Map of Missouri State Parks (red) and
State Historic Sites (blue)

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 Backcountry, which together total more than 200,000 acres (81,000 ha).[1] According to the state, its parks system includes approximately 3,500 campsites, 194 cabins, and 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of trails, including the longest developed rails-to-trails project in the nation.[1]

Dillard Mill
Bothwell Lodge
Graham Cave
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge
Elephant Rocks
Katy Trail
Onondaga Cave
Watkins Woolen Mill
Washington State Park
Johnson's Shut-ins
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Castlewood State Park

State parks

Name County Size Estab-
lished
Babler State ParkSt. Louis2,441 acres 988 ha1937
Sam A. Baker State ParkWayne5,323.62 acres 2,154.39 ha1926
Bennett Spring State ParkDallas, Laclede3,216.74 acres 1,301.77 ha1923
Big Lake State ParkHolt407.41 acres 164.87 ha1932
Big Oak Tree State ParkMississippi1,028.68 acres 416.29 ha1937
Big Sugar Creek State ParkMcDonald2,082.54 acres 842.77 ha1992
Bryant Creek State ParkDouglas2,917 acres 1,180 ha2016
Castlewood State ParkSt. Louis1,818.3 acres 735.8 ha1974
Crowder State ParkGrundy1,912.10 acres 773.80 ha1938
Cuivre River State ParkLincoln6,393.94 acres 2,587.54 ha1946
Current River State ParkShannon780 acres 320 ha2008
Don Robinson State ParkJefferson843 acres 341 ha2012
Echo Bluff State ParkShannon410 acres 170 ha2016
Elephant Rocks State ParkIron131.74 acres 53.31 ha1967
Eleven Point State ParkOregon4,167 acres 1,686 ha2016
Finger Lakes State ParkBoone1,128.69 acres 456.76 ha1973
Graham Cave State ParkMontgomery369.51 acres 149.54 ha1964
Grand Gulf State ParkOregon321.96 acres 130.29 ha1984
Ha Ha Tonka State ParkCamden3,709.74 acres 1,501.28 ha1978
Harry S Truman State ParkBenton1,440 acres 580 ha1976
Hawn State ParkSte. Genevieve4,953.66 acres 2,004.68 ha1955
Jay Nixon State ParkReynolds1,230 acres 500 ha2017
Johnson's Shut-Ins State ParkReynolds8,549.51 acres 3,459.86 ha1955
Jones-Confluence Point State ParkSt. Charles1,121.43 acres 453.83 ha2001
Katy Trail State Parkmultiple225.1 mi 362.3 km1990
Knob Noster State ParkJohnson3,934.38 acres 1,592.19 ha1946
Lake of the Ozarks State ParkCamden, Miller17,626.55 acres 7,133.21 ha1946
Lake Wappapello State ParkWayne1,854.23 acres 750.38 ha1956
Lewis and Clark State ParkBuchanan189.13 acres 76.54 ha1934
Long Branch State ParkMacon1,828.47 acres 739.96 ha1983
Mark Twain State ParkMonroe2,775.14 acres 1,123.06 ha1924
Meramec State ParkFranklin, Crawford,
Washington		6,896.33 acres 2,790.85 ha1927
Montauk State ParkDent1,396.12 acres 564.99 ha1926
Morris State ParkDunklin161.22 acres 65.24 ha2000
Onondaga Cave State ParkCrawford1,317.70 acres 533.25 ha1982
Ozark Mountain State ParkTaney1,011 acres 409 ha2016
Pershing State ParkLinn3,565.66 acres 1,442.97 ha1937
Pomme de Terre State ParkHickory734.44 acres 297.22 ha1960
Prairie State ParkBarton3,942 acres 1,595 ha1980
Roaring River State ParkBarry4,093.38 acres 1,656.53 ha1928
Robertsville State ParkFranklin1,224.65 acres 495.60 ha1979
Rock Bridge Memorial State ParkBoone2,272.83 acres 919.78 ha1967
Rock Island Trail State Parkmultiple130 mi 210 km2016
Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountrymultiple60,000 acres 24,000 ha2001
Route 66 State ParkSt. Louis418.61 acres 169.41 ha1997
St. Francois State ParkSt. Francois2,734.97 acres 1,106.80 ha1964
St. Joe State ParkSt. Francois8,242.98 acres 3,335.82 ha1976
Stockton State ParkCedar2,175.90 acres 880.56 ha1969
Table Rock State ParkTaney, Stone356.03 acres 144.08 ha1959
Taum Sauk Mountain State ParkIron, Reynolds7,501.09 acres 3,035.58 ha1991
Thousand Hills State ParkAdair3,079.70 acres 1,246.31 ha1952
Trail of Tears State ParkCape Girardeau3,415.39 acres 1,382.16 ha1957
Van Meter State ParkSaline1,104.63 acres 447.03 ha1932
Wakonda State ParkLewis1,053.87 acres 426.49 ha1960
Wallace State ParkClinton501.61 acres 202.99 ha1932
Washington State ParkWashington2,147.57 acres 869.09 ha1932
Watkins Woolen Mill State ParkClay1,500.22 acres 607.12 ha1964
Weston Bend State ParkPlatte1,133.08 acres 458.54 ha1980

