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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
recreation area
Park

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…

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

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…

Blue Springs Lake
recreation area
Park

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…

Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

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

Clearwater Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Clearwater Lake

Missouri

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

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

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…

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

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

Fort Scott National Historic Site
National Monument
Park

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri

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

Gateway Arch National Park
National Park
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
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

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

George Washington Carver National Monument
National Monument
Park

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…

George Washington Carver National Monument
National Monument
Park

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…

Great River National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

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…

Harry S Truman National Historic Site
National Monument
Park

Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Missouri

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

Harry S Truman National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Park

Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Missouri

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

Harry S. Truman Lake
recreation area
Park

Harry S. Truman Lake

Missouri

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

Hillsdale Lake
recreation area
Park

Hillsdale Lake

Missouri

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

Long Branch Lake
recreation area
Park

Long Branch Lake

Missouri

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

Longview Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Longview Lake

Missouri

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

Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

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

Mark Twain Lake
recreation area
Park

Mark Twain Lake

Missouri

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

Mark Twain National Forest
National Forest
Park

Mark Twain National Forest

Missouri

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

2,322 sq mi
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

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

Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

The refuge contains 21,592 acres and lies in a basin formed in an ancient abandoned channel of the Mississippi…