2023 Public Meetings

The public is strongly encouraged to follow social-distancing guidelines and be proactive in protecting themselves and others.

As part of an ongoing effort by Missouri State Parks to ensure citizens have input regarding the facilities and services offered in state parks and historic sites, public meetings will be held throughout 2023. 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 Date/Time	Meeting Type/Location	Resources
Arrow Rock State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	Sat, Oct 28 4-5 p.m.	Open house –  Campground
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park, Wildwood	Sat, Sep 30 2 p.m.	Town hall – Visitor center	Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentation
Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson	Sat, Oct 7 1 p.m.	Town hall –  Shelter #1
Battle of Athens State Historic Site, Revere	Sat, Aug 26 1 p.m.	Town hall –  Shelter house	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary
Battle of Carthage State Historic Site, Carthage	Jul
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site, Butler	Oct
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, Lexington	Oct
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site, Pilot Knob	Sat, Oct 7 5 p.m.	Town hall –  Main Shelter
Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon	Fri, Jun 9 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Nature center	Meeting Presentation Meeting Summary
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site, Kansas City	Jul
Big Lake State Park, Craig	Wed, Sep 13 6-7 p.m.	Open house –  Camper Cabin 4
Big Oak Tree State Park, East Prairie	Sat, Sep 23 11 a.m.	Town hall –  Picnic shelter	Meeting Agenda
Big Sugar Creek State Park, Pineville	Thu, Jun 29 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Emory Melton Inn at Roaring River State Park	Meeting Summary – Big Sugar Creek and Roaring River State Parks
Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, Burfordville	Sat, Sep 23 2 p.m.	Town hall –  Day-use area (south of mill)	Meeting Summary
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, Ash Grove	Jul
Boone's Lick State Historic Site, Boonesboro	Sat, Oct 28 4-5 p.m.	Open house –  Campground at Arrow Rock State Historic Site
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site, Sedalia	Jul
Bryant Creek State Park, Ava	Thu, Aug 17 6 p.m.	Town hall –  North-Day Use Area	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary
Castlewood State Park, Ballwin	Wed, Sep 27 5 p.m.	Open house –  Shelter #2	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary
Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site, Osage City	Aug
Confederate Memorial State Historic Site, Higginsville	Oct
Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park, West Alton	Thu, Aug 10 1 p.m.	Open house –  First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site visitor center and grounds	Meeting Summary – Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park, First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, and Eastern Section of Katy Trail State Park
Crowder State Park, Trenton	Aug
Cuivre River State Park, Troy	Sun, Sep 10 2 p.m.	Town hall –  Visitor center	Meeting Agenda and Summary
Current River State Park, Salem, and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry, Eminence	Thu, May 18 4 p.m.	Town hall –  Amphitheater at Echo Bluff State Park	Meeting Presentation – Current River and Echo Bluff State Parks and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry Meeting Notes – Current River and Echo Bluff State Parks and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry
Deutschheim State Historic Site, Hermann	Jun
Dillard Mill State Historic Site, Davisville	Sat, Sep 16 1 p.m.	Open house –  Mill
Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site, Herculaneum	Sat, Sep 23 2 p.m.	Town hall –  Museum auditorium at Mastodon State Historic Site	Meeting Handouts – Gov. Daniel ​Dunklin's Grave, Mastodon and Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Sites Meeting Summary – Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave, Mastodon and Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Sites
Echo Bluff State Park, Eminence	Thu, May 18 4 p.m.	Town hall –  Amphitheater	Meeting Presentation – Current River and Echo Bluff State Parks and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry Meeting Notes – Current River and Echo Bluff State Parks and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry
Elephant Rocks State Park, Belleview	Sat, Oct 7 5 p.m.	Town hall –  Main Shelter at Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site
Eleven Point State Park, Couch	Sat, May 13 10 a.m. to noon	Open house – Rock house	Meeting Agenda
Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia	Sat, May 13 Noon to 1 p.m.	Open house –  Beach parking lot
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, St. Charles	Thu, Aug 10 1 p.m.	Open house –  Historic site visitor center and grounds	Meeting Summary – Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park, First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, and Eastern Section of Katy Trail State Park
Graham Cave State Park, Danville	Sat, Sep 16 Noon to 1 p.m.	Open house –  Lower picnic area
Grand Gulf State Park, Thayer	Oct
Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camdenton	Fri, Jul 14 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Lake Shelter	Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentation Meeting Summary
Hawn State Park, Ste. Genevieve	Sat, Sep 9 3 p.m.	Town hall –  Amphitheater	Meeting Agenda and Summary
Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, New Madrid	Aug
Iliniwek Village State Historic Site, Alexandria	Sat, Aug 26 5 p.m.	Town hall –  Shelter 2 at Wakonda State Park	Meeting Agenda – Iliniwek Village State Historic Site and Wakonda State Park Meeting Summary – Iliniwek Village State Historic Site and Wakonda State Park
Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site, Columbia	Aug
