Naw... 45 min - hour from bagnell dam strip, further upstream on the edge of what would be considered the Ozarks by most. However as L.D.S. stated in another thread... outside of KC / STL .. Missouri is mostly ozarks. haha.
Osage Beach is a pretty cool place during the summer. Party cove is out of hand for sure. I haven't been to party cove in a few years... I got hella drunk and sick last time