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In the U.S. state of Missouri both state parks and state historic sites are administered by the Division of State Parks of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. As of 2017 the division manages a total of 92 parks and historic sites plus the Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry , which together total more than 200,000 acres (81,000 ha). [ 1 ]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) administers hundreds of parcels of land in all counties of the state. Most areas are owned by the department; some are leased by the department; some areas are managed under contract by the department; and some areas are leased to other entities for management.
With almost 40,000 acres (160 km 2) of public land, the Rocky Creek Conservation Area provides for a wide range of outdoor activities. These include nature viewing, bird watching, hiking, dispersed primitive camping, and, of course, many hunting and fishing opportun : 37,894 15,335: Shannon, Reynolds, Carter
This area is made up of several tracts of land, of which several are land-locked. Those accessible to the public include: Nixon Branch Tract and Bear Creek Tract. This area is largely forest. Facilities/features: primitive camping, Watershed Lake (35 acres) 740 acres 300 ha: Clark
Map of Missouri conservation areas with the Kansas City region highlighted. The Kansas City administrative region of the Missouri Department of Conservation encompasses Bates, Benton, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Platte, St. Clair, and Vernon counties. The regional office is located in Lee's Summit.
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state Contains a nearly virgin sugar maple and mockernut hickory forest. Maramec Spring: October 1971: St. James: Phelps: private A natural spring, the fifth largest in the state. It has a notable trout park and a historic iron works in a privately owned park.
In 1925, Missouri designated 92 acres (37 ha) of the home as a memorial to Confederate soldiers. [3] It remained in operation until 1950, when the last Confederate veteran in the state died, after which the state government purchased the site to operate as a state park. [1] The state's land acquisition process was completed in 1952. [4]