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Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville, MO
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Thousand Hills State Park

A Missouri state park centered on Forest Lake, offering fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, and ancient petroglyphs.

20431 State Highway 157, Kirksville, MO 63501-7069 · Kirksville, MO

About Thousand Hills State Park

Thousand Hills State Park sits around Forest Lake in northern Missouri, with wooded shorelines and open savanna areas. Visitors can fish, swim, and go boating on the lake, and can hike or mountain bike on park trails. An interpretive shelter explains petroglyphs made by earlier inhabitants of the area long ago. The park also has campsites and cabins for overnight stays.

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