Hikers will rejoice in discovering the highest peak in Missouri that's fit with gorgeous state park vistas, camping spots, ...

This lake and state park offer everything you want in an outdoor adventure, including boating and fishing, hiking and beaches ...

The greatest asset of the Osage Beach, Missouri, area is the 17,000-acre Lake of the Ozarks State Park. It’s a beautiful place where, in winter, a hiker can find solitude on many well-marked ...

Alice Yeager liked what she heard about Ozark Mountain State Park. It's still closed, but Missouri State Parks officials held an information and Q-and-A session at the 1,011-acre park property ...

A top state budget writer’s push to open a state park in his legislative district remains in limbo after some of the money he sought for the project was cut ...

Lake of the Ozarks State Park covers 18,000 acres and contains the Grand Glaize arm of the lake. Renting an easy-to-steer pontoon, or other boat, at the park’s marina is a pleasant way to ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has three new state parks all of which are in southern Missouri. One is in Taney County. Governor Jay Nixon (D) says the parks will have some of the state’s most ...

Progress made so far at the still-closed Ozark Mountain State Park near Branson will be the focus of a public meeting at the park's metal barn on Oct. 15. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Carl ...

Nature lovers visited Missouri State Parks in record numbers last year, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources. Skip to content KOLR - OzarksFirst.com ...

The state has owned the spring, stream and now surrounding 3,200 acres since 1923. Much has changed since. Rogers said 185 wooded campsites hold everything from $10 tents to $100,000 RVs.

They are Ozark Mountain State Park in Taney County, ... Approximately 21 million people visit Missouri state parks each year, which is up 32 percent since 2006, ...

Attendance at Missouri State Parks dropped slightly from 2023 to 2024, with 19.8 million visitors last year, according to the department. The most popular park by attendance is Lake of the Ozarks ...