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State & National Parks |
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North West Region |
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The 625 acre natural oxbow Big Lake was formed ages ago from an |
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abandoned Missouri River channel. The lake border the State Park, |
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which lies along a major migratory flyway. Surrounded by bottom- |
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land farms that lie along the Missouri River. The 407 acre park |
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provides a scenic spot for fishing, bird watching, picnics, reunions, |
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and meeting. The modern motel overlooking the lake has a private |
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reception area and comfortable overnight lodging. The park has |
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camping facilities, a swimming pool and modern, kitchen equipped |
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rental cabins. Many visitors use the park as a base for visits to |
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nearby Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. |
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660.442.3770 11 mile SW of Mound City on Hwy 111 |
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The rolling hills of Northern Missouri serve as a scenic memorial |
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to Major General Enoch H Crowder, the Missourian who founded |
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the Selective Service System in 1917. The 1,192 acre park |
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includes a 20 acre stocked lake and several forest hiking trails, |
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including one that leads to the Thompson River, which borders the |
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park. Visitors also may enjoy the lake's sand beach and the |
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campground. There is and organized group camp in the park, |
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Camp Grand River. |
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660.359.6473 4 miles West of Trenton on Hwy 146 |
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This State Park is dedicated to the explorers Meriwether Lewis and |
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William Clark, who visited the area on July 4, 1804 on their epic |
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westward journey. Their journal notes the "great quantities of fish |
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and Gees & Gosling" they saw here, and of a nearby abandoned |
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Kansa Indian village on the other side of the river. Today the 121 |
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acre park has a shaded picnic area and shelter overlooking the |
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lake and a modern camping facilities. The 365 acre lake offers |
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opportunities for fishing, swimming and boating. |
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816.579.5564 20 miles SW of St. Joseph on Hwy 138 |
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The terrain of Wallace State Park, more rugged than the |
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surrounding rolling farmland of the North West Missouri Region is |
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a favorite of bird watchers, nature lovers and anyone seeking a |
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tranquil, restful environment. Numerous hiking trails meander |
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through the heavily wooded hills of the 502 acre park. The |
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peaceful camping area is particularly attractive to families and |
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senior citizens, while a well developed youth camping area is |
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popular with youth organizations. The nearby Trice-Dedman |
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Memorial Woods, owned by the Nature Conservancy and cared for |
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by the park staff is on of the best examples of pre-settlement |
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forest in North West Missouri |
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816.632.3745 6 miles South of Cameron off I-35 |
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The wooded hillsides that once provided timber and pastures |
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for the Watkins farm now provide a scenic area for recreation. |
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The 818 acre park, which is adjacent to Watkins Mill features |
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a 100 acre lake for fishing, swimming, and boating. It also has |
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camping and picnicking areas, and a scenic, paved bicycling and |
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hiking trail that circles the lake. |
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816.580.3387 6 miles East of Kearney of Hwy 92 |
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The 1,133 acre park features picnic tables and shelter houses, a |
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campground, a mile long pave bicycle trail and five miles of hiking |
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trail. Fishing is available in the Missouri River. Once noted for |
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producing rich crops of tobacco, the land now encompassed by |
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this park is adjacent to the Missouri River. An easily accessible |
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overlook presents a majestic panorama of the River Valley. |
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816.640.5443 1 mile South of Weston on Hwy 45 |
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