State historic sites

Name County Size Estab-
lished
Arrow Rock State Historic SiteSaline167.39 acres 67.74 ha1923
Battle of Athens State Historic SiteClark408.50 acres 165.31 ha1975
Battle of Carthage State Historic SiteJasper7.4 acres 3.0 ha1990
Battle of Island Mound State Historic SiteBates40 acres 16 ha2012
Battle of Lexington State Historic SiteLafayette92.25 acres 37.33 ha1958
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic SiteIron77.19 acres 31.24 ha1968
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic SiteJackson0.32 acres 0.13 ha1977
Bollinger Mill State Historic SiteCape Girardeau43 acres 17 ha1967
Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic SiteGreene400.20 acres 161.96 ha1991
Boone's Lick State Historic SiteHoward51.17 acres 20.71 ha1960
Bothwell Lodge State Historic SitePettis246.91 acres 99.92 ha1974
Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic SiteCole13.4 acres 5.4 ha2002
Confederate Memorial State Historic SiteLafayette135.22 acres 54.72 ha1952
Deutschheim State Historic SiteGasconade0.69 acres 0.28 ha1978
Dillard Mill State Historic SiteCrawford131.77 acres 53.33 ha1977
Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic SiteJefferson1.37 acres 0.55 ha1965
Felix Vallé House State Historic SiteSte. Genevieve10.13 acres 4.10 ha1970
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic SiteSt. Charles0.66 acres 0.27 ha1960
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic SiteLinn2.69 acres 1.09 ha1952
Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic SiteBarton2.51 acres 1.02 ha1957
Hunter-Dawson State Historic SiteNew Madrid19.80 acres 8.01 ha1967
Iliniwek Village State Historic SiteClark127.49 acres 51.59 ha1992
Jefferson Landing State Historic SiteCole1.27 acres 0.51 ha1976
Jewell Cemetery State Historic SiteBoone0.45 acres 0.18 ha1970
Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic SiteLinn32.22 acres 13.04 ha1968
Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic SiteMonroe13 acres 5.3 ha1924
Mastodon State Historic SiteJefferson425 acres 172 ha1976
Missouri Mines State Historic SiteSt. Francois25 acres 10 ha1976
Missouri State CapitolCole3 acres 1.2 ha1826
Missouri State MuseumColen/an/a1923
Osage Village State Historic SiteVernon100 acres 40 ha1984
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic SiteJefferson205.78 acres 83.28 ha1968
Sappington Cemetery State Historic SiteSaline2 acres 0.81 ha1970
Scott Joplin House State Historic SiteSt. Louis3.86 acres 1.56 ha1983
Towosahgy State Historic SiteMississippi64 acres 26 ha1967
Union Covered Bridge State Historic SiteMonroe1.24 acres 0.50 ha1967
Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic SiteClay1,442 acres 584 ha1964

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About the Missouri State Park System". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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