Montauk State Park

Montauk State Park
Missouri State Park
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Dent

Elevation	935 ft (285 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	37°27′18″N 91°40′55″W / 37.45500°N 91.68194°W / 37.45500; -91.68194Coordinates: 37°27′18″N 91°40′55″W / 37.45500°N 91.68194°W / 37.45500; -91.68194 ^[1]

Area	1,396.12 acres (565 ha) ^[2]

Established	1926
Management	Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Location in Missouri
Website: Montauk State Park

Montauk State Park is a Missouri state park at the headwaters of the Current River near Salem, Missouri that is famous for its rainbow and brown trout angling. It has 1,396 acres (565 ha) and was acquired in 1926.^[3] The park has several different natural springs with a daily average flow is 53 million gallons of water.

Activities and amenities

Missouri trout park season is Mar 1 to Oct 31. The park's fishing area is divided into three zones, each with its own set of regulations.^[4] The park has its own hatchery as well as a store, cabins, motel rooms, and camping area. In addition there are three trails for hikers and bicyclists.^[3]

The Montauk mill is available for tour. The original mill was built in 1870, and the current standing mill was built in 1893. The mill ceased operations in 1927.^[5]

References

1 2 "Montauk State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "State parks...estimated acres" (PDF). Revised Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan: 2008-2012. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. pp. 142–143. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
1 2 "Montauk State Park". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
↑ "Fishing at Montauk State Park". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
↑ AAA Campbook (2011). 2011 South Central Edition. American Automobile Association. OCLC 741375958.

External links

Montauk State Park Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Montauk State Park Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Montauk Trout Park Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Protected areas of Missouri

Federal

National Monuments:	George Washington Carver

National Historic Sites:	Harry S Truman Ulysses S. Grant

National Battlefields:	Wilson's Creek

National Memorials:	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

National Wildlife Refuges:	Big Muddy Clarence Cannon Great River Middle Mississippi River Mingo Ozark Cavefish Pilot Knob Squaw Creek Swan Lake Two Rivers

National Forests:	Mark Twain

Wilderness Areas:	Bell Mountain Devils Backbone Hercules Glades Irish Mingo Paddy Creek Piney Creek Rockpile Mountain

Other Protected Areas:	Ozark National Scenic Riverways

State

State Parks:	Babler Sam A. Baker Bennett Spring Big Lake Big Oak Tree Big Sugar Creek Castlewood Crowder Cuivre River Current River Don Robinson Echo Bluff Elephant Rocks Finger Lakes Graham Cave Grand Gulf Ha Ha Tonka Harry S Truman Hawn Johnson's Shut-Ins Jones-Confluence Point Katy Trail Knob Noster Lake of the Ozarks Lake Wappapello Lewis and Clark Long Branch Mark Twain Meramec Montauk Morris Onondaga Cave Pershing Pomme de Terre Prairie Roaring River Rock Island Trail Robertsville Rock Bridge Memorial Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry Route 66 St. Francois St. Joe Stockton Table Rock Taum Sauk Mountain Thousand Hills Trail of Tears Van Meter Wakonda Wallace Washington Watkins Woolen Mill Weston Bend

State Historic Sites:	Arrow Rock Battle of Athens Battle of Carthage Battle of Island Mound Battle of Lexington Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Bollinger Mill Nathan Boone Homestead Boone's Lick Bothwell Lodge Clark's Hill/Norton Confederate Memorial Deutschheim Dillard Mill Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave Felix Vallé House First Missouri State Capitol Fort Davidson Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home Harry S Truman Birthplace Hunter-Dawson Iliniwek Village Jefferson Landing Jewell Cemetery Locust Creek Covered Bridge Mark Twain Birthplace Mastodon Missouri Mines Missouri State Capitol Missouri State Museum Osage Village Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Sappington Cemetery Scott Joplin House Towosahgy Union Covered Bridge Watkins Woolen Mill

Conservation areas:	List of Missouri conservation areas

State Forests:	List of Missouri state forests

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

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