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Entertainment and Recreation
There is plenty to do in and around Marshall, Missouri. Check out
this list and get some ideas for your next weekend adventure:
Salt Fork YMCA
740 East Yerby St.
Marshall, MO 65340
660-886-9622
FAX 660-886-6599
www.saltforkymca.org
Opportunity awaits to spend leisure time having fun while exercising
improving health and wellness. Enjoy the kids gym, indoor pool, gym, fitness
area or participate in an aerobics class.
Monday thru Friday 5:30 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Galaxy Hotwheels Skate Center
1665 W Santa Fe Trail
Marshall, MO
660-886-8258
Marshall Parks & Recreation Department
1510 E. Eastwood
Marshall, MO 65340
660-886-7128
FAX 660-886-7228
EMAIL indianfoothills@sbcglobal.net
www.marshallmoparks.net
18 Hole public golf course, aquatic center, 18 hole disc golf course,
skate
park, tennis courts, baseball field, softball fields, sandvolleyball courts,
horseshoe courts, archery range, many shelters and lots of beautiful flower
gardens
Parks are open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm Daily
Hole Lotta Fun Mini Golf
760 S Odell
Marshall, MO 65340
660-886-3080
Event Number 660-886-7380
Outdoor 18 hole mini golf.
Friday & Saturday 6 pm to 10 pm
Available for small group functions beginning April.
Call 886-7380 for scheduling.
May 2, 2007 to August 31, 2007
Event Cost: $4 per person admission
Stone Hedge Golf Club (private)
2760 Cypress Dr
Marshall, MO
660-886-4653
Golf & Fitness Warehouse Driving Range
3911 S Odell
Marshall, MO
660-886-5940
Marshall Habilitation Center Lake
Just off Hwy 240 East on LIncoln Street
660-886-7016
www.mdc.mo.gov
12 Acre lake with three shelter houses, handicapped accessible fishing
dock,
gravel boat ramp and nature trail.
Open all year, area is closed from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am
except
for authorized uses. No hunting at any time.
Admission is free.
Blind Pony Lake Conservation Area & Hatchery
RR2, Box 17
Sweet Springs, MO 65351
(On Route ZZ 6.5 miles NE of the junction of Hwy 127 and I 70 in Sweet
Springs.)
660-335-4531
FAX 660-335-4267
www.mdc.mo.gov
2,000 acrea area with upland hunting (deer hunting restricted to archery
methods only.) Blind Pony Lake is closed for renovation but area ponds
are
open. Hatchery tours available by appointment.
Open throughout the year. Area closed from 10:00 PM to
4:00 AM
Admission is free.
Blue Lick Conservation Area
(3.5 Miles North of I 70 on Hwy 65, then 1.5 miles West on Saline County
Road 318.)
660-886-7016
WEB www.mdc.mo.gov
365 acre area open to hunting (deer by archery methods only), fishing
in the
Blackwater River and general wildlife resource enjoyment.
Open all year. Area closed from 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM except
for
authorized uses.
Admission is free.
Grand Pass Conservation Area
RR 1, Box 62
Miami, MO 65344
(8 Miles West of Marshall on Hwy 65 and 5 miles North on Hwy N)
660-595-2444
www.mdc.mo.gov
5,211 Acre area for hunting (fall firearms deer and turkey are closed)
with
waterfowl being the emphasis. Fishing opportunities are the Missouri River,
Teteseau Lake. Primitive camping in designated areas.
During waterfowl season portions of the area are restricted
to
hunters with daily hunting permits.
Admission is free.
Malta Bend Community Lake
(1.25 Miles South of Hwy 65 on Hwy 127)
660-886-7016
www.mdc.mo.gov
25 acre area with small lake for fishing and nature viewing. No hunting.
Open all year, except areas closed from 10:00 pm to 4:00
am except for
authorized uses.
Admission is free.
Marshall Junction Conservation Area
2 Miles South of the junction of I 70 and Hwy 65, then 3 miles West on
Hwy CC and 1mile North on County Road RA.
660-886-7016
www.mdc.mo.gov
774 acre area with upland hunting and fishing in the Blackwater River.
A
shooting range is on the area.
Open all year. See area regulations.
Admission is free.
Miami Public Fishing Acess
(From Marshall, take Hwy 41 North to the town of Miami. At Miami, watch
for the
cantilever signs.)
660-886-7016
www.mdc.mo.gov
13 acre area for picnics, primitive camping, and bank fishing with a boat
ramp on the Missouri River. No hunting.
Open all year for authorized uses.
