Coordinates: 40°05′41″N 93°39′43″W / 40.09472°N 93.66194°W / 40.09472; -93.66194

Crowder State Park

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Crowder State Park
Lake
Crowder Lake
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LocationGrundy County, Missouri, United States
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Area1,912.06 acres (773.78 ha)[2]
Elevation764 ft (233 m)[1]
Established1938[3]
Administered byMissouri Department of Natural Resources
Visitors79,877 (in 2022)[4]
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Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge
Nearest cityTrenton, Missouri
AreaLess than one acre
Builtc. 1939 (1939)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleRustic arch
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000505
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985

Crowder State Park is a public recreation area of 1,912 acres (774 ha) surrounding 18-acre (7.3 ha) Crowder Lake near Trenton in Grundy County, Missouri, USA. The state park and lake are named after Maj. General Enoch H. Crowder, who was born and raised near the park.[5]

Features

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The Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge, a small single-arch span of reinforced concrete with a facing of cut stone built about 1939, is the only surviving structure erected in the park by the Civilian Conservation Corps.[6]: 91–95  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[7]

Activities and amenities

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The park offers picnicking, camping, fishing, swimming, canoeing, and trails for hiking, cycling and horseback riding.[5]

References

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