Jay Nixon State Park is a
state park in
Reynolds County,
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 ...
, that was announced by the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) of the government of the U.S. state of 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 fo ...
in January 2017. The park is named for governor
Jay Nixon
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th Governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the governorship in 2008 and reel ...
under whom several new Missouri state parks were added.
At the time of the park's announcement there were no facilities in the park, and it could only be accessed via the
Ozark Trail. After initially announcing the park open, though largely inaccessible, the park's website was updated to say that , it is closed with no access.
The name of the new park has been controversial, and on January 12, 2017, Missouri state senator
Gary Romine and state representative
Paul Fitzwater filed bills in their respective chambers to rename the park Proffitt Mountain State Park.
References
External links
Jay Nixon State ParkMissouri Department of Natural Resources
Jay Nixon State Park Information MeetingMissouri Department of Natural Resources
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Protected areas of Reynolds County, Missouri
State parks of Missouri
Protected areas established in 2017
2017 establishments in Missouri