Jefferson City, MO Community Guide

Local Attractions Parks Directory

Missouri's state parks and historic sites provide untold ways to get away. Feel like traveling back in time? Tours at historic sites can help you do that. Want to do some offroad riding? Finger Lakes State Park (located in a former coal strip mining area) provides hours of fun with almost 3,000 acres available for riding. Finger Lakes State Park is about a 40 minute drive from Jefferson City. Binder State Park ://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/parks/city_parks/binder_park/ With 644 acres, Binder Park is the city's largest park. When combined with the adjacent 66-acre Joseph C. Miller Park, a beautiful and largely natural park emerges and provides for a wide variety of activities. Carnahan Memorial Garden https://www.visitjeffersoncity.com/carnahan-memorial-garden A striking complement to the Capitol Complex, the Garden, located next to the Governor's Mansion, was constructed in the late 1930s. The site is filled with flowers, pools, and walkways. After the death of Governor Carnahan, the Garden was renamed as a memorial to his work Ellis-Porter Riverside Park https://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/parks/city_parks/ellis-porter_riverside/index.php This 60-acre park holds a swimming pool, amphitheater, playground, basketball court, and four triple-walled handball/racquetball courts. Also found here is the Optimist Sports Complex where youth baseball and softball games are held as well as youth flag football games. Katy Trail State Park https://mostateparks.com/park/katy-trail-state-park The longest developed rail-trail in the country, Katy Trail State Park attracts people of all ages and interests. Whether you are a bicyclist, walker, equestrian, nature lover or history buff, the trail offers opportunities for recreation, a place to enjoy nature and an avenue to discover the past. Arts/History/Museums Capital City Productions https://ccpjc.org/ A not-for-profit, year-round dinner community theatre presenting Broadway plays and musicals in the state of Missouri. Jefferson City Museum of Modern Art (JCMOMA) https://www.jcmoma.com/ Jefferson City Museum of Modern Art is a free educational museum dedicated to inspiring creativity, imagination and a lifelong connection with the arts. Our rotating exhibitions and permanent collection spotlight challenges and struggles that bring us together and aim to inspire artistic expression regardless of socio-economic status or resources.

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