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No admission feeThe city visitors bureau promoting dining, outdoor recreation, sports, and arts in Columbia, Missouri.
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Sports & Outdoors
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
A Missouri state park just outside Columbia known for caves, a natural stone arch, and hiking trails.
5901 S. Highway 163, Columbia, MO 65203-8195 · Columbia, MO
About Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
Located a few miles from Columbia, this Missouri state park offers hiking, bicycling, and scrambling through wooded terrain. Its trails are among the most popular in the state, and the Gans Creek Wild Area provides quieter hiking. The park is also known for its cave system, which includes a natural rock bridge, sinkholes, a spring, and an underground stream at the Devil's Icebox. Visitors can also enter Connor's Cave, where daylight from its opening offers a glimpse of the underground world. The park is the only known home of a flatworm called the pink planarian.
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