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Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Miami, MO

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Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park

Missouri state park on the Missouri River with remnants of a Missouria village, an earthwork, burial mounds, hiking trails, and a fishing lake.

32146 N. Highway 122, Miami, MO 65344-9613 · Miami, MO

About Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park

The park preserves traces of a Missouria village once located at a bend of the Missouri River, which explorers Marquette and Jolliet noted on a map in 1673. Visitors can see a hand-dug earthwork called Old Fort and several burial mounds within the boundaries. Displays at the park's American Indian cultural center cover the state's Native American history. Outdoor visitors can hike trails, including routes through the Oumessourit Natural Area with marsh views and forested bottomland, and fish in an 18-acre lake. Picnic sites, shelters, and a campground sit under tall trees.

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