Knob Noster State Park

Knob Noster State Park
Map showing the location of Knob Noster State Park
Map showing the location of Knob Noster State Park
Location in Missouri
Map showing the location of Knob Noster State Park
Map showing the location of Knob Noster State Park
Knob Noster State Park (the United States)
LocationJohnson County, Missouri, United States
Nearest cityKnob Noster, Missouri
Coordinates38°44′10″N 93°36′17″W / 38.73611°N 93.60472°W / 38.73611; -93.60472[1]
Area3,934.38 acres (15.9219 km2)[2]
Elevation732 ft (223 m)[1]
Established1935/36[3]
Visitors444,544 (in 2017)[2]
Governing bodyMissouri Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteKnob Noster State Park
Camp Shawnee Historic District
LocationSW of Knob Noster, Knob Noster, Missouri
Area215 acres (87 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
Built byWPA
Architectural styleRustic
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000506
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985
Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Bridge
LocationMO 132, Knob Noster, Missouri
AreaLess than one acre
Built1937 (1937)
Built byWPA; NPS
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000507
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985
Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Entrance Portal
LocationOff MO 132, Knob Noster, Missouri
AreaLess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byWPA; NPS
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000509
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985
Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Dam and Spillway
LocationSW of Knob Noster, Knob Noster, Missouri
AreaLess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byWPA; NPS
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000508
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985
Montserrat Recreational Demonstration Area Rock Bath House
LocationSW of Knob Noster, Knob Noster, Missouri
AreaLess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byWPA; NPS
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000510
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985
Montserrat Recreational Demonstration Area Warehouse #2 and Workshop
LocationOff MO 132, Knob Noster, Missouri
AreaLess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byWPA; NPS
Architectural styleRustic
MPSECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.85000511
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1985

Knob Noster State Park is a public recreation area covering 3,934 acres (1,592 ha) in Johnson County, Missouri, in the United States. The state park bears the name of the nearby town of Knob Noster, which itself is named for one of two small hills or "knobs" that rise up in an otherwise flat section of Missouri. Noster is a Latin adjective meaning "our"—therefore, Knob Noster translates as "our hill." A local Indian belief stated that the hills were "raised up as monuments to slain warriors."[4] The park offers year-round camping, hiking, and fishing and is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.[5]

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