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This is a list of state parks and state historic sites in Missouri. In the U.S. state of Missouri both state parks and state historic sites are administered by the Division of State Parks of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. As of 2017 the division manages a total of 92 parks and historic sites plus the Roger Pryor Pioneer ...
Bryant Creek State Park is a 2,917-acre (1,180 ha) public recreation area located along Bryant Creek in south central Douglas County, 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Ava in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [3] The state park includes some two miles of the meandering channel of Bryant Creek, the dolomite and sandstone bluffs along the river, and ...
Eleven Point State Park is a public recreation area comprising 4,167 acres (1,686 ha) located mostly on lands of the historic Pigman Ranch near Riverton in Oregon County on Eleven Point River in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [2] [3] The park is closed awaiting development. [4]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) administers hundreds of parcels of land in all counties of the state. Most areas are owned by the department; some are leased by the department; some areas are managed under contract by the department; and some areas are leased to other entities for management.
Ozark Trail on Goggins Mountain in Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. Five Missouri state parks – Johnson's Shut-Ins, Taum Sauk Mountain, St. Joe, Sam A. Baker and Elephant Rocks – are located in this region. Public lands held by the Missouri Department of Conservation provide access for hiking, backpacking, hunting, fishing, canoeing, and boating.
Exploring the park's 386 scenic acres is to walk in the footsteps of the hunter-gathers who lived in these caves during the ancient Dalton and Archaic period, according to the Missouri State Parks ...
Trail of Tears State Park is a public recreation area covering 3,415 acres (1,382 ha) bordering the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The state park stands as a memorial to those Cherokee Native Americans who died on the Cherokee Trail of Tears . [ 4 ]
Take a hike, Missouri. We've collected just 23 of the many great hiking trails around the state, with varying levels of difficulty.