Public Input

2025 Public Meetings

As part of an ongoing effort by Missouri State Parks to allow citizen input regarding the facilities and services offered in state parks and historic sites, public meetings will be held throughout 2025. Park representatives will provide information on future plans for the facility and answer questions. Visitors are invited to share feedback and suggestions about park services and operations.

See the schedule below for information on a public meeting at a state park or historic site near you. Public meetings scheduled as videos will have links posted when they are available for viewing.

Four colored speech bubbles, public meetings

Park / Historic Site	Meeting Date / Time	Meeting Type / Location	Meeting Listing or Video Link	Resources
Arrow Rock State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	Sat, May 31 3-4:30 p.m.	Open house –J. Huston Tavern	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park, Wildwood	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson	Sat, Sep 20 10 a.m.	Town hall –Shelter #1	See the event listing.
Battle of Athens State Historic Site, Revere	Sat, Jun 7 1 p.m.	Town hall –Enclosed Kitchen Shelter	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Battle of Carthage State Historic Site, Carthage	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site, Butler	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, Lexington	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site, Pilot Knob	Nov 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon	Fri, May 16 5:30 p.m.	Town hall –nature center	See the event listing.
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site, Kansas City	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Big Lake State Park, Craig	Mon, May 12 1-3 p.m.	Open house –campground	See the event listing.
Big Oak Tree State Park, East Prairie	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Big Sugar Creek State Park, Pineville	Thu, Jun 5 6 p.m.	Town hall –Riverview Room of Emory Melton Inn at Roaring River State Park	See the event listing.	Meeting presentation Meeting summary
Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, Burfordville	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, Ash Grove	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Boone's Lick State Historic Site, Boonesboro	Sat, May 31 3-4:30 p.m.	Open house –J. Huston Tavern at Arrow Rock State Historic Site	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site, Sedalia	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Bryant Creek State Park, Ava	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Castlewood State Park, Ballwin	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site, Osage City	Tue, Oct 14 1-2 p.m.	Open house –parking lot	See the event listing.
Confederate Memorial State Historic Site, Higginsville	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park, West Alton	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Crowder State Park, Trenton	Sat, Jul 12 5 p.m.	Town hall –campground amphitheater	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Cuivre River State Park, Troy	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Current River State Park, Salem	Sat, May 10 1-4 p.m.	Open house –public meeting booth behind Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park	See the event listing.	Meeting presentation Meeting summary
Deutschheim State Historic Site, Hermann	Sat, Oct 4 5-6 p.m.	Open house –Strehly House winery	See the event listing.
Dillard Mill State Historic Site, Davisville	Sat, Sep 20 1 p.m.	Open house –mill	See the event listing.
Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site, Herculaneum	Nov 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Echo Bluff State Park, Eminence	Sat, May 10 1-4 p.m.	Open house –public meeting booth behind Betty Lea Lodge	See the event listing.	Meeting presentation Meeting summary
Elephant Rocks State Park, Belleview	Nov 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Eleven Point State Park, Couch	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, St. Charles	Sat, Oct 18 1-2 p.m.	Open house –Capitol and site grounds	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Graham Cave State Park, Danville	Sun, Oct 19 Noon to 1 p.m.	Open house –Ted and Pat Jones Welcome Center at the Treloar Mercantile, Katy Trail State Park	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Grand Gulf State Park, Koshkonong	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camdenton	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Hawn State Park, Ste. Genevieve	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, New Madrid	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Iliniwek Village State Historic Site, Alexandria	Sat, Jun 7 5 p.m.	Town hall –Shelter 1 at Wakonda State Park	See the event listing.	Meeting agenda Meeting summary
Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site, Columbia	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, Middle Brook	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, St. Louis	Nov 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Katy Trail State Park – Eastern Section, Machens to Matson	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.	Meeting summary
Katy Trail State Park – Mid-Eastern Section, Matson to Mokane	Sun, Oct 19 Noon to 1 p.m.	Open house –Ted and Pat Jones Welcome Center at the Treloar Mercantile	See the event listing.
Katy Trail State Park – Mid-Western Section, Mokane to Pilot Grove	Sat, May 10 2-3 p.m.	Open house –Rocheport trailhead	See the event listing.
Katy Trail State Park – Western Section, Pilot Grove to Clinton	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Brumley	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville	Dec 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Lewis and Clark State Park, Rushville	Sat, Aug 2 1-3 p.m.	Open house –park office	See the event listing.
Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Laclede	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Long Branch State Park, Macon	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Mastodon State Historic Site, Imperial	Nov 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Meramec State Park, Sullivan	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Missouri Mines State Historic Site, Park Hills	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, Jefferson City	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Montauk State Park, Salem	Thu, Sep 18 5 p.m.	Town hall –campground amphitheater	See the event listing.	Meeting agenda Meeting summary
Morris State Park, Campbell	Dec 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Osage Village State Historic Site, Walker	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site, Laclede	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Pershing State Park, Laclede	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Pomme de Terre State Park, Pittsburg	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Prairie State Park, Mindenmines	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry, Eminence	Sat, May 10 1-4 p.m.	Open house –public meeting booth behind Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park	See the event listing.	Meeting presentation Meeting summary
Roaring River State Park, Cassville	Thu, Jun 5 6 p.m.	Town hall –Riverview Room of Emory Melton Inn	See the event listing.	Meeting presentation Meeting summary
Robertsville State Park, Robertsville	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Don Robinson State Park, Cedar Hill	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Rock Island Trail State Park, Windsor to Pleasant Hill	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Route 66 State Park, Eureka	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
St. Francois State Park, Bonne Terre	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
St. Joe State Park, Park Hills	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Hillsboro	Nov 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Sappington African American Cemetery State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	Sat, May 31 3-4:30 p.m.	Open house –J. Huston Tavern at Arrow Rock State Historic Site	See the event listing.	Meeting summary
Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, Arrow Rock	Sat, May 31 3-4:30 p.m.	Open house –J. Huston Tavern at Arrow Rock State Historic Site	See the event listing.	Meeting Summary
Shepherd of the Hills State Park, Branson	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Stockton State Park, Dadeville	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Table Rock State Park, Branson	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Ironton	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville	May 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Towosahgy State Historic Site, East Prairie	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Trail of Tears State Park, Jackson	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, Lamar	May 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Harry S Truman State Park, Warsaw	Fri, May 27 p.m.	Town hall –park office	See the event listing.
Mark Twain State Park and Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Florida	Sat, Jul 19 10 a.m.	Town hall –Highway 107 fish cleaning station	See the event listing.	Meeting summary 2024-2025 completed projects
Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site, Paris	Sat, Jul 19 10 a.m.	Town hall –Highway 107 fish cleaning station at Mark Twain State Park	See the event listing.	Meeting summary 2024-2025 completed projects
Felix Vallé House State Historic Site, Ste. Genevieve	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Miami	Jul 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Wakonda State Park, La Grange	Sat, Jun 7 5 p.m.	Town hall –Shelter 1	See the event listing.	Meeting agenda Meeting summary
Wallace State Park, Cameron	Sep 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Washington State Park, De Soto	Oct 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, Lawson	Aug 1-30	Video	Watch the video.
Weston Bend State Park, Weston	Jun 1-30	Video	Watch the video.

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