Missouri Camping and RVing Travel Guide

PONY EXPRESS go

Missouri
PONY EXPRESS

 
 WHERE TO GO

 Mound City:
Big Lake State Park
(swimming, boating, bird watching, fishing, canoeing, picnicking). 204 Lake Shore Dr. From Mound City, take MO 118 southwest 7 miles to MO 111 south. 800-334-6946 or 660-442-3770

Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (wildlife viewing, hiking, scenic drives, bird watching, fishing, hunting, photography, mushroom picking). Hwy. 159 S. From Mound City, take I-29 south to exit 79, then US 159 west, 3 miles. 660-442-3187. http://midwest.fws.gov/squawcreek

St. Joseph:
Pony Express Museum
(stables, exhibits, museum). 914 Penn St. 816-279-5059

 
 WHERE TO STAY
 
 WHERE TO DINE
 
 WHAT TO DO
 

 image #1 courtesy of the Missouri Division of Tourism, image #2 courtesy of the Department of Natural Resources, image #3 courtesy of NPS