Missouri State Parks


  • Searching for Missouri’s lost Silver Mine

    For nearly 500 years, legends ­— usually of Spanish colonial origin — of a lost silver mine have spread across…

  • Hunts made for Heroes

    Missouri State Parks takes great pride in honoring and showing gratitude to our military veterans for their sacrifices and service…

  • Holidays in the Parks

    For many, the words “state park” conjure up images of vacations, camping, hiking, boating, sunshine and other summer fun. But…

  • Trail Trams

    The Katy Trail, which spans nearly the entire width of Missouri, is a multiuse trail often used for walking, running,…

  • Teaming the Streams

    Missouri has over 100,000 miles of streams. From a distance, monitoring all that water would seem like an extreme challenge.…

  • The 2024 MoDNR Photo Contest

    The department asked amateur photographers to capture the beauty found in Missouri and selected first, second and third places, as…

  • Rock Island Trail State Park

    You can roam, ramble and ride at several Missouri state parks and historic sites, but when fully developed and open…

  • One Tank Trips

    If a trip to Paris, France, to see the Eiffel Tower isn’t in your budget this year and neither is…

  • Total Eclipse of our Parks

    Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024, when an exciting and rare astronomical event, a total solar eclipse, will occur!

  • Building for the future

    Visitors talk and we listen! Camping and lodging occupancy at the parks is increasing, and the number of campers wanting…