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, Middle Brook	Sep
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, St. Louis	Wed, Aug 16 5 p.m.	Open house –  Scott Joplin House
Katy Trail State Park – Eastern Section	Thu, Aug 10 1 p.m.	Open house –  First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site visitor center and grounds	Meeting Summary – Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park, First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, and Eastern Section of Katy Trail State Park
Katy Trail State Park – Mid-Eastern Section	Sun, Oct 22 Noon to 1 p.m.	Open house –  Treloar Trailhead at Katy Trail State Park
Katy Trail State Park – Midwestern Section	Aug
Katy Trail State Park – Western Section	Sep
Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster	Sep
Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Kaiser	Oct
Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville	Oct
Lewis and Clark State Park, Rushville	Oct
Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Meadville	Wed, Sep 20 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Leadership Archive Museum Building	Meeting Agenda and Summary – Locust Creek Covered Bridge and Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Sites Meeting Presentation – Locust Creek Covered Bridge and Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Sites
Long Branch State Park, Macon	Jul
Mastodon State Historic Site, Imperial	Sat, Sep 23 2 p.m.	Town hall – Museum auditorium	Meeting Handouts – Gov. Daniel ​Dunklin's Grave, Mastodon and Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Sites Meeting Summary – Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave, Mastodon and Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Sites
Meramec State Park, Sullivan	Aug
Missouri Mines State Historic Site, Park Hills	Sat, Aug 5 5 p.m.	Open house –  Powerhouse Museum
Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, Jefferson City	Thu, Jul 27 6 p.m.	Open house –  Jefferson Landing State Historic Site
Montauk State Park, Salem	Thu, Aug 24 6 p.m.	Open house –  Amphitheater	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary
Morris State Park, Campbell	Oct
Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg	Aug
Osage Village State Historic Site, Walker	Sep
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site, Laclede	Wed, Sep 20 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Leadership Archive Museum Building	Meeting Agenda and Summary – Locust Creek Covered Bridge and Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Sites Meeting Presentation – Locust Creek Covered Bridge and Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Sites
Pershing State Park, Laclede	Sep
Pomme de Terre State Park, Pittsburg	Sep
Prairie State Park, Mindenmines	Aug
Roaring River State Park, Cassville	Thu, Jun 29 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Emory Melton Inn	Meeting Summary – Big Sugar Creek and Roaring River State Parks
Robertsville State Park, Robertsville	Thu, Jun 15 6 p.m.	Open house –  Shelter A	Meeting Summary
Don Robinson State Park, Cedar Hill	Thu, Sep 21 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Day-use area	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia	Aug
Rock Island Trail State Park	Sep
Route 66 State Park, Eureka	Thu, Sep 14 6 p.m.	Open house –  Media room in visitor center	Meeting Agenda and Summary
St. Francois State Park, Bonne Terre	Sat, Sep 9 6 p.m.	Open house –  Amphitheater	Meeting Agenda
St. Joe State Park, Park Hills	Sat, Aug 5 3 p.m.	Open house –  Shelter 1
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Hillsboro	Sat, Sep 23 2 p.m.	Town hall –  Museum auditorium at Mastodon State Historic Site	Meeting Handouts – Gov. Daniel ​Dunklin's Grave, Mastodon and Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Sites Meeting Summary – Gov. Daniel ​Dunklin's Grave, Mastodon and Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Sites
Sappington African American Cemetery State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	Sat, Oct 28 4-5 p.m.	Open house –  Campground at Arrow Rock State Historic Site
Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	Sat, Oct 28 4-5 p.m.	Open house –  Campground at Arrow Rock State Historic Site
Shepherd of the Hills State Park, Branson	Thu, Aug 31 6 p.m.	Town hall –  Barn	Meeting Summary
Stockton State Park, Dadeville	Sep
Table Rock State Park, Branson	Oct
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Ironton	Sep
Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville	Jun
Towosahgy State Historic Site, East Prairie	Aug
Trail of Tears State Park, Jackson	Sat, Sep 16 2 p.m.	Town hall –  Visitor center	Meeting Agenda, Summary and Handouts
Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, Lamar	May
Harry S Truman State Park, Warsaw	Sep
Mark Twain State Park and Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Florida	Sat, Jun 17 7-8 p.m.	Open house –  Amphitheater at Mark Twain State Park	Meeting Agenda and Summary – Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Mark Twain State Park and Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site
Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Paris	Sat, Jun 17 7-8 p.m.	Open house – Amphitheater at Mark Twain State Park	Meeting Agenda and Summary – Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Mark Twain State Park and Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site
Felix Vallé House State Historic Site, Ste. Genevieve	Sat, Jul 22 1 p.m.	Open house –  Office (Shaw House)
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Miami	Jun
Wakonda State Park, La Grange	Sat, Aug 26 5 p.m.	Town hall –  Agate Lake Shelter	Meeting Agenda – Iliniwek Village State Historic Site and Wakonda State Park Meeting Summary – Iliniwek Village State Historic Site and Wakonda State Park
Wallace State Park, Cameron	Sep
Washington State Park, De Soto	Oct
Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, Lawson	Aug
Weston Bend State Park, Weston	Oct