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Step on to the peaceful grounds of Confederate Memorial State Historic Site and experience where the last voices of the “Lost Cause” lingered. The site was once home to the Confederate Soldiers Home of Missouri, which provided comfort and refuge to 1,600 Civil War veterans and their families for nearly 60 years. Today, visitors can visit the restored chapel and the Confederate cemetery, as well as three other historic buildings. Visitors will learn about the Confederate Home and the role it played in post-Civil War Missouri. The site’s 135 acres include numerous lakes to fish in as well as walking trails and places to picnic.

Park Hours

Historic Site Grounds

Sunrise to sunset, daily

Site Office hours

Summer Hours (On-Season)

  • April through September
    8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday
    12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday

Winter Hours (Off-Season)

  • October through March
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday
    12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday
  • The chapel is open by appointment only.

Tours are not available every day of the week; please call us at 660-584-2853 to check on availability. Visitors are welcome to visit the chapel, cemetery and the grounds without a guide.

Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites
May 23, 2013
Fifty years ago, if you had arrived at the natural tunnel in Bennett Spring State Park, you would have seen a lake. Around 1964, a dam created from gravel and silt and reinforced with rebar and concrete blocked the upstream entrance of the natural tunnel. There is no record of how long the resulting lake lasted, but historical accounts state the dam failed after heavy rains, leaving only the portion of the structure seen today at the end of the trail. Walk the Natural Tunnel Trail today and imagine what it would have been like 50 years ago. For more information about this trail, other trails at the park, and all the other things you can do at Bennett Spring State Park, visit mostateparks.com.