at Missouri State Parks
As part of an ongoing effort by Missouri State Parks to allow citizen input regarding the facilities and services offered in state parks and historic sites, public meetings will be held throughout 2024. Park representatives will provide information on future plans for the facility and answer questions. Visitors are invited to share feedback and suggestions about park services and operations.
See the schedule below for information on a public meeting at a state park or historic site near you. Public meetings scheduled as videos will have links posted when they are available for viewing.
Park/Historic Site |
Meeting
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Meeting
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Resources |
| Arrow Rock State Historic Site, Arrow Rock | Jun 1-30 |  |
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| Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park, Wildwood | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson | Sat, Aug 17 10 a.m. |
Town hall – Shelter #1 |
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| Battle of Athens State Historic Site, Revere | Sat, Sep 21 1 p.m. |
Town hall – Enclosed Kitchen Shelter |
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| Battle of Carthage State Historic Site, Carthage | Jul 1-30 | |
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| Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site, Butler | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, Lexington | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site, Pilot Knob | Sat, Oct 19 5:30 p.m. |
Town hall – Museum auditorium |
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| Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon | Fri, Jun 28 6 p.m. |
Town hall – nature center |
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| Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site, Kansas City | Sat, Apr 13 2 p.m. |
Open house – visitor center/office |
Site Accomplishments/Happenings and Potential Upcoming Projects |
| Big Lake State Park, Craig | Wed, Sep 11 6 p.m. |
Town hall – picnic shelter |
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| Big Oak Tree State Park, East Prairie | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Big Sugar Creek State Park, Pineville | Thu, Jun 6 6-7 p.m. |
Town hall – Riverview Room of Emory Melton Inn at Roaring River State Park |
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| Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, Burfordville | Sat, Oct 12 Noon to 1 p.m. |
Open house – day-use area (south of mill) |
Meeting Summary |
| Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, Ash Grove | Jul 1-30 | |
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| Boone's Lick State Historic Site, Boonesboro | Jun 1-30 | |
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| Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site, Sedalia | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Bryant Creek State Park, Ava | Thu, Aug 15 6-7 p.m. |
Town hall – North Day-Use Area |
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| Castlewood State Park, Ballwin | Wed, Sep 25 6 p.m. |
Town hall – Shelter #2 |
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| Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site, Osage City | Jul 1-30 | |
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| Confederate Memorial State Historic Site, Higginsville | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park, West Alton | Sat, Aug 10 1-2 p.m. |
Open house – first Capitol, interpretive center and sidewalk at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site |
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| Crowder State Park, Trenton | Sat, Jun 1 11 a.m. to noon |
Open house – amphitheater |
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| Cuivre River State Park, Troy | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Current River State Park, Salem | Sat, May 4 1-4 p.m. |
Open house – public meeting booth behind Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park |
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| Deutschheim State Historic Site, Hermann | Fri, Oct 4 5-6 p.m. |
Open house – Strehly House winery |
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| Dillard Mill State Historic Site, Davisville | Sat, Sep 14 1 p.m. |
Open house – mill |
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| Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site, Herculaneum | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Echo Bluff State Park, Eminence | Sat, May 4 1-4 p.m. |
Open house – public meeting booth behind Betty Lea Lodge |
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| Elephant Rocks State Park, Belleview | Sat, Oct 19 5:30 p.m. |
Town hall – Museum auditorium at Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site |
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| Eleven Point State Park, Couch | Mon, Apr 8 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Open house – ranch house area |
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| Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia | Sat, Sep 14 12:30-1:30 p.m. |
Open house – beach parking lot |
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| First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, St. Charles | Sat, Aug 10 1-2 p.m. |
Open house – first Capitol, interpretive center and sidewalk | |
| Graham Cave State Park, Danville | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Grand Gulf State Park, Thayer | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camdenton | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Hawn State Park, Ste. Genevieve | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, New Madrid | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Iliniwek Village State Historic Site, Alexandria | Sat, Sep 21 6 p.m. |
Town hall – Shelter 2 at Wakonda State Park |
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| Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site, Columbia | Sat, Jun 29 10-11 a.m. |
Open house – Devil's Icebox parking lot at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park |
Meeting Summary |
| Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, Middle Brook | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, St. Louis | Sat, Sep 21 10 a.m. to noon |
Open house – The Rosebud |
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| Katy Trail State Park – Eastern Section, Machens to Matson | Sat, Aug 10 1-2 p.m. |
Open house – first Capitol, interpretive center and sidewalk at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site |
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| Katy Trail State Park – Mid-Eastern Section, Matson to Mokane | Sun, Aug 11 1-2:30 p.m. |
Open house – Treloar Trailhead at Katy Trail State Park |
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| Katy Trail State Park – Midwestern Section, Mokane to Pilot Grove | Sat, Jun 29 10-11 a.m. |
Open house – Devil's Icebox parking lot at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park |
Meeting Summary |
| Katy Trail State Park – Western Section, Pilot Grove to Clinton | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster | Fri, Sep 13 6 p.m. |
Town hall – Clearfork Shelter |
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| Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Kaiser | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville | Sat, Oct 5 10 a.m. |
Town hall – Shelter #2 |
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| Lewis and Clark State Park, Rushville | Sat, Jul 6 10 a.m. to noon |
Open house – Lewis and Clark Interpretive Plaza |
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| Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Meadville | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Long Branch State Park, Macon | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Mastodon State Historic Site, Imperial | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Meramec State Park, Sullivan | Sat, May 18 11:30 a.m. |
Open house – playground |
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| Missouri Mines State Historic Site, Park Hills | Sat, Aug 3 5 p.m. |
Town hall – Powerhouse Museum |
Meeting Agenda |
| Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, Jefferson City | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Montauk State Park, Salem | Wed, Sep 25 5 p.m. |
Town hall – amphitheater |
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| Morris State Park, Campbell | Sat, Oct 5 10 a.m. |
Town hall – Shelter #2 at Lake Wappapello State Park |
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| Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Osage Village State Historic Site, Walker | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site, Laclede | Sat, Sep 14 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Town hall – Pershing Memorial Museum and Leadership Archives |
Summary – Meeting and Museum Opening |
| Pershing State Park, Laclede | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Pomme de Terre State Park, Pittsburg | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Prairie State Park, Mindenmines | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry, Eminence | Sat, May 4 1-4 p.m. |
Open house – public meeting booth behind Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park |
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| Roaring River State Park, Cassville | Thu, Jun 6 6-7 p.m. |
Town hall – Riverview Room of Emory Melton Inn |
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| Robertsville State Park, Robertsville | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Don Robinson State Park, Cedar Hill | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia | Sat, Jun 29 10-11 a.m. |
Open house – Devil's Icebox parking lot |
Meeting Summary |
| Rock Island Trail State Park | TBD | Video | |
| Route 66 State Park, Eureka | Sep 1-30 | |
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| St. Francois State Park, Bonne Terre | Sat, Sep 7 6 p.m. |
Town hall – amphitheater |
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| St. Joe State Park, Park Hills | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Hillsboro | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Sappington African American Cemetery State Historic Site, Arrow Rock | Jun 1-30 | |
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| Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, Arrow Rock | Jun 1-30 | |
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| Shepherd of the Hills State Park, Branson | Thu, Oct 17 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
Town hall – barn |
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| Stockton State Park, Dadeville | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Table Rock State Park, Branson | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Ironton | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville | Jun 1-30 | |
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| Towosahgy State Historic Site, East Prairie | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Trail of Tears State Park, Jackson | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, Lamar | May 1-30 | |
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| Harry S Truman State Park, Warsaw | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Mark Twain State Park and Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Florida | Sat, Jun 22 7-8 p.m. |
Open house – amphitheater at Mark Twain State Park |
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| Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Paris | Sat, Jun 22 7-8 p.m. |
Open house – amphitheater at Mark Twain State Park |
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| Felix Vallé House State Historic Site, Ste. Genevieve | Sep 1-30 | |
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| Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Miami | Jul 1-30 | |
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| Wakonda State Park, La Grange | Sat, Sep 21 6 p.m. |
Town hall – Shelter 2 |
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| Wallace State Park, Cameron | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Washington State Park, De Soto | Oct 1-30 | |
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| Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, Lawson | Aug 1-30 | |
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| Weston Bend State Park, Weston | Jul 1-30 | |