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c/o Roaring River State Park 417-847-2539 East of Pineville, McDonald County |
Map of Big Sugar Creek State Park How to get to Big Sugar Creek State Park Places to visit nearby |
Map of Big Sugar Creek State Park

Directions to Big Sugar Creek State Park
From St. Louis
Travel west on I-44 to U.S. Hwy. 71 near Joplin. Take U.S. Hwy. 71 south to Pineville; exit at Route W to 8th Street and continue five miles east along Big Sugar Creek. This will lead you to the trailhead for Big Sugar Creek State Park.
From Kansas City
Travel south on U.S. Hwy. 71 to Pineville; exit at Route W to 8th Street and continue five miles east along Big Sugar Creek. This will lead you to the trailhead for Big Sugar Creek State Park.
From Springfield, Mo.
Travel west on I-44 to U.S. Hwy. 71 near Joplin. Take U.S. Hwy. 71 south to Pineville; exit at Route W to 8th Street and continue five miles east along Big Sugar Creek. This will lead you to the trailhead for Big Sugar Creek State Park.
From Jefferson City
Travel west on U.S. Hwy. 54 to Camdenton. Take Hwy. 5 south to Lebanon; then travel west on I-44. Near Joplin, take U.S. Hwy. 71 south to Pineville; exit at Route W to 8th Street and continue five miles east along Big Sugar Creek. This will lead you to the trailhead for Big Sugar Creek State Park.

66 Drive-In Theatre, 17231 Old 66 Blvd., Carthage, 417-359-5959
Area Caves, Missouri Caves Association
George Washington Carver National Monument, National Park Service
Joplin Attractions, approximately 43 miles from Big Sugar Creek State Park
Neosho National Fish Hatchery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, approximately 23 miles from Big Sugar Creek State Park
Precious Moments Chapel, Chapel Road, Carthage, 800-543-7975
Southwest Missouri Canoeing, Missouri Division of Tourism

