Route 66 State Park Visitors Center

"Part of the iconic Route 66. We were unaware that this MO State Park even existed. At this time the park is in 2 parts, divided by the currently unrestored bridge across the Meramac river. The visitor center is off exit 266, while the main park is off 265 on highway 44. The park has about 424 acres, hiking, biking, and horse riding trails plus access to the river for boating activities. The visitor center is worth a visit for the gift shop plus a little exhibit of Route 66 area memorabilia. We were pleasantly surprised, and were glad we found this state park. At the time of our visit the leave were on the verge of changing colors."

"What a fun place. Such great memorabilia of Route 66. They have a gift shop full of Route 66 items. I collect magnets, so of course I had to get one. There is no charge. Be sure to sign the visitor log."

"Very nice and friendly guy manning the visitor centre. We have a great chat and understood a lot more about the Historical significance of the area. The exhibit area is absolutely free to visit. It was definitely worth the drive out from St Louis"

"We stopped off for a restroom break, sign on the interstate said visitor center. What we got was a wonderful experience. Clean restrooms, friendly staff. The museum was a nice touch, packed a lot of information and history. Gift shop was full and reasonable price. Highly recommend if you are in the area."

"We visited back in June - didn't plan on stopping here but saw the signs from the highway and decided to make a stop. Glad we did! The building is beautiful, the museum is lovely and is full of useful Route 66 information and history. There's a Route 66 themed gift shop with plenty of interesting gifts to buy and the person we spoke to was very friendly and informative. He showed interest in us, gave us lots of leaflets to help us along our journey and gave us a pin to put in the map to show where we'd come from!"