Stockton State Park
Stockton State Park | |
Missouri State Park | |
Country | United States |
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State | Missouri |
County | Cedar |
Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 37°36′38″N 93°44′56″W / 37.61056°N 93.74889°WCoordinates: 37°36′38″N 93°44′56″W / 37.61056°N 93.74889°W [1] |
Area | 2,176 acres (881 ha) |
Established | 1969 |
Management | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Location in Missouri | |
Website: Stockton State Park | |
Stockton State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri consisting of 2,175.90 acres (880.56 ha) located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Stockton. The park occupies a northward jutting peninsula between the Big and Little Sac arms of Stockton Lake, a 24,900-acre (10,100 ha) reservoir created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Sac River in 1969. The park's water-based recreation includes fishing, swimming, skiing, scuba diving, and sailing.[2]
Activities and amenities
The park offers a marina with two boat ramps and more than 300 stalls, some assigned exclusively to sailboats, a swimming beach, picnic areas, campgrounds, and camper cabins.
References
- 1 2 "Stockton State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Stockton State Park". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
External links
- Stockton State Park Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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