ShareWe haven’t had a good poll in while. The recommendations for Missouri State Parks to “Camp Smart” and conserve energy are good ideas, but I can’t say that any of them apply to me, because, even past the half-century mark, I’ve never camped in anything more high tech that beneath the camper shell (and [...]

ShareJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Parks encourages its vistors to help implement a green initiative, Camp Smart, throughout its park system that will help conserve energy, protect the environment and save money. Reducing energy use will also help Missouri State Parks keep camping fees low.
“We are about fun in the outdoors, but we [...]

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Tomorrow morning, when Michael Clark of Big Muddy Adventures, John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company, David Hanson, adventure journalist, and Mark Peoples, a 1Mississippi River Guide intern, put their paddles into the Bourbeuse River at the Union, Missouri boat ramp, after having begun in Washington, MO, and [...]

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ROLLA, Mo. – Mark Twain National Forest will offer three days of free day use and two free nights of camping at year-round recreation areas the second weekend in January in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend.
Free camping is being offered in unreserved campsites both Saturday and Sunday nights, [...]

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Photos and captions courtesy of Shea Bergman, Missouri Dept. of Conservation.
How do you take 33 Urban Ranger Corps inner city youth (and six of their leaders)* on a three-day, 48-hour canoe trip with two nights of camping on the Current River?
Ask Shea Bergman, Steve Jacobsen, Brandon Pope and Pat Whalen of the [...]

Share Summer is not over yet and a family camping trip to a Missouri state park is a great way to celebrate the season.
On Aug. 26-28, anyone who camps two nights in any of [...]

ShareMark Twain National Forest June 10-12, 2011 will offer two days of free day use and two free nights of camping at eight Missouri campgrounds.
Free camping is being offered in unreserved campsites both Friday and Saturday nights, June 10-11, 2011, and free day use is being offered at unreserved sites Saturday and [...]

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Missouri has an outstanding state park system, with 83 total parks and historic sites. The parks are generally safe and clean, and they hold miles and miles of trails for walking and hiking. Hawn State Park is one of the larger parks in the area. It’s 4,953 acres boast hiking, camping, and picnicking.

Pickle Creek, photo by [...]

ShareOzark National Scenic Rivers invites the public to attend the grand opening ceremony of the new Visitor Contact Station at the Pulltite Campground on Friday, September 3 at 6:00 p.m. Park Superintendent, Reed Detring, will cut the ribbon officially opening the facility. The Current River Bluegrass Band will provide musical entertainment. Bring [...]

ShareMark Twain National Forest is offering the first annual “Back to School” fee waiver weekend at four recreation areas on August 14 and 15, 2010. The fee-free weekend aims to encourage activities on national forests and other green spaces that promote healthy living and mental well being, and to instill excitement for the outdoors as [...]