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Big Oak Tree State Park, East Prairie, MO

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Big Oak Tree State Park

Southeast Missouri state park known for very tall hickory and oak canopy and marshy wetlands.

13640 S. Highway 102, East Prairie, MO 63845-8768 · East Prairie, MO

About Big Oak Tree State Park

This Missouri state park in East Prairie protects a wet forest of hickory and oak trees, with canopy heights that reach well over one hundred feet. Its wetlands and mature trees support abundant wildlife. Visitors can use shaded picnic sites and shelters, and a self-guided boardwalk trail explains the landscape's history. The park was established in 1938 on land that had been drained for farming, and it was later named a National Natural Landmark.

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