ShareUPDATED 12:46 p.m. We’ve added a photo of Mr. Robinson, a link to a KETC video interview and an aerial map to the area.
(Photos from Hilda Young Conservation Area, located nearby in the LaBarque Hills, by Jo Schaper)
Due to the generosity of Don Robinson, the 87th Missouri state park has just become reality
And it [...]

ShareA new water line construction project will provide better service this spring to guests and visitors at Roaring River State Park near Cassville. In April, Missouri State Parks will begin installing new water lines, spigots and valves at many locations throughout the park.
During [...]

ShareBy Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Parks
MIAMI, Mo. – Wave after wave of migrating waterfowl moved in V formations across the winter sky on this late afternoon. The landscape below of marsh, wet prairie and forest known as the Oumessourit Natural Area was filled with the cries of Canada geese, snow geese and ducks. A bald eagle [...]

ShareThe state of Missouri has put a Trout Cam out there at Bennett Spring State Park:
Enjoy!

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Much like hunting, trout fishing is not my expertise. However, this past summer my dear Ryan and I had the unique opportunity to take fly casting lessons from one of the experts at Bennett Spring State Park.
Prior to arriving at Bennett Spring State Park my fishing skills and experience was very limited, in [...]

ShareRecently I was reading a post by a fellow Mommy Blogger about State Parks in Illinois and bringing fun back to nature. I applaud her for being uniquely different, and speaking out that fun can be focused around real things.
Many of us forget about visiting our State Parks, and even more [...]

SharePrescribed burn January 7 helps beech, and sand forest species on Crowley’s Ridge
By Jo Schaper
(Photos courtesy Missouri State Parks – photographer Eugene Vale)
With cold temperatures and snow on the ground, what is needed to warm up is the memory of a nice warm fire.
About 60 acres of 161-acre Morris State Park underbrush was burned [...]

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ShareIs there any other better way to kick off 2012 than to kick it off with great hike in the woods? Is your New Year’s resolution to get more active, spend more time outdoors, or have more fun as a family?
Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson, Mo., is participating in the First [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
I was filing some things today at the office and ran across a little 8.5 x 5.5 inch MDC pamphlet called “Know Missouri’s Trout.” It probably came as a result of Traveler’s recent visit to Bennett Spring State Park, one of the four Missouri state trout parks.
Knowing Missouri trout should be [...]