Mark Twain State Park

For the New York state park, see Mark Twain State Park and Soaring Eagles Golf Course.

Mark Twain State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 2,775 acres (1,123 ha) on Mark Twain Lake in Monroe County, Missouri. The state park offers water recreation, hiking trails, and campgrounds.^[5] It is adjacent to the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site.

Mark Twain State Park
Picnic shelter at Buzzard's Roost
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Location	Monroe County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates	39°29′10″N 91°48′10″W[1]
Area	2,775.14 acres (11.2306 km2)[2]
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)[1]
Established	1924[3]
Named for	Mark Twain
Visitors	240,301 (in 2016)[4]
Governing body	Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Website	Mark Twain State Park
Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Santa Fe, Missouri
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1941 (1941)
Built by	CCC
MPS	ECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.	85000515
Added to NRHP	March 4, 1985

The Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost is a historic picnic shelter located at Mark Twain State Park. The shelter was built about 1941 by an all African-American Civilian Conservation Corps company. The shelter is constructed of stone in a rustic style.^[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[7]

References

1. "Mark Twain State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Missouri State Park Advisory Board Annual Report 2008". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. April 3, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
3. "State Park Land Acquisition Summary". Missouri State Parks. August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
4. "Missouri State Park Attendance" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
5. "Mark Twain State Park". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. December 10, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
6. James M. Denny and Bonita Marie Wright (November 1984). "ECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 1 photograph)
7. "Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

External links

Media related to Mark Twain State Park at Wikimedia Commons

• Mark Twain State Park Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Mark Twain State Park Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources