93 state parks and historic sites in Missouri
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- Annie and Abel Van Meter State ParkRemnants of the Missouria village at the Great Bend of the Missouri River, mapped by Marquette and Jolliet in…
- Bennett Spring State ParkMore than 100 million gallons of clear, cool water gush from Bennett Spring each day into a branch stocked…
- Big Lake State Park407 acres in northwest Missouri beside the largest remaining oxbow lake in the state. The shallow water draws…
- Big Oak Tree State ParkMissouri as the first explorers saw it: hickory and oak forming a canopy averaging more than 120 feet, over…
- Big Sugar Creek State ParkA rugged landscape of shrubs and trees now rare in Missouri, with shady upland woodland, sunny glades and…
- Bryant Creek State ParkOver 2,900 acres of big oaks and shortleaf pines on steeply dissected river hills, with almost two miles of…
- Castlewood State ParkThe dance clubs that drew partying St. Louisans here in the early 1900s are gone; the winding Meramec River…
- Crowder State Park1,912 acres of rolling green hills in northern Missouri, threaded with more than 17 miles of hiking…
- Cuivre River State ParkOne of the state's largest and most rugged parks, lending an Ozarkian flavor to otherwise agricultural…
- Current River State ParkBuilt around the former Alton Club, a corporate retreat raised in the late 1930s and early 1940s in the…
- Don Robinson State ParkSandstone box canyons, shelter caves, cliffs and glades in the upper LaBarque Creek watershed, wooded…
- Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State ParkGenerations of Missourians have come through the massive stone gateway for cookouts and family gatherings…
- Echo Bluff State ParkOnce Camp Zoe, a summer youth camp for more than 85 years, now a year-round Ozark destination under an iconic…
- Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State ParkThe point where the Missouri joins the Mississippi, and where the Lewis and Clark Expedition set out upriver…
- Elephant Rocks State ParkGiant boulders of 1.5-billion-year-old granite stand end to end like a train of circus elephants. They draw…
- Eleven Point State ParkA state park on the Eleven Point in southern Missouri that the department has not yet opened to the public…
- Finger Lakes State ParkOne of two ATV parks in the Missouri system, built on a former coal mining area where the roar of off-road…
- Graham Cave State ParkArtifacts from Graham Cave show people lived here 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, in the Dalton and Archaic…
- Grand Gulf State ParkThe most spectacular collapsed cave system in the Ozarks, sometimes called the Little Grand Canyon. The gulf…
- Ha Ha Tonka State ParkA geologic wonderland of sinkholes, caves, sheer bluffs, a huge natural bridge and Missouri's twelfth-largest…
- Harry S Truman State ParkClear water, dramatic bluffs and vivid summer and fall color, on a peninsula with a marina and swimming for…
- Hawn State ParkStately pine and oak, sandy-bottom streams and sandstone canyons make up one of Missouri's most scenic…
- Jay Nixon BackcountryMissouri State Parks lists this backcountry area as closed, with no public access at present. Its own page…
- Johnson's Shut-Ins State ParkAncient beauty in the St. Francois Mountains, where the shut-ins make natural chutes and pools to splash in…
- Katy Trail State ParkThe longest developed rail-trail in the country, 240 miles between Clinton and Machens on the old MKT…
- Knob Noster State ParkOpen oak woodland and patches of prairie along the meandering Clearfork Creek, with an oxbow slough…
- Lake Wappapello State ParkMiles of trail for hikers, backpackers and horseback riders, ending at a modern campground with cabins and…
- Lake of the Ozarks State ParkUndeveloped coves hidden along the shoreline of one of Missouri's largest lakes, with campsites and picnic…
- Lewis and Clark State ParkIn 1804 William Clark described a lake here as full of geese and goslings; that oxbow is Lewis and Clark Lake…
- Long Branch State ParkThree boat ramps open onto sprawling Long Branch Lake, with a marina store, swimming beach and day-use area…
- Mark Twain State ParkBluffs over Mark Twain Lake in the Salt River Hills of north-central Missouri, in stands of oak, hickory and…
- Meramec State ParkThe Meramec River runs past majestic bluffs, woods and a dramatic cave entrance, with more than 13 miles of…
