Van Meter State Park
Van Meter State Park is a public recreation area on the Missouri River in Saline County, Missouri. The state park consists of 1,105 acres of hills, ravines, fresh water marsh, fens, and bottomland and upland forests in an area known as The Pinnacles The park has several archaeological sites, a cultural center, and facilities for camping, hiking, and fishing.Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: state park in Missouri
- Also known as: “Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park” and “Snake Bluff Recreation Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Utz Site.
Utz Site
Protected area
The Utz Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 23SA2, is a major Native American archaeological site in Saline County, Missouri, located on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River.
Van Meter State Park
- Category: Missouri state park
- Location: Saline, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.27433° or 39° 16′ 28″ northLongitude
-93.26197° or 93° 15′ 43″ westElevation
663 feet (202 metres)Operator
Missouri State ParksOpen location code
86F87PFQ+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 305506784
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Van Meter State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Van Meter State Park”
- French: “parc d’État Van Meter”
- French: “Parc d’État Van Meter”
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