The Missouri State Fair’s public campground, sponsored by Missouri State Parks, is set to open by 9 a.m. Friday.

Skip the crowds and discover six underrated state parks across the U.S. — from towering dunes to haunting skywalks, each offers unforgettable scenery and a quieter kind of adventure.

Several of Missouri’s lake area state parks and historic sites will host a wide variety of events next month in the southwest ...

Love traveling but want to avoid the big-city crowds? Consider Platte City, Missouri, located just minutes from an international airport.

The six-acre lake at the heart of Wallace State Park doesn’t announce itself with dramatic cliffs or thundering waterfalls. Instead, it sits there with quiet confidence, its surface rippling gently ...

Travelers’ Rest State Park welcomes more than 70,000 visitors each year, including 2,000 school children on field trips.

Beloved hiker Isaiah Maxi, known for his 2022 journey across Missouri and 30 state parks, has passed away at the age of 30, and a memorial hike is being held in his honor on July 19.

See all of the Missouri State baseball players picked in the 2025 MLB Draft, including transfers and signees.

The free, family-friendly concert is part of Missouri State Parks' annual Backyard Concert Series that began this year with a performance from John Williams and Robert Mackey on June 21.

Florida State Parks has launched its annual Capture the Real Florida photo contest, now open for the 2025 summer season.

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any ...

Attendance at Missouri State Parks dropped slightly from 2023 to 2024, with 19.8 million visitors last year, according to the department.