Exploring Missouri State Parks
Located just a short drive from Highway 44 in Leasburg, Missouri, Onondaga Cave State Park is best known for its namesake, Onondaga Cave. However, there is so much more to this park than just the cave. In fact, there are two caves within the park with the second one being Cathedral Cave. In addition toContinue reading “Onondaga Cave State Park”
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Located at Cuivre River State Park in Troy, Missouri, Lake Lincoln is a 55-acre lake with a boat ramp, large fishing dock, and a LOT of bank. The lake is stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish. When we were there, Maury taught us how to fish with cane poles. Something he did oftenContinue reading “Lake Lincoln”
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Located at Cuivre River in Troy, Missouri, the Mossy Hill Trail is great for littles. It is rated as moderate but is more on the easy side. Much like the Hamilton Hollow Trail, there aren’t many views but it is a good opportunity to get the littles used to hiking and exposed to different typesContinue reading “Mossy Hill Trail”
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Located at Cuivre River in Troy, Missouri, the Hamilton Hollow Trail is a short trail that is great for small or beginner hikers. The views aren’t great – lots of old electric poles – but it’s a nice hike. We hiked after a recent prescribed burn and found a deer carcass and turtle shell justContinue reading “Hamilton Hollow Trail”
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Located at Cuivre River in Troy, Missouri, the Frenchmans Bluff Trail offers some AMAZING views from the bluffs. To start and up to the bluff, it is a great trail for hiking with littles. The trial is wide and there are no steep drop offs. It has a thick canopy making it shaded and cool.Continue reading “Frenchmans Bluff Trail”
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Located at Cuivre River State Park in Troy, Missouri, the visitor center has a small exhibit hall with historical displays as well as a animal exhibits. The exhibit hall offers visitors the opportunity to learn how the park came to be and what the land had been previously used for. In addition to the exhibitContinue reading “Cuivre River Visitor Center”
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Located in Wildwood, Missouri, the campground at Cuivre River is a large campground with 3 sections – Basic, Electric, and Full Hook Up. The basic section offers a few platform tent sites with the tents during the on-season. You can still use the platforms during the off-season if you supply your own tent. The sitesContinue reading “Cuivre River State Park Campground”
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Located in Troy, Missouri, Cuivre River is our other go-to park. While it is in the “northern” part of the state, it is like driving through the Ozarks. Also, for being so close to St. Louis, it offers everything for a family to recreate outdoors. Whether it is biking around the campground, swimming at theContinue reading “Cuivre River State Park”
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Located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in Wildwood, Missouri, the River Hills Visitor Center serves as a retail space for state park merchandise as well as an exhibit hall for those wanting to get a better look at the local landscape and wildlife that inhabits it. The exhibit hall offers visitors theContinue reading “River Hills Visitor Center”
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Located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in Wildwood, Missouri, the Dogwood Trail does not disappoint, and it is definitely rugged. Our oldest (8) did fine, but there was some complaining from the little one (3 1/2). There are lots of exposed roots creating natural steps and it is quite hilly. There areContinue reading “Dogwood Trail”
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