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The Gans Creek Recreation Area is a 320-acre public park in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Its name derives from Gans Creek, which flows through the property. It borders the Rock Bridge Memorial State Park on its western edge. The park is owned by the City of Columbia and operated by the Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation.
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 Backcountry, which together total more than 200,000 acres (81,000 ha). [1]
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.
However, the St. Louis County Council stepped into the process. On April 17, 1957, in a 4–3 vote, the Republican members of the council voted to save the park from destruction, agreeing to pay $429,625 for the park. St. Louis then created a new Rosalie Tilles Memorial Park within the city limits, at 38°36′01″N 90°17′23″W ...
The Department of Conservation and Jefferson City Parks and Recreation cooperate to provide Binder Lake (155 acres). Facilities/features: a boat ramp, two docks, a disabled-accessible fishing jetty and restroom and a shorebird viewing area. Jefferson City : 133 acres 54 ha: Cole
Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area, commonly referred to as Cosmo Park, is a city park in Columbia, Missouri. At 533 acres (2.16 km 2 ), [ 1 ] it is the largest park in Columbia. It is also the location of the annual Show-Me State Games .
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St Louis County Parks and Recreation The Fort Belle Fontaine County Park is a unit of the park system of St. Louis County, Missouri . 305.6 acres in size, it is bordered by the Missouri River , by Cold Water Creek , and by the Missouri Hills campus of the Missouri Division of Youth Services (M-DYS).