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- List of champion trees
- Activities and amenities
- References
- External links
{{Infobox protected area | name = Big Oak Tree State Park | iucn_category = III | photo = Big Oak Tree State Park Boardwalk.JPG | photo_caption = Boardwalk trail through Big Oak Tree State Park | map = USA Missouri#USA | map_image = | map_size = 280 | map_caption = Location in Missouri | relief = 1 | location = Mississippi, Missouri, United States | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|36|38|46|N|89|18|18|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = [1] | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_acre = 1028.68 | area_ref = [2] | elevation = {{convert|289|ft|m|abbr=on}}[1] | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = 1938[4] | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = Missouri Department of Natural Resources | administrator = | operator = | owner = | website = [https://mostateparks.com/park/big-oak-tree-state-park Big Oak Tree State Park]{{designation list |embed=yes |designation1=NNL |designation1_date=May 1986}} | embedded = }}Big Oak Tree State Park is a state-owned nature preserve with recreational features encompassing {{convert|1029|acre}} in East Prairie, Missouri, United States. The state park was established in a large expanse of drained cropland in 1938 to protect some of the largest trees in the state and in the nation.[ The park was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1986, recognized as a rare, untouched wet-mesic bottomland hardwood forest in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain portion of the Gulf Coastal Plain.[6]]List of champion treesBig Oak Tree State Park is the home of many current and past state and national champion trees—trees that are, for their species, the largest in the state or in the nation. Champion Trees | Circumference | Height | Spread | Points | Status |
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Pumpkin ash | 118" | 150' | 77' | 357 | Alive | Rusty blackhaw | 48" | 29" | 25' | 83 | Alive | Eastern cottonwood | 288" | 114' | 76' | 421 | Died 1976 | Slippery elm | 264" | 115' | 60' | 394 | Died 1979 | Shumard oak | 205" | 134' | 86' | 361 | Died 1997 | Bur oak | 229" | 154' | 92' | 406 | Alive | Swamp chestnut oak | 272" | 156' | 104' | 454 | Alive | Pawpaw | 24" | 39' | 26' | 70 | Died 1980 | Persimmon | 97" | 133' | 45' | 241 | Alive | Possumhaw | 14" | 21' | 30' | 42 | Alive | Swamp privet | 26" | 28' | 31' | 62 | Died 1959 | Black willow | 148" | 113' | 69' | 278 | Alive |
Activities and amenitiesThe park has two trails for hiking through the forest, including an accessible boardwalk trail, plus an interpretive center along the boardwalk and picnicking facilities. References1. ^1 {{cite gnis|714197|Big Oak Tree State Park}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/grahamcave_datasheet_01_2018.pdf |title=Big Oak Tree State Park: Data Sheet |publisher=Missouri Department of Natural Resources |date=November 2017 |accessdate=April 23, 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://mostateparks.com/page/54945/general-information |title=Big Oak Tree State Park: General Information |publisher=Missouri Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=October 2, 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nnlandmarks/site.htm?Site=BIOA-MO |title=Big Oak Tree |work=National Natural Landmarks Program |date=June 28, 2012 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=April 23, 2018}}
[2][3][4] }}External links{{commons category|Big Oak Tree State Park| Big Oak Tree State Park}}- [https://mostateparks.com/park/big-oak-tree-state-park Big Oak Tree State Park] Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- [https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/Big%20Oak%20Tree.pdf Big Oak Tree State Park Map] Missouri Department of Natural Resources
{{Protected Areas of Missouri}} 6 : Protected areas of Mississippi County, Missouri|National Natural Landmarks in Missouri|State parks of Missouri|IUCN Category III|Protected areas established in 1937|Nature centers in Missouri |