Missouri is truly a destination for the family, where you can reconnect and get to know each other all over again. What can your family do today? Whatever you like: hiking, fishing, camping, professional sports, golf, outdoor activities, amusement and theme parks, zoos, museums, floating, water activities, historic sites, Indian villages, Civil War battlefields . . . well, the list is endless. Find out for yourself, in Missouri.
Missouri is truly a destination for the family, where you can reconnect and get to know each other all over again. What can your family do today? Whatever you like: hiking, fishing, camping, professional sports, golf, outdoor activities, amusement and theme parks, zoos, museums, floating, water activities, historic sites, Indian villages, Civil War battlefields . . . well, the list is endless. Find out for yourself, in Missouri.
On the shores of Lake of the Ozarks, at the end of Horseshoe Bend; the eight-mile marker by water. We offer 60 units ranging from motel style to spacious four-bedroom units with a spectacular main channel view. Heated indoor and outdoor pools plus toddler pool and two hot tubs await your pleasure. Enjoy dining in our casual Bobber's Restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, and supper; the lounge serves cocktails or other libations We can accommodate groups of all sizes. Private banquet facilities and decks provide groups with a private setting.
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Enjoy great horses, great food, a dude ranch, cattle drives, horse roundups, fishing, arrowhead hunting, horse training, and team penning and sorting. This is a natural horsemanship ranch in the Ozark Mountains. Trail ride, lodging, meals and guided rides. Winner of the 2009 Ultimate Equestrian Challenge. Train a horse to ride in 2 hours and 15 minutes.
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This cave includes a variety of outstanding cave formations, including columns of calcite deposits up to 30 feet tall. The park offers camping, dining, canoeing, lodging, trails and picnicking. Located within Meramec State Park, off Route 185.
Tours: $6; ages 13-19, $5; ages 6-12, $4.
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The hotel features 200 guestrooms, the Cielo restaurant, one of the largest spas in the city, and a 25,000 square foot Sky Terrace overlooking the Mississippi River and the St. Louis skyline. Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis is a AAA Five Diamond Hotel.
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This ranch includes spring fed streams, forest, massive bluffs, large caves; some caves are large enough to ride your horse into. We offer open ranges and trails for riders at all levels. You can ride the trails every day for a week and not cover the entire distance. The trails are marked and we provide maps. Lodging is designed for the ranch lifestyle; suites, individual rooms, and bunkhouses for eight. Camp sites with electric hookups and water are available. Beautiful pine and oak trees provide shade. A dump site is available.
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This park offers camper cabins in the park's camground. The log camper cabins accommodate four adults and two children. They include a queen size bed, a full size futon and a carpeted loft suitable for sleeping bags. No pets are allowed in the camper cabins. They do not have running water; guests have access to the campground showerhouse from April to October.
Located on beautiful Mark Twain Lake, the park features fishing, boating, hiking and scenic overlooks. A public beach and shelter houses are available. Camper cabin reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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This park features reservable basic, electric, electric/water and full hook-up campsites. There are three group-camping areas. The park's location along the Meramec River makes is a favorite with canoeists and fishermen. There is a visitor center and a store and grill. Hiking trails are available. Camping reservations: 877-422-6776 or online.
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This park features motel rooms and cabins that are available April through October. The park's location along the Meramec River makes is a favorite with canoeists and fishermen. There is a visitor center and a store and grill. Hiking trails are available.
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Traditional, children's, and adult tours are offered, all using hand-held lanterns. Bats, salamanders and interesting cave formations are features of this cave. Located in Lake of the Ozarks State Park, eight miles east of Linn Creek, off of Route A. Open April 16-Oct. 14.
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Basic and electric campsites and a special-use camping area are available. Services include a dump station, showers, water, laundry and reservable sites. Dedicated to the memory of Gen. John J. Pershing, the park serves as an example of the original landscape of northern Missouri. Fishing, hiking and picnicking are available. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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The park offers a small number of primitive campsites and a backpack camp. Campfires are prohibited at the backpack camp. One of the largest remaining tallgrass prairies in Missouri. Bison and elk roam the park. A nature center museum, hiking trails and guided tours are offered.
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This park features reservable basic, eletric and full hook-up campsites. The campgrounds offer a dump station, showers and laundry. Trout fishing, a swimming pool, hiking, eagle watching, fish-hatchery tours and a nature center are features. Dining facilities available. Camping Reservations: 877-422-6766 or online.
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This park features two campgrounds; an equestrian campground; and a special-use camping area. There are basic and electric sites; showers; firewood; laundry and a dump station. The park, named for a former Missouri governor, dates to the 1920s. It encompasses 5,323 acres of the St. Francois Mountains. It features trails, canoeing, a nature center and picnicking in a scenic setting. Camping Reservations: 877-422-6766 or online.
