JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MARCH 03, 2025 – The team at Mark Twain State Park invites the public to join them for a volunteer workday starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15. Participants will help build a new trail in the 107 Recreation Area. Sunday, March 16, will be an alternate rain date or carryover day if needed.
The new Ben Sapp Memorial Trail will be a 1.1-mile hiking-only trail that traverses woodlands and prairie features. The team needs help clearing the corridor in the wooded areas, cutting and moving brush and trees, bench-cutting and leveling trail surface, marking the trail path and removing trip hazards. Volunteer by yourself, with your family and friends or with a group or organization. Volunteers should bring water, lunch and work gloves.
Meet at the 107 Boat Ramp Parking Lot at 8:30 a.m. Please call Amelia Klenke at 573-248-9986 for more information and for driving directions if needed. The 107 Boat Ramp is located on Mark Twain Lake near Stoutsville.
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.
