Alley Mill
Phone: 573-226-3945
Located on Missouri Route 106, six miles west of Eminence, Missouri.
Informal tours of the building are held anytime by request. Rangers are available to provide information about the park, the Ozark area, history and nature.
Will close for the winter in late October.
Exhibits:
The Alley Mill was built in 1894. Much of the original milling equipment is still in place. Exhibits explain the life and culture of the Ozarks.
Available Facilities:
Exhibits, book and postcard sales, free literature. No restrooms in the Mill.
Big Spring Museum
Closed for the winter
Phone: 573-323-4236, ex 0
Located next to the Big Spring Lodge on Route 103.
Enjoy exhibits about the , the Depression Era program that put young unemployed men to work building and improving parks, forests and other natural resources around the USA.
Available Facilities
Accessible for wheelchairs. Exhibits and a limited selection of sales items relating to the park.
Storeys Creek One Room Schoolhouse
Phone: 573-226-3945
Located within walking distance of Alley Mill, six miles west of Eminence, Missouri on State Route 106.
Open on summer weekends. Grounds always open, but access into the school is limited.
Special Programs: Schools can arrange to visit anytime of year by calling Pam Eddy at 573-226-3945.
Exhibits: Traditional one room school. See how the "three R's" were taught in the Ozarks and throughout rural America until recently.
Alley Old Store Visitor Center
Open by chance or appointment.
Phone: 573-226-3945
Located on the approach road to the Disabled Parking Area 100 yards north of the main Alley Mill parking lot. Within walking distance of the Mill and the Storeys Creek School. (if walking, it is behind the school and up the hill.)
The store is staffed most days during the winter, but may not be open everyday or weekends.
Exhibits recall the furnishings of a late 19th Century Ozarks country store.
Available Facilities: Restroom.
Round Spring Visitor Center
Closed for the winter
Phone: 573-858-3297, ex 25
Located at the entrance to the Round Spring Campground, 15 miles north of Eminence on State Route 19.
Closed from Labor Day to Memorial Day.
Tickets for tours of the are available 30 minutes before each tour.
Small exhibit area featuring displays about caves, karst geology and the fauna of caves, including bats.
Available Facilities:
Small sales area is available with postcards, books, etc.
Watercress Headquarters
Open All Year 8:00 - 4:30 Monday - Friday. Daily
Phone: 573-323-4236
Located at 404 Watercress Drive in Van Buren, Missouri. Directly across the street from the Van Buren High School. This is just east of town on Main Street, also known as "Old Route 60."
Exhibits on the resources and history of the Ozarks, including interactive map of the area. Informational brochures and sales items such as books, videos, postcards, etc are available.
Available Facilities:
Information, restrooms. Forest Service campground and river access nearby at Watercress Park.
