Montauk State Park

Thanks to Kelsey and CJ from the World Bird Sanctuary who provided a great Birds of Prey program at Montauk today.

Missouri State Parks campgrounds will reopen to accommodate existing campground reservations at 3 p.m., Monday, May 18. Missouri State Parks will also be instit...uting a number of changes related to campground operations to better facilitate social distancing and improve the safety of operations for Missouri State Parks’ guests and our staff. We are happy to be able to reopen our campgrounds and provide another outdoor recreational opportunity for our visitors, but, as you might expect, our guests will see some changes, said Carol Comer, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. We hope all of our visitors will continue to be respectful of others, practice social distancing, avoid crowded areas, and do their part to help keep our parks and historic sites safe and clean. To learn more, view our full press release here: https://dnr.mo.gov//u/9a857e94-932b-4356-b024-d9ee8284b987

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