Jones-Confluence Point State Park

Confluence Point State Park
Confluence Point with the Mississippi on the left and the Missouri on the right
Map showing the location of Confluence Point State Park
Map showing the location of Confluence Point State Park
Location in Missouri
Map showing the location of Confluence Point State Park
Map showing the location of Confluence Point State Park
Jones-Confluence Point State Park (the United States)
LocationWest Alton, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates38°49′3″N 90°7′11″W / 38.81750°N 90.11972°W / 38.81750; -90.11972
Area1,121.43 acres (4.5383 km2)[1]
Established2001[2]
Visitors40,259 (in 2022)[3]
Governing bodyMissouri Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteJones-Confluence Point State Park

Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park is a public recreation area located on the north side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River in St. Charles County, Missouri.[4] The state park encompasses 1,121 acres (454 ha) of shoreline and bottomland and is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which "plans to restore a natural floodplain reminiscent of what Lewis and Clark might have seen along the lower Missouri River."[5] The park is part of the Mississippi Greenway (formerly known as the Confluence Greenway)[6] and sits opposite the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area on the south bank of the Missouri River. Park trails will eventually connect with the statewide Katy Trail.[7]

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  3. ^ "Missouri State Park Attendance For January - December, 2022" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. February 3, 2023.
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