the Ozarks, with the two sides connected by the Grand Glaize Bridge.
Lake Escape A place with several different escape room games that change every now and then. Miner Mike's An "indoor family fun center" with arcade games, rides, a tube maze, and go-karts. Main Street Music Hall Live entertainment: From Opry to "Reelin' In the Years" (1960s, 70s, 80s) and also Christmas.
From the northeast, U.S. Route 54 runs from Lake Ozark and Jefferson City. From the southwest, U.S. Route 54 runs from Camdenton and Linn Creek. From the east, Missouri Route 42 runs from Iberia and Brumley. Osage Beach is on the Shawnee and Turkey Bends, as well as the Grandglaize Arm, of Lake of the Ozarks.
A car is necessary for getting around Osage Beach. Alternatively, you can rent a boat to visit waterfront establishments and travel by water to other parts of the lake.
Travel tips adapted from Osage Beach on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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