Wallace State Park

10621 North East Highway 121, Cameron, MO

Less than an hour from Kansas City, Wallace State Park is an island of serenity. Visitors can fish or swim in the park's six-acre lake or hike one ... Read More

Crowder State Park

76 North West Highway 128, Trenton, MO

Crowder State Park provides 1,912 acres in the rolling green hills of northern Missouri. Visitors can enjoy more than 17 miles of hiking, bicycling... Read More

Big Lake State Park

204 Lake Shore Drive, Craig, MO

Cool waters and abundant wildlife make Big Lake State Park a place to get away in northwest Missouri. Visitors can canoe and jet ski on the state's... Read More

Watkins Mill State Park

26600 Park Road North, Lawson, MO

A 100-acre lake with a paved bicycle path around it, plentiful fishing, a picturesque campground and choice picnic&nb... Read More

Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site

26600 Park Road North, Lawson, MO

Stepping on to the grounds of Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site is like stepping into 19th century pastorale. Many of the buildings... Read More

Lewis and Clark State Park

801 Lake Crest Boulevard, Rushville, MO

The Lewis and Clark Expedition headed west in 1804 and encountered a lake that William Clark described as “full of Geese & Goslings.&rdqu... Read More

Weston Bend State Park

16600 Highway 45 North, Weston, MO

Fairmount Park Off-Leash Zone

300 North Home Avenue, Independence, MO

Battle of Lexington State Historic Site

1101 Deleware, Lexington, MO

People called Oliver Anderson’s house “the best arranged dwelling house west of St. Louis.” But it became more famous a... Read More

Santa Fe Park Off-Leash Zone

2900 South Santa Fe Road, Independence, MO

Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site

3616 Belleview, Kansas City, MO

Thomas Hart Benton's life is present in both his home and his paintings, and both are preserved at Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Histori... Read More

Brush Creek Community Center

3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd, Kansas City, MO

As a part of AARP's 60th Anniversary, AARP launched an ambitious effort in 2019 to create 53 fitness parks – one each in all 50 states, the D... Read More

Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site

16957 Dart Road, Laclede, MO

Locust Creek Covered Bridge, built in 1868, once housed the nation's first transcontinental road, Route 8. Today, it is the longest of Missouri's&n... Read More

Velie Park

2 NW Anderson Drive, Lees Summit, MO

This 31.5 acre park is the perfect setting for a picnic or to unwind from a busy day. Located on the north side of Lee's Summit off of Anderson Dr ... Read More

Pershing State Park

29277 Hwy. 130, Laclede, MO

Wander through a slice of pre-settlement landscape at Pershing State Park. The park includes a boardwalk and hiking trailthat winds through a ... Read More

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