Battle of Lexington State Historic Site

Missouri State Parks are OPEN. State park and historic site day-use areas, lodging, campgrounds, boat ramps and trails continue to operate under normal off-seas...on hours. Missouri State Parks has implemented a number of measures designed to maintain required social distancing and protect visitors, volunteers and staff, including the closure of visitor centers, nature centers, offices and museums. The latest information from Missouri State Parks on COVID-19 can be found here: https://mostateparks.com/response A full list of temporary closures can be found here: https://mostateparks.com/temporary-closures

As part of the Missouri State Park video series #OldFashionedChristmas, our Interpreter Karla Strain is talking about Victorian Christmas cards. Learn possible explanations for the strange scenes depicted on Victorian Christmas Cards.

Please feel free to walk around the Anderson House and Battlefield from sunrise to sunset but starting today Nov 25th the visitor center is closed. Please see the Missouri State Park post below for more information.

The Battle of Lexington State Historic Site wish all young and old a Happy Halloween.

Today was the start of the Battle of Lexington, 159 years ago, we would love for everyone to come out and explore your history.

Happy National Pollinator Week! We love all our pollinators who pollinate our garden plants to bring us food and make all our flowers look beautiful!

While the vast majority of Missouri state parks and historic sites have remained open for day use, Missouri State Parks has implemented a number of measures des...igned to maintain required social distancing and protect visitors and team members. Based on current conditions, Missouri State Parks is implementing the following measures in phase one of the return to normal operations: On May 4, concession-operated lodging, dining, marina and retail operations will begin reopening at the discretion of the individual concessionaires and following Governor Parson’s recommended guidelines. On May 11, Castlewood State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and State Park and Weston Bend State Park will reopen for day use only. On May 18, the off-road-vehicle riding area at St. Joe State Park will reopen and will require daily permits to be purchased online; quantities may be limited to manage capacity. Park campgrounds and park-run lodging will remain closed through May 18. Missouri State Parks continues to evaluate public-health data, applicable social-distancing guidelines and operational requirements to determine when it would be appropriate to resume these operations. For more information, please view our press release here: https://dnr.mo.gov//u/c6438823-0933-45f9-8a35-ab7ecc0d7b16