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Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a public recreation area on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks; it is the largest state park in Missouri. [4] [ A] The park includes 85 miles (137 km) of shoreline on the lake (which has a total of 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline—mostly privately owned); two swimming beaches with imported sand, 12 trails, the Ozark Caverns, a boat launch, and ...
Council Bluff Recreation Area surrounds the lake. [2] The recreation area is 10,860 acres. [6] Funds were first allocated for the site in 1967. [6] The campground, called Wild Boar Campground, was opened in 1985. [3] There are also boat ramps available for use. [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.
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 ]
Map of Missouri conservation areas with the Central region highlighted. This list includes Conservation Areas, Wildlife Areas, and other natural places administered under the central administrative region of the Missouri Department of Conservation, including those administered under cooperative agreements with local counties and municipalities.
This area has a boat ramp that offers access to the Mississippi River. 15 6.1: Mississippi: Duck Creek Conservation Area: This area contains 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) of wetland in addition to forest and some cropland. Facilities/features: 4 boat ramps, boat rentals, boat dock, primitive camping, 6 fishing jetties, and lake (1,800 acres).
Monkey Mountain Conservation Area: This area has 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of mostly forested bluffs above the Missouri River and 780 acres (3.2 km 2) of Missouri River floodplain. This area also has stream frontage along the Missouri and Nodaway Rivers. 1,624 acres 657 ha: Holt
Major physiographic provinces of Missouri Geologic map of Missouri Missouri , a state near the geographical center of the United States , has three distinct physiographic divisions : a north-western upland plain or prairie region part of the Interior Plains' Central Lowland ( areas Osage Plain 12f and Dissected Till Plains 12e ) known as the ...