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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]
State parks in Greater St. Louis Name Area (acres) Babler State Park: 2,441 Castlewood State Park: 1,818 Don Robinson State Park: 818 Hawn State Park: 4,954 Jones-Confluence Point State Park: 1,121 Meramec State Park: 6,896 Robertsville State Park: 1,224 Route 66 State Park: 419 St. Francois State Park: 2,734 St. Joe State Park: 8,243 ...
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.
This is a forest area. 10 acres 4.0 ha: St. Louis: Howell Island Conservation Area: This island area is mostly forest surrounded by the Missouri River and Centaur Chute. 2,707 acres 1,095 ha: St. Louis, St. Charles
Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri.It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km 2). [1] Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Greater St. Louis is the 21st-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, [3] [4] the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois.Its core city—St. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
A tavern and café called "Girlies" was located in the area. [11] A pool of cold water and a mineral odor, named Sun King Pool, was sourced by a spring, but now is the location of the parking lot. [11] In 1969, after the success of a St. Louis County Bond Issue, the purchase of the Cliff Cave property was initiated.
Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park is a park on the east side of the Mississippi River in East St. Louis, Illinois, directly across from the Gateway Arch and the city of St. Louis, Missouri. For 29 years, its major feature was the Gateway Geyser, a fountain that lifted water up to 630 feet (192 m), the same height as the Arch.