Echo Bluff State Park

Working in conjunction with the State of Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction (OA/FMDC), and the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks (MSP), the development of this new state park will be the result of a 4-month planning process. This includes weekly design team meetings and regular Technical Advisory Group meetings, and two final VIP Presentations to Governor Jay Nixon.

The park has been envisioned as a major regional, state and national destination. To guide the design process, the team established a series of project goals, which were used to evaluate the design and express specific images of what the park can be. The following project goals were established to guide the planning effort:

1. Create a one of a kind, 365 day a year, Missouri Ozark experience
2. Showcase and respect the unique natural beauty of the site
3. Focus on sustainable development with a low impact design approach
4. Embrace the past and design for the future
5. Promote local, regional, and national connectivity

The plan for the park was developed into a series of implementable construction packages for construction, slated to be completed in May of 2016. Roadways, site amenities, landscape and ecological restoration, and contemporary rustic buildings were fully designed to be constructed within that timeline.