Knob Noster State Park — Attraction in Warrensburg

I live in Kansas City, so this park is a nice short weekend getaway for camping and hiking. I had a shaded tent site at the campground and had a perfect amount of space, privacy and trees to hang my hammock. Some sites are pretty small without as much privacy and shade so if you use the reservation system, you will see a picture of the site, which is a really nice feature! This almost made the reservation fee worth it! There weren’t many other tent campers as this time of year (end of July) is pretty hot so I had the tent loop to myself all weekend. The shower house was just OK. It smelled pretty bad and there were lots of spiders (grand-daddies) alive and dead, but I guess that’s what you have to expect sometimes. The shower was private and did the trick as I just wanted a cold one after a hot and humid day. Raccoons are bold and will routinely check your site for food after dark so put away all of your trash and any remnants of food especially not in your tent because they won’t be afraid to claw their way in. They’re pretty good tree climbers too, so don’t think if you hang it high, they can’t get to it.

For hiking, I tried all the trails, but liked Opossum Hollow since it had the longest ones. It’s a few miles away, so you have to drive to the trailhead. There were fun, challenging hikes with several different paths to take. Just be sure to follow the trail markers. There are some forks that lead you to believe it’s a trail, but it becomes an unmaintained trail with fallen tree hurdles, and steep climbs. Not fun IMO. Watch for protruding tree, branches and roots near the ground. I took a good tumble and almost tripped again a mile or so later. Gnats will be swarming your face the entire time in the summer months so I highly recommend a net to wear over your head/hat. It might look geeky, but you’ll thank me later! There are a lot of hitchhiker seed/tick trefoil plants that will attach to your clothing when you brush by them. They’re harmless, but annoying to pull out of your clothing. Overall, I really enjoyed it and will come back when the weather gets cooler in the fall. They are open all year so I may even try to do some winter camping in my Kodiak...

We LOVE this Park.! Since 2010 is our favorite place to be, when we visit Missouri. Pleanty trails to walk/hike on and plenty wildlife around. Just be prepared for the Ticks! They are everywhere and vary from tiny to big ones, especially mid Spring & Summer. Other than that, the park offers camping (reservations required), semi-closed gazebos & picnic tables, canoes (to rent), plenty nice spots to fish, playgrounds and a lovely visitors center to get educated in wild life & flora and buy souvenirs and fire wood. There is plenty parking, water fountains and toilettes around the park. Dogs are allowed, only on leash and please always clean up after your dog, even if noone's watching! In this park you'll also have a chance to see the amazing blue/green Dragonflies and some black/whites as well, muscrats, deer, birds, snakes (not poissonous), rabbits, raccoons, hawks, owls, plenty butterflies and sometime even Beavers! Although when we went there this summer (June 2024) the beavers were no longer there. There are also some horse trails but not always available. Check with the park before visit. Fireworks not allowed in the park, but you can enjoy the 4th of July show from the Whiteman Air Force Base, that is nearby. Enjoy your visit there and always leave it better than you find...

I drove out to knob noster State Park, to be able to hike the possum trail that they have there. It's a little over 5. Mi takes about 2 hours and some change to complete it. During my hike. I did see quite a few deer out there, even a couple snails.

This was a dog friendly Park. As long as your dogs were on leashes, they do offer mountain biking trails but due to the wet conditions it was closed to mountain bikers today.

The trail did offer a few shortcuts that would shorten the trail by quite a bit of a mount if you just wanted to get out and stretch your legs up.

Once I was able to get further into the trail I did notice there was some glass that had been broken. Looked like It had been there a while but just be careful with your fur babies. If you're taking them out there maybe get them some protective for their pads. I did pick up what I could of it.

This was about an hour drive from the Kansas City, Kansas side. It's well worth it just to be able to get out and experience some nature.

I would definitely hike this trail again.

There were some campsites that were offered as well. Unfortunately, I don't have much information on those, but it was an extremely quiet Park. There were no fireworks allowed signs, so if you decide to drive out there, it is...