Activities

  • Historic Site Tours

    Take a tour of this castlelike home. Click here for more information.

  • hiking

    Two trails are available for hiking. Click here for more information.

  • Bicycling

    Radiant Trail provides challenging hiking or mountain biking for outdoor enthusiasts. Click here for more information.

  • picnicking

    Host a small or large gathering at the historic site's picnic area. Click here for more information.

  • Interpretive Programs

    Teacher's guides are available to prepare school groups for their tours. Click here for more information.

  • Playground

    The picnic area offers a playground for the kids.

Park information

With a commanding view from atop a bluff, Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site is one of the best representations of early 20th Century sensibilities in the Midwest. Walk through the 31-room, 12,000-square-foot lodge built atop two natural caves by Sedalia lawyer John Homer Bothwell. You will marvel at the owner’s eclectic tastes and how a country gentlemen furnished a recreational lodge for himself and his friends. Most of the furnishings in the house are original, and the property also has a three-mile hiking and mountain biking trail.

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Park Hours

Historic Site Grounds

8 a.m. to sunset, year-round

Historic Site Office hours

Summer Hours (On-Season)

  • April 1 through Sept. 15
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday, Thursday through Saturday
    11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday
    Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Winter Hours (Off-Season)

  • Sept. 16 through March 31
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Friday, Saturday and holiday Mondays
    11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday
    Closed Monday through Thursday