Meramec Conservation Area
Meramec Conservation Area consists of 3,938 acres of public land along the Meramec River. Most of the land that comprises the Meramec Conservation Area was acquired by the state between 1925 and 1930.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: conservation area in Missouri, US
- Also known as: “Meramec State Forest” and “Meramec State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meramec Caverns.
Meramec Caverns
Cave
Meramec Caverns is the collective name for a 4.6-mile cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri. The caverns were formed from the erosion of large limestone deposits over millions of years. Meramec Caverns is situated 1½ miles northwest of Meramec Conservation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monday and Stanton.
Monday
Hamlet
Monday is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Monday is situated 2½ miles east of Meramec Conservation Area.
Stanton
Hamlet
Stanton is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It lies on Interstate 44 at the junction with Missouri Supplemental Route W, which provides access to Meramec Caverns, located approximately two miles southeast along the Meramec River. Stanton is situated 4 miles northwest of Meramec Conservation Area.
Sullivan
Town
St. Louis Area is the region around St. Louis, Missouri. It borders St. Louis Metro East along the Mississippi River. Within Missouri, it borders Southeast Missouri, Central Missouri, and Northeast Missouri. Sullivan is situated 5 miles west of Meramec Conservation Area.
Meramec Conservation Area
- Categories: conservation area and recreation area
- Location: Franklin, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.22528° or 38° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-91.07028° or 91° 4′ 13″ westElevation
719 feet (219 metres)Open location code
86CC6WGH+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 358035625OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Meramec Conservation Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Meramec Conservation Area”
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Highlights include Lone Hill and Panther Cave.
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