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(Redirected from Ozark Mountain State Park) State park in Missouri, United States

Shepherd of the Hills State Park
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LocationTaney County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates36°41′30″N 93°18′07″W / 36.69167°N 93.30194°W / 36.69167; -93.30194
Area1,011 acres (409 ha)
Elevation853 ft (260 m)
Established2016
Administered byMissouri Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Shepherd of the Hills State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 1,011 acres (409 ha) in Taney County, Missouri. The state park is closed pending public input on future uses of the land. It was one of three new parks announced by Governor Jay Nixon in December 2016. It shares a border with the Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area and is traversed by more than two miles of Roark Creek, including a stretch of the three-mile-long East Fork Roark Creek. The site includes a one-room schoolhouse that served the former community of Garber. On May 4, 2022, Missouri State Parks announced that park's name will be changed from Ozark Mountain State Park to Shepherd of the Hills State Park. The name change honors Harold Bell Wright's popular novel The Shepherd of the Hills, which is set in the vicinity of the park.

References

  1. ^ "East Fork Roark Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Ozark Mountain: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. "Shepherd of the Hills State Park". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. "Park supporters offer ideas for closed Ozark Mountain State Park". Springfield News-Leader. December 5, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. "Missouri is adding three new state parks" (Press release). December 16, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  6. "Shepherd of the Hills State Park Conceptual Development Plan" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. April 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  7. "Ozark Mountain State Park has a new name". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. May 4, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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