St. Joseph, Missouri Official Visitors Guide

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RECREAtIOn Mark Youngdahl Urban Conservation Area

Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area

85 acres of fields and forestland with 2.5 miles of hiking trails.

Missouri Department of Conservation

Visitors can reach the area by taking Highway 229 north to Highland, then north on Huntoon Road about three miles. This 190acre area has numerous redbud trees, maples and oaks. The area overlooks the Missouri River and includes excellent hiking trails.

Exhibits with a conservation theme and a short nature trail. Nature gift shop. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

YWCA Aquatic Center

102 S. 36th St., 816-271-3100

701 James McCarthy Drive 816-271-3100

Pigeon Hill Conservation Area

East on Hwy. 169, .25 mile, south on Rt. FF 2.5 miles, west on Rt. O 1.5 miles, and south on E50 Road to the area. 816-271-3100 More than 342 acres in Buchanan County, south of St. Joseph. Archery and firearms target ranges.

4600 Huntoon Rd., 816-271-3100

802 Jules St. (corner of 8th and Jules), 816-232-9099 www.ywcasj.org Mon-Thurs 8am-2p.m.. Friday 9am-1p.m..

Open swims, water exercise classes including water walking, Aqua Zumba, water aerobics and water pilates, Red Cross swim lessons, private parties, and lifeguard training. Non-members welcome. Call 232-9099 for current rates and swim times.

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St. Joseph Family YMCA

315 South Sixth, 816-233-YMCA www.stjoymca.org

Indoor swimming pool, four handball/racquetball courts, two basketball courts, indoor running track, state of the art fitness center, group exercise classes, aquatic exercise classes, men’s and women’s locker rooms and showers. Hours: Monday-Friday, 5 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30-6 p.m. Cost: day pass: $20 families; $13 adults; $8 youth. Newcomers to St. Joseph can receive a two-week trial membership.

M. Jeff Thompson was known as the “Swamp Fox of the Confederacy. The original “Swamp Fox” was Francis Marion in the Revolutionary War.

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