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State Park Attractions In Missouri

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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City, near the center of the state on the Missouri River. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state. Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. ...
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State Park Attractions In Missouri

  • 2. Lake of the Ozarks State Park Kaiser
    Lake of the Ozarks is a large reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Extents of three smaller tributaries to the Osage are included in the impoundment: the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek, and Gravois Creek. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline, and the main channel of the Osage Arm stretches 92 miles from end to end. The total drainage area is over 14,000 square miles . The lake's serpentine shape has earned it the nickname The Magic Dragon, which has in turn inspired the names of local institutions such as The Magic Dragon Street Meet.
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  • 3. Table Rock State Park Branson
    Table Rock Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. The lake is impounded by Table Rock Dam constructed from 1954 to 1958 on the White River by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.It is a popular attraction for the nearby town of Branson, Missouri. There are several commercial marinas along the lake, and Table Rock State Park is located on the east side, both north and south of Table Rock Dam. Downstream from the dam, the Missouri Department of Conservation operates a fish hatchery, which is used to stock trout in Lake Taneycomo. The cold water discharged from the dam creates a trout fishing environment in the lake. The lake derives its name from a rock formation resembling a table at the small community of Table Rock, Missouri ...
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  • 5. Roaring River State Park Cassville
    Roaring River State Park is a public recreation area covering of 4,294 acres eight miles south of Cassville in Barry County, Missouri. The state park offers trout fishing on the Roaring River, hiking on seven different trails, and the seasonally open Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center.
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  • 7. Watkins Mill State Park Lawson
    Watkins Mill, in Lawson, Missouri, is a preserved woolen mill dating to the mid-19th century. The mill is protected as Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, which preserve its machinery and business records in addition to the building itself. It was designated a National Historic Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 in recognition for its remarkable state of preservation. The historic site is the centerpiece of Watkins Mill State Park, which is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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  • 9. Bollinger Mill State Historic Site Burfordville
    The Bollinger Mill State Historic Site is a state-owned property preserving a mill and covered bridge that pre-date the American Civil War in Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The park was established in 1967 and offers mill tours and picnicking. It is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. It includes the Burfordville Covered Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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  • 10. Onondaga Cave State Park Leasburg
    Onondaga Cave State Park is a Missouri state park located on the Meramec River approximately 5 miles southeast of the village of Leasburg. The park was established in 1982. Park activities include cave tours, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and swimming.
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  • 11. Thousand Hills State Park Kirksville
    Thousand Hills State Park is a public recreation area covering some 3,000 acres two miles west of Kirksville in Adair County, Missouri. The state park features 703-acre Forrest Lake and Native American petroglyphs.
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  • 12. Knob Noster State Park Knob Noster
    Knob Noster is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,709 at the 2010 census. It is located adjacent to Whiteman Air Force Base. Knob Noster State Park is nearby.
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  • 13. St. Francois State Park Bonne Terre
    St. Francois State Park is a public recreation area occupying 2,735 acres of land five miles north of Bonne Terre in St. Francois County, Missouri. The state park features a campground, trails for hiking and horseback riding, and fishing on the Big River. The 49-acre Coonville Creek Natural Area, made up of Coonville Creek and its narrow valley, is found within the park's boundaries.
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  • 14. Washington State Park De Soto
    Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,234. Its county seat is Blair.Washington County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.In the Nebraska license plate system, Washington County is represented by the prefix 29 .
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  • 15. St. Joe State Park Park Hills
    St. Joe State Park is a public recreation area consisting of 8,243 acres on the south side of Park Hills, Missouri, along the flanks of the Saint Francois Mountains. The state park includes the Missouri Mines State Historic Site with its former St. Joe Minerals mill buildings and museum of geology and mining. The park features a 2,000-acre off-road vehicle riding area located on the old mine tailings dumps, camping facilities, and trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding.
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