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    • Communities
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    • Health Care
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  • Business
    • Recent Announcements
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  • Industry
    • Manufacturing
    • Small Business
    • Tourism
  • Available Space
  • Natural Hazard Plan

area attractions

Parks & conservation areas

Parks

Benton County residents enjoy family friendly festivals and activities year round.  Outdoor adventure is a way of life. Lake life, water sports, hiking, cycling, hunting and fishing attract visitors from all over the country.  


  • Drake Harbor: Located on the downtown waterfront in Warsaw, this park is leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and has been developed into a multi-use trail system linked by the historic Joe Dice Swinging Bridge that meanders along both sides of the Osage Arm of Lake of the Ozarks.  


  • Butterfield Park: Located in Cole Camp, this park is close to the downtown and has a playground, shelter houses and bathrooms.  It is a stop on the overland bike packing and touring route; The Butterfield Stage Experience.  


  • Hare Park: Located in Lincoln, this park has baseball and softball fields, a playground, a basketball and tennis court, and is host to many Lincoln festivals.  


Parks

Hare Park, Lincoln

Conservation Areas

Benton County Conservation Areas offer access to creeks, glades, timber, and prairie.  Camping, hunting, fishing, mountain biking, hiking, birdwatching and horse back riding are popular activities year round.

  • Big Buffalo Creek Conservation Area
  • Brickley Hollow
  • Hi Lonesome
  • Edmonson Access
  • Granny's Acres


Conservation areas

Brickley Hollow

Golf courses

Golf

Triple Creek Golf Course, Cole Camp

  Triple Creek offers a fun and challenging golf experience. This hybrid 18 hole, par 71 course combines 9 holes of executive par 35 golf with 9 holes of championship par 36 golf. It has par 3’s and 4’s that require difficult shot making decisions, and monster par 5’s that will challenge golfers at any level of ability.  

 Triple Creek Golf Course


Shawnee Bend Municipal Golf Course

 With incredible views of Truman Lake and a challenging 9-hole layout, Shawnee Bend Golf Course has been a staple of recreation in the Warsaw community since it opened in 1985.  Practice your swing on the driving range before your round and enjoy refreshment on the shaded deck of the clubhouse afterwards.

Shawnee Bend Golf Course

Museums

Cole Camp Museum

Benton County Museum

Benton County Museum

Cole Camp Museum is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the community.  Located at 108 S. Maple Street.

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Benton County Museum

Benton County Museum

Benton County Museum

A special display of the MIssouri Bicentennial Quilt is coming to the Benton County Museum.  Visit their website to learn more.

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Festivals

Helpful Links to partners & events

Benton County Tourism and Recreation

Benton County MU Extension 

Warsaw Chamber of Commerce

Cole Camp Events Calendar

Lincoln Events


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Contact us

Benton County Economic Development.  

181 W Harrison, Warsaw, Mo. 65355

Jo Ann Lane (660) 492.3402     

Email: joann.lane@bentoncomo.com

 The Benton County Economic Development Website has been made possible by a grant from Southwest Electric Cooperative and their lender, COBANK.  Thank you for your generous support. 

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