Pershing State Park

Absolutely beautiful & wonderful place to walk the boardwalk trail is 1.5 miles long with a loop. I definitely recommend making the trip I went on memorial day but there is historic sites all around the area along with a very large pecan haha. Honestly this is a great place to spend a day.

The park host is wonderful, and the bathrooms are clean. The shower house is clean and actually has hot water. Great fishing, and it's beautiful. It's one of the best state parks that I've been to in the country!!! Definitely will go back!

We enjoyed camping for a weekend in the state park. There was an attentive campground host and the campground is well maintained. You also have easy access to the Boardwalk Loop Trail just down the hill from the campground.

Pretty area with a beautiful wooden boardwalk. It's a very green and peaceful place. Good exercise too

What a surprise to see a boardwalk hiding in the wetland. It is so reclusive that I did run into anybody there. Walking on the wood boards, listening to the sound of nature, watching wild life in the woods, freeing minds, and letting yourself engulf by the nature.

What a cool piece of history. Easy side quest off of hwy 36, great place for photos and to bring kids.

We camped here for Labor Day Weekend. Between fishing, hiking, and the hot air balloon festival, it was delightful. So beautiful. Fellow campers were courteous, and the scenery was lush and verdant. We plan to come back!

The boardwalk trail is beautiful. I highly recommend staying at the campground. The entire park is well maintained by friendly staff. Will be back next year!

Beautiful park well kept nice campground . boardwalk goes threw the woods along the creek and threw the grasslands .. believe they may be moving the covered bridge to inside the park at some point in time.

Stayed here traveling through Missouri 9/21/2021. What a little gem of a park. Quiet, sites are pretty flat, and not crowded. Beautiful walking areas and plenty of room between sites. The main portion for RVs was uncluttered (20 sites or so) and then there is another sections for tents. Our site, 13, was quite long big enough for a 40' Class A. We have a 24' Class C with a toad and did not have to unhitch.

Better cell coverage up the hill from where we were. Yes, you can hear the highway but it's nearly 3/4 mile away so it's not overbearing. A really nice stay. Cash only - no cards on site. Definitely worth the stop.

We hiked from the Cambria Bridge through the Boardwalk Trail and about halfway down the Locust Creek Riparian Trail. Lots of ticks so use bug spray but we had a great time!

Absolutely beautiful park. Peaceful and the staff are amazingly friendly and helpful.
Not sure on the guests but did have some flashing their lights at us around 9:30pn while we were roasting hotdogs with the kids. We were all whispering and keeping the noise down but some seemed fussy that we were still up at that time.
All and all a wonderful trip and would recommend to anyone.

A very nice 1/4 mile walk to the bridge. There were a ton of dragonflies swirling the path which was beautiful to experience. We were on a long drive and needed to get out of the car. This walk gave us the energy to drive on.

Great out of the way location. Not busy when I visited. Clean facilities and polite camp host. High standards as maintained by MO Park Service.

Beautiful park with clean facilities and plenty of trails. There’s a well maintained boardwalk that leads to a lookout that allows you too see a panoramic view of the prairie landscape. Whether you planned a trip to the park or just happen to be passing by on I36, it’s definitely worth stopping and taking it all in.

Wonderfully, old covered bridge. Maintained, but no longer used by cars.

Very nice state park. We stayed 2 nights in our trailer in May 2017. The campground host was very friendly and helpful. The grounds and restrooms were very well kept. We enjoyed the boardwalk and informative signs.

I loved it here! A few different trail options. I will have to return to try some of the other trails.

The camping spot was lovely and peaceful. Except for a couple racoons who have clearly been fed by other campers. We had to keep chasing them off while we had dinner.

Haven't visited all of it but we went to the Locust Creek Historical Bridge and the Scout Lake Trail. And loved them.