Park Information
Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site will be closed Nov. 1 and 2, 2025, due to a managed deer hunt at the facility. Only registered hunters and people working the event will be allowed in the park and site. Camping will be unavailable to the general public from Oct. 30 through Nov. 2.
For more information, please call the site office at 816-580-3387. For a complete list of closures and advisories, please visit our Park and Site Status Map.
Stepping onto the grounds of Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site is like stepping into 19th century pastoral. Many of the buildings that Waltus Watkins spent half a century building – including a home and a three-story woolen mill – have been preserved to give visitors a sense of life in the 1870s. The mill is the only 19th century textile mill in the United States with its original machinery still intact. The site's visitor center offers an introduction to the Watkins family and their many business ventures.
