Bryant Creek State Park is one of three new Missouri
state parks announced in 2016. The property is located along
Bryant Creek
Bryant Creek (also known as Bryant River) is a stream in the Ozarks of Missouri. Bryant Creek has headwaters just west of Lead Hill and southeast Cedar Gap in southwestern Wright County and flows in a southeasterly direction through Douglas Cou ...
in south central
Douglas County, southeast of
Ava in
the Ozarks
The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant porti ...
of southern
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
.
[ The park is closed and awaiting development.][
The park will include about two miles of the meandering channel of Bryant Creek and the dolomite and sandstone bluffs along the river. The park includes oak and pine forested land adjacent to the river. The park will provide trails for hiking and areas for camping, picnicking and nature study.][
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References
External links
Bryant Creek State Park
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Bryant Creek State Park Information Meeting
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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State parks of Missouri
Protected areas of Douglas County, Missouri
Protected areas established in 2016
2016 establishments in Missouri