National Parks in Missouri

Missouri is part of the Midwest region of the United States and is the 21th-largest by land area and the 19th-most populous. The Mississippi River makes up the eastern boundary of the state, and the Ozarks are to the south.

National Parks in Missouri

There is one National Park located in Missouri. The Gateway Arch was designated a National Park in 2018.

To the south, the closest out-of-state National Park is Hot Springs, Arkansas. To the east, it is Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

National Park Sites in Missouri

In addition to the one National Park in MO, there are also 5 other official National Park Service sites located in the state.

Name	Designation	Location
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield	National Battlefield	65738
Gateway Arch National Park	National Park	63102
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site	National Historic Site	63123
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	National Scenic Riverways	63965
Harry S Truman National Historic Site	National Historic Site	64050
George Washington Carver National Monument	National Monument	64840

State Parks of Missouri

As of 2022, there are 58 official state parks located within Missouri.

The most popular state parks in the state are the Ozark Mountain park as well as the Bennett Spring park in Lebanon.

Babler State Park
Sam A. Baker State Park
Bennett Spring State Park
Big Lake State Park
Big Oak Tree State Park
Big Sugar Creek State Park
Bryant Creek State Park
Castlewood State Park
Crowder State Park
Cuivre River State Park
Current River State Park
Don Robinson State Park
Echo Bluff State Park
Elephant Rocks State Park
Eleven Point State Park
Finger Lakes State Park
Graham Cave State Park
Grand Gulf State Park
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Harry S Truman State Park
Hawn State Park
Jay Nixon State Park
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Jones-Confluence Point State Park
Katy Trail State Park
Knob Noster State Park
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Lake Wappapello State Park
Lewis and Clark State Park
Long Branch State Park
Mark Twain State Park
Meramec State Park
Montauk State Park
Morris State Park
Onondaga Cave State Park
Ozark Mountain State Park
Pershing State Park
Pomme de Terre State Park
Prairie State Park
Roaring River State Park
Robertsville State Park
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
Rock Island Trail State Park
Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry
Route 66 State Park
St. Francois State Park
St. Joe State Park
Stockton State Park
Table Rock State Park
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Thousand Hills State Park
Trail of Tears State Park
Van Meter State Park
Wakonda State Park
Wallace State Park
Washington State Park
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park
Weston Bend State Park