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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 ...
Cuivre River State Park: Lincoln: 6,393.94 acres 2,587.54 ha: 1946 Current River State Park: Shannon: 780 acres 320 ha: 2008 Don Robinson State Park: Jefferson: 843 acres 341 ha: 2012 Echo Bluff State Park: Shannon: 410 acres 170 ha: 2016 Elephant Rocks State Park: Iron: 131.74 acres 53.31 ha: 1967 Eleven Point State Park: Oregon: 4,167 acres ...
Mark Twain State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 2,788 acres (1,128 ha) on Mark Twain Lake in Monroe County, Missouri. The state park offers water recreation, hiking trails, and campgrounds. [4] It is adjacent to the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site.
The state park was acquired in 1926 and is named for Missouri governor Sam Aaron Baker who encouraged the development of the park in his home county.In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps added many structures to the park including the park office and visitors center, which was originally used as a stable, the stone dining lodge, most of the park's cabins, and the backpacking shelters ...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition began at the confluence in 1804, and the explorers returned there at the end of their journey. [4] Following the purchase of the site through the aid of a grant from the Danforth Foundation, the Western Rivers Conservancy conveyed the land to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District in 2001. [6]
A walk through Graham Cave State Park is like a walk through ancient history. Artifacts recovered in the cave revealed that ancient people lived there between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. Exploring ...
Big Lake State Park is a public recreation area located in northwest Missouri, United States. The 407-acre (165 ha) state park was established in 1932 at the northern end of the state's largest oxbow lake, Big Lake. Park activities include boating, camping, picnicking, fishing, and swimming. [4]
The Peter Mathews Memorial Skate Garden is built on a Brownfield site of a Bevo Mill former gas station, auto repair, and radiator service station that ceased operating in 1988. [7] Since 1999, the City of Saint Louis has owned the 14,000-square-foot property through the Land Reutilization Authority. [7] Cleanup of the lot began in 2003. [7]