Missouri State Parks · Missouri
Thousand Hills State Park
Missouri State Parks · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 54
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Forest Lake
- Nearest town
- Kirksville
- Address
- 20431 State Highway 157, Kirksville, MO 63501-7069
- Phone
- 660-665-6995
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Canoeing/Kayaking, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming
49 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Thousand Hills State Park is a Missouri State Park with 54 campsites available for camping.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 17° | -18° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 23° | -12° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 35° | 8° | 78° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 43° | 26° | 83° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 58° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 67° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 70° | 60° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 68° | 57° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 63° | 53° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 47° | 29° | 85° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 35° | 8° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 29° | 1° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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