The Lake of the Ozarks Harbor Hop is held twice a year. The Spring Harbor Hop is held the first Saturday in May, the Fall Harbor Hop is held the second Saturday in October.

Draw cards at more than 40 locations around the Lake of the Ozarks to make a winning poker hand in the Harbor Hop.  Enter at any of the Harbor Hop locations and enjoy the stops around the Lake before turning in your hand by 7 p.m.

Enter the Harbor Hop by stopping at any of the checkpoints listed below. A player may enter more than once. The 1st card is drawn at the checkpoint where the hand is purchased, 6 additional cards are obtained by “hopping” to six more checkpoints drawing one card, per hand, at each location. The hand is complete when the 7th card is drawn. The completed hand is turned in at the checkpoint where the 7th card is drawn. To qualify, a hand must be turned in by 7:00 p.m. the day of Harbor Hop. Complete rules are posted at the bottom of this page.

Prize Allocations:

1st Place: 10%
2nd Place: 9%
3rd Place: 8%
4th Place: 7% each
5th – 10th Place: 5% each
4 Worst Hands: 4% each
Random Drawing for 10 Hands: 2% each
(all ties will share the allocated percentage for the placing)

The Bonus

In addition to the regular prize winners, a section winner will be recognized. To be eligible to be a section winner, a player must draw all seven (7) cards within one of the five sections listed below.

Dealer Locations

Download 2022 Spring Harbor Hop Dealer Locations and Map

Dealers subject to change…Please check back close to the event for the final dealer list.

Checkpoints Gravois Arm – Section I

1) Maggie’s at the Lake – 8 MM Gravois Arm – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
2) Coconuts Caribbean Beach Bar & Grill – 7 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
3) Hillbilly Yacht Club Bar & Grill – 7 MM Gravois Arm – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
4) Jolly Rogers Grub & Grog – 4.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
5) Lake Burger – 4.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
6) Quick Time C-Store at Millstone Marina – 6.5 MM Main Channel – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
7) Tap and Grill Lakeside Brew Haus – 6.5 MM Main Channel – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Checkpoints Dam – 10 MM Main Channel- Section II 

8) Neon Taco – 0 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
9) Big Thunder Marine at Ozark Yacht Club – 1MM (Jennings Branch Cove) – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
10) Sunny’s Marine – 1 MM – 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
11) Big Thunder Marina at Glencove – 3 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
12) Boathouse Bar & Grill – 3 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
13) Shady Gators #1 – 7 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
14) Shady Gators #2 – 7 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
15) Camden on the Lake/H.Toads – 7 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
16) Franky & Louie’s #1 – 10 MM (Lynch Cove) – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
17) Franky & Louie’s #2 – 10 MM (Lynch Cove) – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Checkpoints 13 MM – 26 MM, Main Channel – Section III

18) Pointe Oasis Marina – 13 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
19) Backwater Jack’s – 17.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
20) Formula Boats of Missouri – 1 MM Grand Glaize Arm – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
21) Bridgeview Marina & Shipstore – 1.5 MM Grand Glaize Arm – 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
22) Dog Days Bar & Grill – 19 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
23) Kelly’s Port – 19.5 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
24) Shorty Pants Marina & Lounge – 21 MM (Woodland Cove) – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
25) Redhead Lakeside Grille – 21 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
26) Paradise Tropical Restaurant – 24 MM – 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
27) Landshark Bar & Grill – 26 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Checkpoints 28.5 MM – 38 MM, Main Channel & Big Niangua Arm – Section IV

28) Breakfast Club at Miller’s Landing – 28.5 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
29) The Fish & Company – 31 MM (Linn Creek Cove) – 11:00 to 7:00 pm
30) Mariner’s Pier 31 – 31 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
31) Larry’s on the Lake – 31 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
32) Nautifish Rum Bar – 3.5 MM Big Niangua – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
33) Bulldog’s Beach House – 33 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
34) Captain Ron’s Bar & Grill #1 – 34.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
35) Captain Ron’s Bar & Grill #2 – 34.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
36) Pirates Point Gas Dock & Boat Rentals – 35 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
37) Bear Bottom Resort – 38 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Checkpoints 38 MM – 59.5 MM, Main Channel – Section V

38) Boondockz Lakefront Restaurant & Bar #1 – 45 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
39) Boondockz Lakefront Restaurant & Bar #2 – 45 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
40) Surfside Bay Bar & Grill #1 – 58.5 MM – 11:00 to 7:00 pm
41) Surfside Bay Bar & Grill #2 – 58.5 MM – 11:00 to 7:00 pm
42) The Wet Spot Bar & Grill #1 – 58.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
43) The Wet Spot Bar & Grill #2 – 58.5 MM – 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
44) Patriot Point Marina – 59.5 MM – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

The Rules

Enter the Harbor Hop by stopping at any of the checkpoints listed above. To obtain a hand, sign up and pay an optional $20.00 donation (per seven-card hand). A player may enter more than once. The 1st card is drawn at the checkpoint where the hand is purchased; 6 additional cards are obtained by “hopping” to six more checkpoints drawing one card, per hand, at each location. The hand is complete when the 7th card is drawn. An optional 8th Bonus card can be drawn for an additional $5. The completed hand is turned in at the checkpoint where the 7th card is drawn. To qualify, a hand must be turned in by 7:00 p.m. the day of Harbor Hop. Winners will be notified by mail. Prizes are based on entry donations. The Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau will retain 60% for administering the program and promoting Lake of the Ozarks. Forty percent will be paid to the participants in the form of gift certificates.

This event is sponsored by The Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau, Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association and the Lakes Waterfront Restaurants.