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This park offers basic and electric campsites. Services include a dump station, showers, water (seasonal) and a laundry. There is a backpack camp for hikers on the Pike Run Trail. This park, rich in Civil War lore, consists of the rugged Pike Run Hills. Canoeing on Big River, hiking, equestrian trails and picnicking are all featured at the park. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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This park offers two nicely shaded campgrounds, one of which is an equestrian campground. Campsites are equipped with a picnic table, fire pit and lantern post. Showers, firewood, a dump station and laundry are available. There are five trailside campsites available at no charge. In the heart of the old Lead Belt, Missouri's third-largest state park offers picnicking, lakes, fishing, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, a bicycle trail, equestrian trails and a 2,000-acre area for off-road vehicles. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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Hour-long guided tours provide an in-depth look at the ballpark; home to the St. Louis Cardinals. Group rates available for 25 or more. Because of seasonal restrictions, please call for availability, time and information. Tour tickets can be purchased at the Gate 5 ticket windows, on Clark Street. The tour ticket office opens 30 minutes prior to the first tour; tickets are only available on the day the tour is offered.
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This park offers basic and electric campsites, including some walk-ins sites. Services include reservable campsites, a dump station, showers, water and laundry. This 2,716-acre park, overlooking Stockton Lake, offers picnicking, a marina, a swimming beach and fishing. Stockton Lake is one of the top lakes in the nation for sailing. Camping Reservations: 877-422-6766 or online.
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This park features two campgrounds offering basic, electric and sewer-electric-water camp sites. Services include reservable campsites, a dump station, showers and water. Located along the 43,100-acre Table Rock Lake, the park features a marina, scuba diving, trails and picnicking. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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Seven duplex cabins are available. The cabins are open March through November. All cabins are air-conditioned and heated. Linens and towels are provided. Each unit has a bath/shower, patio, picnic table, barbecue grill and color TV. Kitchen amenities include service for eight, apartment size stove, refrigerator and microwave. The 573-acre Forrest Lake offers a swimming beach, marina, dining, picnic sites and trails.
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This park offers basic, electric-water-sewer and electric only campsites, plus a special-use camping area. Some sites are reservable. Services include a dump station, showers, water and laundry. The park includes a portion of the Trail of Tears. Exhibits in the visitor center highlight the forced march. The park offers hiking, backpacking and equestrian trails, a lake for fishing and swimming, picnicking and scenic views of the Mississippi River. Located 10 miles east of Fruitland, off Route 61, on Route 177. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or Web site.
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Basic and electric campsites, modern restrooms, hot showers and a dump station are offered. Some campsites are reservable. Walk-in campsites are available for those seeking seclusion. There are also group sites. Trice-Dedman Memorial Woods, owned by the Nature Conservancy and cared for by park staff, is one of the best examples of pre-settlement forest in northwest Missouri. Trails, fishing and picnicking are available at the park. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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This park offers basic and electric campsites. Services include reservable sites, a dump station, modern restrooms, showers, water and a laundry. Sites can be reserved for stays from April to October. Scattered picnic sites, an open picnic shelter, an enclosed shelter, a playground, hiking trails and a paved bicycling trail are features of this wooded park. A highlight is the scenic overlook of the Missouri River. Camping reservations: 877-422-6766 or www.mostateparks.com.
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Missouri is truly a destination for the family, where you can reconnect and get to know each other all over again. What can your family do today? Whatever you like: hiking, fishing, camping, professional sports, golf, outdoor activities, amusement and theme parks, zoos, museums, floating, water activities, historic sites, Indian villages, Civil War battlefields . . . well, the list is endless. Find out for yourself, in Missouri.
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 Look around you. Right now. Do you see walls and windows, a cluttered desk or work area, noisy traffic? Get out!
Get away from the doldrums and the commotion. All you need to do is enjoy nature on one of Missouri’s cool, spring-fed streams. No TV or video games; no yard to mow; no waiting in long lines; and no phone calls or texts . . . just you, the family and nature. Quiet. Peaceful. Relaxing. A great way for a family to get to know each other all over again.
Whether the river is slow and ...
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 Indians roamed Missouri long before Europeans arrived in the new world. There were no pigs or sheep or cattle or horses, and no guns . . . all of those things were brought by the invading Europeans. Missouri Indians, mainly the Illinois, Missouria and Osage, were nomadic, moving from area to area with the crops and the availability of game.
The state of Missouri and the Missouri River took their names from the Missouria tribe. In the language of the Illinois Indians, Missouria means ...
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 Is it barbeque or barbecue, BBQ or Bar-B-Q or Bar-B-Que? Honestly, the choice is yours; all are correct. Then there is the question of method: do you barbeque food; do you smoke it; do you grill it? Confused? Well, let’s have a look. In the United States, the experts almost unanimously stand by these definitions.
Grilling involves cooking food directly above the heat source. Charcoal briquettes, gas and electricity are common sources for supplying that heat. Grilling generally involves the ...
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