Knob Noster State Park is a 3,934 acre park located in Johnson County, Missouri, just between Sedalia and Warrensburg. The park falls within the Osage Plains, a transition zone where prairie becomes forest. Wild grasses and flowers scatter among trees, similar to a savanna. The savanna continues to become overgrown with trees as the land […]
Meramec State Park in Missouri
Meramec State Park is a Missouri state park located 60 miles southwest of St. Louis off Interstate 44. It boasts 6,896 acres of hills, pines, hardwoods, limestone outcroppings, and caves with the beautiful Meramec River meandering through it. There is something for everyone, and tons of amenities to ensure that nothing is missing to make […]
Big Oak Tree State Park
Driving through East Prairie, Missouri offers travelers a chance to see pristine farmland that catches the eye. Then, suddenly as if looming up out of nowhere, a huge grove of giant oak trees appear. Majestic in their strength and surrounded by what appears to be a forest of lesser trees of different species. Welcome to […]