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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 ...
Location: Camden and Miller counties, Missouri, United States: Nearest city: Osage Beach, Missouri: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 17,626.55 acres (71.3321 km 2) [2]: Elevation: 771 ft (235.0 m) [1]: Designation: Missouri state park: Established: 1946 [3]: Visitors: 1,347,337 (in 2022) [4]: Administrator: Missouri Department of Natural Resources: Website: Lake of the Ozarks State Park: Lake of the ...
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. [1][2] The department has divided the ...
Meramec State Park. Meramec State Park is a public recreation area located near Sullivan, Missouri, about 60 miles from St. Louis, along the Meramec River. [4] The park has diverse ecosystems such as hardwood forests and glades. There are over 40 caves located throughout the park, the bedrock is dolomite.
256,980 (in 2022) [4] Governing body. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Website. Route 66 State Park. Route 66 State Park is a public recreation area located on the Meramec River at the site of the former town of Times Beach, Missouri. [5] The state park encompasses 419 acres (170 ha) one mile (1.6 km) east of Eureka.
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state. [4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park [5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together ...
Mark Twain State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 2,775 acres (1,123 ha) on Mark Twain Lake in Monroe County, Missouri. The state park offers water recreation, hiking trails, and campgrounds. [5] It is adjacent to the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site. The Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost is a ...
Castlewood State Park is a public recreation area and Missouri state park occupying 1,818 acres (736 ha) which straddles the Meramec River in St. Louis County, Missouri.The most visited section of the state park lies on the north side of the Meramec; the park acreage on the south side of the river is accessed from Lone Elk County Park and includes the World Bird Sanctuary.