8 Places to View the Fall Foliage

The leaves have begun turning, and we have a feeling this year Mother Nature is going to show some of the most beautiful colors we've seen in years! If you're looking for some excellent locations to do some fall foliage viewing, we've got a list of local and nearby parks you've simply got to check out! 


Mark Twain National Forest
Rolla, MO

Mark Twain National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native.

Onondaga Cave State Park
Leasburg, MO

Onondaga Cave State Park is a Missouri state park located on the Meramec River approximately 5 miles southeast of the village of Leasburg. The park was established in 1982. Park activities include cave tours, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and swimming.

Onondaga State Park - Vilander Bluff
Bourbon, MO

The tall cliffs forming Vilander Bluff are carved from Ordovician period dolomite of the Gasconade formation primarily. Eons of stream down cutting by the Meramec and uplift of the Salem Plateau created the cliffs we see here today. On the bluff top growing from fissures in the rock and shallow soils is a stand of ancient red cedars. 

Montauk State Park
Salem, MO

Montauk State Park is a public recreation area occupying nearly 3,000 acres at the headwaters of the Current River, fifteen miles southwest of Salem, Missouri. The state park contains a fish hatchery and is noted for its rainbow and brown trout angling. It was acquired in 1926.

Meramec State Park
Sullivan, MO

Meramec State Park is a public recreation area located near Sullivan, Missouri, about 60 miles from St. Louis, along the Meramec River. The park has diverse ecosystems such as hardwood forests and glades. There are over 40 caves located throughout the park, the geology of which is a mixture of limestone and dolomite.

Maramec Spring Park
St James, MO

Historic park named for a freshwater spring, offering seasonal camping, fishing & 2 museums.

Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton, MO

Ha Ha Tonka State Park is a public recreation area encompassing over 3,700 acres on the Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks, about five miles south of Camdenton, MO.

Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Kaiser, MO

Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a Missouri state park on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks and is the largest state park in the state. This is also the most popular state park in Missouri, with over 2.5 million visitations in 2017.


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