Hawn State Park

Hawn State Park
Missouri State Park
Pickle Creek
Named for: Helen Coffer Hawn

Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Ste. Genevieve

Elevation	801 ft (244 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	37°49′18″N 90°14′10″W / 37.82167°N 90.23611°W / 37.82167; -90.23611Coordinates: 37°49′18″N 90°14′10″W / 37.82167°N 90.23611°W / 37.82167; -90.23611 ^[1]

Area	4,953.66 acres (2,005 ha) ^[2]

Established	1955
Management	Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Location in Missouri
Website: Hawn State Park

Hawn State Park is a Missouri state park located near Ste. Genevieve. The 4,953-acre (2,004 ha) park was acquired in 1955. Inside the park boundaries are three state-designated Natural Areas. They are Pickle Creek, LaMotte Sandstone Barrens, and Botkin's Pine Woods. Orchid Valley is also considered part of Hawn State Park, but is not connected to the rest of the park and is not open to the public.

Activities and amenities

The park offers camping, fishing, picnicking, and hiking on three named trails: Whispering Pines, White Oak, and Pickle Creek.^[3]

References

1 2 "Hawn State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "State parks...estimated acres" (PDF). Revised Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan: 2008-2012. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. pp. 142–143. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
↑ "Hawn State Park". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 29, 2014.

External links

Hawn State Park Missouri Department of Natural Resources

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Protected areas of Missouri

Federal

National Monuments:	George Washington Carver

National Historic Sites:	Harry S Truman Ulysses S. Grant

National Battlefields:	Wilson's Creek

National Memorials:	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

National Wildlife Refuges:	Big Muddy Clarence Cannon Great River Middle Mississippi River Mingo Ozark Cavefish Pilot Knob Squaw Creek Swan Lake Two Rivers

National Forests:	Mark Twain

Wilderness Areas:	Bell Mountain Devils Backbone Hercules Glades Irish Mingo Paddy Creek Piney Creek Rockpile Mountain

Other Protected Areas:	Ozark National Scenic Riverways

State

State Parks:	Babler Sam A. Baker Bennett Spring Big Lake Big Oak Tree Big Sugar Creek Castlewood Crowder Cuivre River Current River Don Robinson Echo Bluff Elephant Rocks Finger Lakes Graham Cave Grand Gulf Ha Ha Tonka Harry S Truman Hawn Johnson's Shut-Ins Jones-Confluence Point Katy Trail Knob Noster Lake of the Ozarks Lake Wappapello Lewis and Clark Long Branch Mark Twain Meramec Montauk Morris Onondaga Cave Pershing Pomme de Terre Prairie Roaring River Rock Island Trail Robertsville Rock Bridge Memorial Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry Route 66 St. Francois St. Joe Stockton Table Rock Taum Sauk Mountain Thousand Hills Trail of Tears Van Meter Wakonda Wallace Washington Watkins Woolen Mill Weston Bend

State Historic Sites:	Arrow Rock Battle of Athens Battle of Carthage Battle of Island Mound Battle of Lexington Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Bollinger Mill Nathan Boone Homestead Boone's Lick Bothwell Lodge Clark's Hill/Norton Confederate Memorial Deutschheim Dillard Mill Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave Felix Vallé House First Missouri State Capitol Fort Davidson Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home Harry S Truman Birthplace Hunter-Dawson Iliniwek Village Jefferson Landing Jewell Cemetery Locust Creek Covered Bridge Mark Twain Birthplace Mastodon Missouri Mines Missouri State Capitol Missouri State Museum Osage Village Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Sappington Cemetery Scott Joplin House Towosahgy Union Covered Bridge Watkins Woolen Mill

Conservation areas:	List of Missouri conservation areas

State Forests:	List of Missouri state forests

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Geographical features of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Rivers	Mississippi River

Streams	River aux Vases Saline Creek

Capes	Cape de la Grotte Cape Swallow Pointed Cape

Alluvial plains	Le Grand Champ Bottom

National forests	Mark Twain National Forest

State parks	Hawn State Park

Historic sites	Beauvais-Amoureux House Felix Vallé House State Historic Site Jacques Guibourd Historic House Louis Bolduc House Ste. Genevieve Historic District

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