- Montauk State ParkA shady green retreat at the headwaters of the famed Current River, where the park's springs and tiny Pigeon…
- Morris State ParkCrowley's Ridge is a geologic oddity — a strip of low hills rising 200 feet above the Mississippi flood…
- Onondaga Cave State ParkTowering stalagmites, dripping stalactites and active flowstones make Onondaga Cave a National Natural…
- Pershing State ParkA boardwalk and hiking trail wind through wet prairie beside a meandering stream with oxbow sloughs, then…
- Pomme de Terre State ParkTwo shorelines, Hermitage and Pittsburg, on Pomme de Terre Lake, with a marina and boat ramps for bass…
- Prairie State ParkTallgrass prairie once covered more than a third of Missouri and less than one percent remains, much of it…
- Roaring River State ParkA deep, narrow valley in the rugged southwest Ozark hills, and one of three Missouri state parks stocked with…
- Robertsville State ParkThe Meramec River and Calvey Creek border the park, with a boat launch and easy water access for fishing and…
- Rock Bridge Memorial State ParkMinutes from Columbia, with some of the most popular hiking trails in the state and a look into Missouri's…
- Rock Island Trail State Park47.5 miles of developed rail-trail from Pleasant Hill to Windsor on the old Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific…
- Route 66 State ParkThe Mother Road, at a park whose visitor center is the former Bridgehead Inn — a 1935 roadhouse that stood on…
- Sam A. Baker State ParkThe ancient St. Francois Mountains above the cool water of the St. Francis River and Big Creek. Anglers find…
- Shepherd of the Hills State ParkMissouri State Parks lists this park as closed, with no public access at present. Its own page publishes…
- St. Francois State ParkForested ridges and cool hollows make a retreat from everyday life, with three hiking trails — one open to…
- St. Joe State ParkOne of two off-road vehicle parks in the Missouri system and the premier one, with many trails set aside for…
- Stockton State ParkThe clear water of Stockton Lake is made for water skiing, scuba diving, swimming and fishing, and a…
- Table Rock State ParkBranson's natural getaway and a base camp for the area's attractions, on the shore of Table Rock Lake. Marina…
- Taum Sauk Mountain State ParkThe highest point in Missouri, in 7,500 acres of the St. Francois Mountains. Wooded slopes and rocky glades…
- Thousand Hills State ParkForest Lake is the centerpiece, its wooded shores and broad savannas recalling a less developed northern…
- Trail of Tears State ParkNine of the thirteen Cherokee detachments forcibly relocated to Oklahoma crossed the Mississippi here in the…
- Trails of the Roger Pryor Pioneer BackcountryA set of designated backcountry trails, among them Blair Creek and Brushy Creek. Each one permits only…
- Wakonda State ParkSix clear lakes draw thousands of migratory waterfowl each year, making this a bird lover's park. Anglers…
- Wallace State ParkAn island of serenity less than an hour from Kansas City, with a 6-acre lake to fish and four scenic trails…
- Washington State ParkPetroglyphs, quaint hiking shelters and Ozark overlooks define this park, with three rugged trails and easy…
- Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and Historic SiteWaltus Watkins spent half a century building here, and much of it survives — a home and a three-story woolen…
- Weston Bend State ParkSecluded picnic sites and sweeping views of the Missouri River from an overlook accessible to people with…
Historic sites & museums 35
- Arrow Rock State Historic SiteA once-bustling river town, now a serene village of Boone's Lick Country architecture. Eat in the J. Huston…
- Battle of Athens State Historic SiteHistoric buildings and a mile of Des Moines River frontage make this a quiet place to hike, picnic or camp…
- Battle of Carthage State Historic SiteA quiet meadow and the spring that made this an encampment for both Union and Confederate troops before the…
- Battle of Island Mound State Historic SiteThe site of an 1862 skirmish of national significance: the first time Black soldiers engaged in combat during…
- Battle of Lexington State Historic SiteOliver Anderson's house was called the best-arranged dwelling west of St. Louis before it became the center…
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic SiteIn September 1864 the Arcadia Valley saw one of the largest and hardest-fought battles on Missouri soil, when…
