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Big Sugar Creek State Park, Pineville, MO

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Sports & Outdoors

Big Sugar Creek State Park

A rugged Missouri state park with woodland hiking, open glades, and rock ledges in the Elk River watershed.

6727 Big Sugar Creek Road, Pineville, MO 64856, United States · Pineville, MO

About Big Sugar Creek State Park

Big Sugar Creek State Park covers more than 2,000 acres in McDonald County in southwest Missouri. Its terrain includes shaded upland forest, sunny grassy openings, and rocky ledges, and it shelters uncommon shrubs and trees. Visitors can hike a roughly three-mile trail through the park. Plants such as the Ozark chinquapin and low prickly pear cactus grow here, and wildlife includes armadillos and scarlet tanagers. Much of the park is designated as the Elk River Breaks Natural Area.

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