St. Joe State Park is a public recreation area consisting of on the south side of
Park Hills,
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 ...
, along the flanks of the
Saint Francois Mountains
The St. Francois Mountains in southeast Missouri are a mountain range of Precambrian igneous mountains rising over the Ozark Plateau. This range is one of the oldest exposures of igneous rock in North America.
The name of the range is spelled out ...
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[ The state park includes the Missouri Mines State Historic Site with its former ]St. Joe Minerals St. Joe Minerals Corporation was an American mining company. It was the United States largest producer of lead and zinc at the time of its merger with Fluor Corporation in 1981. The St. Joseph Lead Company was founded on March 25, 1864 by Lyman W. ...
mill buildings and museum of geology and mining.[ The park features a off-road vehicle (ORV) riding area located on the old lead mine tailings dumps, camping facilities, and trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding.][
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See also
* Finger Lakes State Park: another Missouri state park on reclaimed mines
References
External links
St. Joe State Park
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
St. Joe State Park Map
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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Protected areas of St. Francois County, Missouri
State parks of Missouri
Protected areas established in 1976
1976 establishments in Missouri
Mine reclamation