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A red mill set on the blue waters of Huzzah Creek is as pretty a picture as there is in Missouri, and that’s the setting for Dillard Mill State Historic Site. The site interprets one of the state’s best-preserved gristmills, completed in 1908. Most of the machinery in the mill is still intact and original to the building. If you like the outdoors, the site’s location on Huzzah Creek in the Ozarks provides plenty of opportunities to fish, hike, picnic or just dream about the past.

Park Hours

Historic Site Grounds:

May through October
8 a.m. - 8 p.m. daily
November through April
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's days

Dillard Mill hours

Tours:

  • May through October
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily (last tour begins at 3 p.m.)
  • November through April
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday (last tour begins at 3 p.m.)
    Tours on Monday and Tuesday by prior appointment only

Tour Fees:

Adults (18 and older): $4
Youth (Ages 6-17): $3
Child (Ages 0-5): Free

Group Rates:

Adults (18 and older): $3.50
Youth (Ages 6-17): $2.50
Child (Ages 0-5): Free

Tax Exempt Rates*:

Adults (18 and older): $3
Youth (Ages 6-17): $2
Child (Ages 0-5): Free

*A copy of a tax exempt certificate must be presented at the facility.

Historic Site Office hours

Historic Site Office Hours

  • May through October
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily
  • November through April
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday
Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites
March 6, 2014
At 16, Olive Boone married Nathan Boone and left everything she knew to go with him to a wild and uncertain frontier. She survived earthquakes and Indian wars, lived in the crudest of cabins and gave birth to 14 children. Olive learned to rely on herself during Nathan’s frequent absences. In 1837, she was 54 years old and had earned a rest, but instead of taking it easy, she packed her bags and prepared to start all over again. This time it was to build a homestead preserved today at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site. To learn more about Olive’s life and what happened next, go to http://www.mostateparks.com/park/nathan-boone-homestead-state-historic-site or visit Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site.