- Bollinger Mill State Historic SiteA four-story mill and the covered bridge beside it, shown on guided tours limited to ten people. The tour…
- Boone's Lick State Historic SiteA short hike leads to the remnants of one of Missouri's first great industries: salt. Lewis and Clark noted…
- Bothwell Lodge State Historic SiteA 31-room, 12,000-square-foot lodge built atop two natural caves by Sedalia lawyer John Homer Bothwell…
- Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic SiteThe Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at the base of this hill from June 1 to 3, 1804, and William Clark…
- Confederate Memorial State Historic SiteOnce the Confederate Soldiers Home of Missouri, which sheltered 1,600 Civil War veterans and their families…
- Deutschheim State Historic SiteGerman American heritage in Hermann, a town known across the Midwest for it. The site preserves several…
- Dillard Mill State Historic SiteA red mill on the blue water of Huzzah Creek, one of the best-preserved gristmills in the state and finished…
- Felix Valle House State Historic SiteMissouri's early French roots in Ste. Genevieve. The American-Federal style Vallé house was built in 1818 and…
- First Missouri State Capitol State Historic SiteThe first seat of Missouri's government, in the heart of historic St. Charles a stone's throw from the…
- Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic SiteThe nine-room Gothic-style house in Laclede that Pershing moved into at six, and the Prairie Mound School…
- Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic SiteThe grave of Missouri's fifth governor, perched on a bluff above the Mississippi at Herculaneum. A quiet…
- Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic SiteThe small frame house where the only U.S. president born in Missouri came into the world. The furnishings…
- Hunter-Dawson State Historic SiteA stately Bootheel mansion furnished as it was in its heyday of the 1860s to 1880s, most of the pieces…
- Iliniwek Village State Historic SiteThe only Illinois Indian village site found in Missouri, on grassland high above the Des Moines River flood…
- Jewell Cemetery State Historic SiteA shady, tree-filled cemetery whose peace belies the traffic on nearby Providence Road in Columbia. It holds…
- Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic SiteAt 151 feet, the longest of Missouri's four remaining covered bridges, built of white pine in 1868 on the…
- Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic SiteThe two-room rented cabin Samuel Clemens was born in, sheltered inside a museum alongside first editions of…
- Mastodon State Historic SiteThe Kimmswick Bone Bed, where scientists found the first solid evidence that humans and the American mastodon…
- Missouri Mines State Historic SiteLead has been big business in the eastern Ozarks since about 1720, and the former St. Joe Lead Co. processing…
- Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing State Historic SiteExhibits on Missouri's natural and cultural history inside the state Capitol, with staff-led Capitol tours…
- Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic SiteThe Missouri homestead of Nathan Boone — hunter, soldier, surveyor and Daniel Boone's youngest son — and of…
- Osage Village State Historic SiteA quiet hilltop that once held about 200 lodges and between 2,000 and 3,000 people. A walking trail and…
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic SiteA red covered bridge with the picture-perfect look of an old barn, one of six built in 1872 to carry…
- Sappington African American Cemetery State Historic SiteLand Dr. John Sappington set aside in 1856 for the people he enslaved, and afterwards a burial ground for…
- Sappington Cemetery State Historic SiteThe grave of Dr. John Sappington, a prominent area doctor, alongside two Missouri governors. Meredith Miles…
- Scott Joplin House State Historic SiteThe modest Delmar Boulevard flat where Joplin rented a room in 1902, kept as it would have been, with an…
- Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic SiteThe home and studio of the painter, sculptor, lecturer and writer, preserved as he left them. A visit shows…
- Towosahgy State Historic SiteA fortified village and civic-ceremonial center for the Mississippian people who lived in southern Missouri…
- Union Covered Bridge State Historic SiteBuilt in 1871, the only one of Missouri's four remaining covered bridges built to the Burr-arch truss design…
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