Admission is free.
McAllister Springs Public fishing Access
(On the Blackwater River 5 miles East of Sweet Springs on I 70, then 2.25
miles South on Rt. K.)
660-886-7016
www.mdc.mo.gov
5 acre area with boat ramp. No hunting.
Open all year for authorized uses. See area regulations
for
details.
Admission is free.
ARROW ROCK
Arrow Rock Quilt Camp
Brown Chapel
Arrow Rock, MO 64320
660-837-3442
www.ArrowRockQuiltCamp.com
Each day students learn from a different teacher in a round robin style.
All
instructions, kits and patterns are furnished for each day. Visit web
site
or call for more information. (This event is in its 4th year at Arrow
Rock.
This past camp (May 2006) we had 22 women from 5 states - Missouri, Iowa,
Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky.)
May 14-18, 2007
Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
except Friday 9:00 AM to Noon
Event Begin Date: May 14, 2007
Event End Date: May 18, 2007
Event Cost: $610 Single Room, $585 Double, $285 Commuter. Includes classes,
food and B&B
Arrow Rock State Historic Site and Campground
PO Box 1
Arrow Rock, MO 65320
(Campground area 1/2 mile south of Arrow Rock on
Highway 41.)
660-837-3330
1-877-422-6766 Campground Reservations
FAX 660-837-3300
EMAIL mike.dickey@dnr.mo.gov
www.mostateparks.com
47 campsites, 35 electric hook ups, 12 basics, modern showers, 1.5 mile
hiking trail, 4 acre fishing lake, playground, shelter house, picnic
facilities
Daily March 15 - November 15
Water is available only from April 1 - October 31
Cost: $7 - $17 depending on site, season
Arrow Rock State Historic Site
Visitor Center and Museum
PO Box 1
Arrow Rock, MO 65320
(4th and Van Buren, Arrow Rock, MO)
660-837-3330
FAX 660-837-3300
www.mostateparks.com
Exhibits on area history from Osage Indian presence to Sante Fe Trail
days,
town founding, steamboat commerce, artist George Caleb Bingham and current
efforts to preserve Arrow Rock buildings.
June - August 10 am - 5 pm daily
March - May and Sept-Nov 10 am - 4 daily
Dec-Feb 10 am - 4 pm Fri, Sat, Sun only
NEARBY RECREATION AREAS
Van Meter State Park
American Indian Cultural Center
RR1, Box 47
Miami, MO 65433
From Hwy 65 turn a short distance east on Hwy 240 then north onto Hwy
41.
Drive seven miles north on Hwy 41, turn west on to Hwy 122. Highway 122
deadends in the park. The American Indian Cultural Center is the first
building in the park. Just past the Cultural Center is the campground
with
shower house, picnic area with shelters, trails and Lake Wooldridge.
660-886-7537
FAX 660-886-7512
www.mostateparks.com
Van Meter State Park offers many recreational opportunities. Beautiful
scenery, hiking trails showcase Earthworks, Mound Field, Vanmeter Cemetery,
Lake Wooldridge. American Indian Cultural Center with exhibits about nine
resident tribes of Missouri, souvenirs, picnic area, playground.
Open daily 8 AM to sunset
The gate at the base of the lake road closes at sunset from April 1 to
October 31. It is closed from November 1 to March 31.
Cultural Center hours:
Winter Hours (off-season) Oct-April, Visitor Center open
Thursday thru
Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM and Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM. Visitor Center closed on
Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday.
Summer Hours (On-season)
May thru September Visitor Center open Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 4
PM
and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM
Van Meter State Park
RR1, Box 47
(Hwy 122 West to Dead End at the park.)
Miami, MO 65344
660-886-7537
FAX 660-886-7512
www.mostateparks.com
Basic electric campsites, showerhouse, picnic area, playground, fishing
lake, hiking trails, no swimming, no dump station
Overnight camping, everything else 8:00 am to sunset.
Check off-season hours and rates
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Public hunting and wildlife observation
4200 New Haven Road
Columbia, MO 65201
1-800-611-1826
www.fws.gov/midwest/bigmuddy
Office is located in Columbia, Missouri, but lands are in Saline County
and
Lafayette Counties.
The Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge is public land
open to hunting, fishing and wildlife observation. The refuge is at various
locations in the Missouri River floodplain between Kansas City and St.
Louis. A couple of the areas are just a short drive from Marshall. For
further information, visit us on the web at www.fws.gov/midwest/bigmuddy.
Refuge is open 24 hours for Refuge permitted activities.
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