Jones-Confluence Point State Park

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Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park is a public recreation area located on the north side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River in St. Charles County, Missouri. The state park encompasses 1,121 acres of shoreline and bottomland and is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which "plans to restore a natural floodplain reminiscent of what Lewis and Clark might have seen along the lower Missouri River." The park is part of the Mississippi Greenway and sits opposite the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area on the south bank of the Missouri River. Park trails will eventually connect with the statewide Katy Trail. ()

Established: 2001 (23 years ago)Area: 1.75 mi²Elevation: 400 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°49'3"N, 90°7'26"W

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Jones-Confluence Point State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alton Prison, Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, Clark Bridge, New Chain of Rocks Bridge.

6.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Alton Prison, Alton
159 min walk • The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois and originally built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and later closed in 1857.
5.5 miNW
Monuments and statues
Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, Alton
141 min walk • The Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, also known as the Elijah Lovejoy Monument, Elijah Parrish Lovejoy Shaft, Lovejoy Monument, and Lovejoy State Memorial, is a memorial in Alton, Illinois, to the eponymous advocate of free speech and abolition of slavery.
5.4 miNW
Bridge
Clark Bridge, Alton
137 min walk • The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the cable-stayed bridge opened in 1994. It carries U.S. Route 67 across the river.
4.5 miSW
Bridge
New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Granite City
116 min walk • The New Chain of Rocks Bridge is a pair of bridges across the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. It was constructed in 1966 to bypass the Chain of Rocks Bridge immediately to the south.
1.3 miE
Tower, Monuments and statues, View point
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Hartford
34 min walk • The Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower is a 180-foot-tall tower on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River at the confluence of it and the Missouri River.
4 miN
38°52'15"N • 90°9'3"W
National Great Rivers Museum, Alton
101 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.5 miNW
Cemetery
Alton National Cemetery, Alton
140 min walk • Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments.
1.6 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Hartford
41 min walk • The Lewis and Clark State Historic Site opened in 2002 and is owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation. The site, located in Hartford, Illinois, commemorates Camp River Dubois, the camp of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from December 1803 to May 1804.
4.8 miSW
River landmark for walking and biking
Chain of Rocks Bridge, St. Louis
122 min walk • The old Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. The eastern end of the bridge is on Chouteau Island, while the western end is on the Missouri shoreline.
6 miNW
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Argosy Casino, Alton
153 min walk • Argosy Casino Alton is a riverboat casino located in Alton, Illinois, a city in the River bend Illinois area in Metro East area outside of St. Louis. It is currently owned by Penn National Gaming.
6.9 miNW
Cliff painting of a mythical monster
Piasa, Alton
175 min walk • The Piasa or Piasa Bird is a Native American mythical creature depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River.