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Parks in Missouri

Explore 42 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

American National Fish and Wildlife Museum:  Wonders of Wild

American National Fish and Wildlife Museum: Wonders of Wild

Missouri

The American National Fish and Wildlife Museum, Wonders of Wildlife, is a $52 million, 92,000-square-foot muse…

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Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

The lower Missouri River is the largest free-flowing river in the United States, encompassing nearly 1.5 milli…

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Blue Springs Lake

Blue Springs Lake

Missouri

Blue Springs is a 720 acre lake located in Blue Springs and Lee's Summit Missouri. There are 6 picinic shelter…

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Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail

Missouri

In 1857, businessman and transportation entrepreneur John Butterfield was awarded a contract to establish an o…

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Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge

Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964 with funds from the purchase of migratory wat…

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Clearwater Lake

Clearwater Lake

Missouri

Clearwater Lake is noted for the grandeur of its hills, natural springs, and splendid beauty. Trails and a wat…

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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 5, 1947. The refuge is made up of 44,000 acres…

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Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge was authorized on June 26, 1990 under the Emergency Wetland Resources A…

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri

Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of …

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Gateway Arch National Park

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

The Gateway Arch reflects St. Louis' role in the Westward Expansion of the United States during the nineteenth…

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Gateway Arch National Park

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals …

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George Washington Carver National Monument

Missouri

The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations…

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George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument

Missouri

The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations…

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Great River National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

What is now known as Great River National Wildlife Refuge began in 1958 as part of Mark Twain National Wildlif…

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Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Missouri

President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvem…

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Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Missouri

President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvem…

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Harry S. Truman Lake

Harry S. Truman Lake

Missouri

Located adjacent to the Lake of the Ozarks, Truman features excellent fishing, a regional visitor center and p…

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Hillsdale Lake

Hillsdale Lake

Missouri

Managed by the Kansas State Park System, Hillsdale offers camping, fishing, boating, hunting, hiking, equestri…

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Long Branch Lake

Long Branch Lake

Missouri

Long Branch offers abundant hunting and fishing opportunities on 2,400 acres of water and 5,000 acres of surro…

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Longview Lake

Longview Lake

Missouri

Located in Kansas City, Grandview and Lee's Summit, Missouri. Longview, a 930 acre lake provides recreational …

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Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1992 primarily for the preservation and restorat…

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Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake

Missouri

Offers a blend of picturesque natural resources and modern recreation facilities to suit everyone. Three campg…

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Mark Twain National Forest

Missouri

Missouri's only national forest, the Mark Twain sprawls across 1.5 million acres of the Ozark Highlands spanni…

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Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge was established as an individual refuge on May 31, 2000. The…

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