JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FEB. 25, 2025 – Don’t let the cold keep you at home. Missouri’s state parks offer several fun-filled activities throughout the region:

  • Saturday, March 8, at 8 a.m. - Noon – Volunteer Work Day at Crowder State Park.
    Crowder State Park needs help getting ready for spring. Participants are invited to join the team for a work day Saturday, March 8. Projects include litter cleanup, trail work, group camp cleanup, invasive plant control and more. Volunteer by yourself, with your family or with a group or organization. Volunteers should bring water and work gloves, and meet at the Camp Grand River Recreation Hall to sign in and receive project assignments. Crowder State Park is located at 76 NW Highway 128 in Trenton.
     
Toilet paper rolls & construction paper crafts. A gray & black cut out made to resemble a raccoon and a green craft frog with big eyes and red mouth.
  • Tuesdays, March 18, and March 25, at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. – Toddler Tuesday at Crowder State Park.
    Looking for a fun activity for your children? Bring your toddlers and other preschool-age children to the Toddler Tuesday programs at Crowder State Park at the Camp Grand River Recreation Hall. There will be a different theme each week, and participants will make a nature craft, hear a nature book or two and do an activity such as a walk or an experiment to learn about nature. Each day there is a morning and an afternoon session. These are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. You can find the park at 76 NW Highway 128 in Trenton.
     
  • Friday, March 28 at 8 p.m. – Dark Sky Program at Thousand Hills State Park.
    Join the park team and representatives from Truman State University at the Point Shelter and explore the stars and sky above you. Telescopes will be set up at the Point Shelter, but everyone is welcome to bring their own telescopes, along with chairs, blankets and binoculars. To learn more about the dark sky program and protecting the night against light pollution, visit darkskymissouri.org. Thousand Hills State Park is located at 20431 State Highway 157 in Kirksville.

For detailed information on any of these activities, please visit mostateparks.com/events. For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

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