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JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MAY 6, 2022 – Due to unfavorable stream conditions at Bennett Spring State Park, Kids Free Fishing Day originally scheduled for May 7 has been postponed until Aug. 20.

Free youth tags will still be available at the park store on Saturday, May 7, but all activities and special youth fishing zones have been canceled.

This event is being held in conjunction with the National Park Trust’s Kids to Parks Day. For more information about Kids to Parks Day and to see a complete list of associated events at Missouri State Parks, visit mostateparks.com/page/88241/kids-to-parks-day.

For more information about the event, contact the Missouri Department of Conservation Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery at 417-532-4418.

Bennett Spring State Park is located at 26250 Highway 64A in Lebanon. 

For more information on Missouri state parks and historic sites, or to view the Park and Site Status Map, visit mostateparks.com.  Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
 

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