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Hawn State Park is a public recreation area located 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. [5] The state park 's nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) include three state-designated natural areas: Pickle Creek, LaMotte Sandstone Barrens, and Botkins Pine Woods.
River aux Vases rises near Jonca in Union Township in the western part of Ste. Genevieve County, and flows east through Hawn State Park and empties into the Mississippi River about two miles north of St. Mary at an elevation of 361 feet. It has a watershed of 47.8 sq. mi. [5] [6] Dodge Creek; Flint Bottom Creek; Jonca Creek
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 park is home to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tree Grove. [22] The park, which is part of the greater Ballona Creek watershed, is now connected to nearby open spaces across La Cienega Blvd. via the Park to Playa Bridge. Hahn Park is a keystone segment of the Park to Playa Trail, completed 2020. [23]
Pickle Creek is a stream in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the River aux Vases which it joins at the east boundary of Hawn State Park . Pickle Creek has the name of William Pickles, the original owner of the site.
The community was named by postmaster Donze after the hometown of his parents in the German state of Wurttemberg. [3] Vineyards and wineries are found nearby, and this region is known for its great beauty. Nearby is the old Cornwall Mines, which was a source of copper, and also Hawn State Park. [4] The Catholic Church in Weingarten dates from 1872.
Route 144 is a 2.956-mile-long (4.757 km) state route in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Its western terminus is at Route 32 near the village of Millers. The route travels southeastward toward Hawn State Park. The road then turns east and ends at Bauer Road and Park Drive, inside the state park.
Park Hills: Fairgrounds Drive - Park Hills, Leadington: interchange: Farmington: US 67 south – Fredericktown: interchange; east end of US 67 overlap: Route OO west / Route W south to Route 21 – Fredericktown, Historic Downtown Farmington: Ste. Genevieve: Millers: Route 144 east – Hawn State Park I-55 – St. Louis, Perryville: I-55 exit 150