Five state parks in Missouri will be closed or partially closed by Thursday.
Carol Comer, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, announced the temporary closings at Gov. Mike Parson’s Tuesday briefing.
“While safety, stewardship and service are all very important in Missouri State Parks, safety is our first priority,” Comer said.
Four parks will be completely closed, one park will be partially closed and all parks will be required to follow new guidelines.
Castlewood State Park in Ballwin, Elephant Rocks State Park in Belleview, Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and Park in Lawson and Weston Bend State Park in Weston will all be completely closed by 5 p.m. Thursday. St. Joe State Park in Park Hills is closing the off-road vehicle riding area, and all other state parks will close gates after parking lots have reached capacity.
These closures will remain in place until April 30.
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