Knob Noster State Park is a 3,934-acre (1,592 ha) Missouri state park in Johnson County, Missouri in the United States. The park, named for the nearby town of Knob Noster, was constructed as the Montserrat National Recreational Demonstration Area in 1946 as part of a nationwide effort by the National Park Service to show how land that had been cleared for lumbering, mining or farming could be restored and reclaimed by the public for recreational purposes. Knob Noster State Park is open for year-round recreation including camping, hiking, and fishing.
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