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Pulaski County Missouri Pulaski County, in the timeless Ozark Mountains of Missouri, is the perfect escape for your family’s vacation! Pulaski WELCOME TO County has been a welcoming destination for over 150 years. Outdoorsmen were the rst to discover the area. They traveled by train to sh, hunt, and breathe in the fresh Ozark Mountain air. The birth of Route 66 brought tourists who Pulaski “motored” in early automobiles to soak up our scenic beauty and to connect with Mother Nature. Today, Pulaski County is even more accessible to those looking for an uncrowded, County rural getaway. Explore our 33 miles of Route 66. Discover our rich history at MISSOURI our museums and town squares. Antique your way through our small towns. Indulge in mouthwatering barbecue or sample international avors at our Mom & Pop restaurants. Make the most of your family’s weekend and vacation time by escaping to Pulaski County! Paddle our uncrowded, gentle waterways then spoil yourself with a stay at one of our clean comfortable hotels. Or wake up to the sounds of nature at one of our river resorts. Visit PulaskiCountyUSA.com for all the resources you need to plan your adventure. Make the Visitor Center Your First Stop! Whether your travels bring you to Pulaski County for a relaxing vacation, A Welcome Place in America’s Heartland to explore our great outdoors, as part of a tour group or attending a military graduation or reunion, we hope you‘ll stop by the Pulaski County Visitor Center. Our local experts would love to have the opportunity to say hello and personally welcome you to our county. While you’re here, we will inspire you with great suggestions regarding lodging, dining, shopping, entertainment and self-guided tours. Pulaski County oers many opportunities to spend quality time with those who matter most. 4/5 COMMUNITIES 26/27 SIGNATURE EVENTS 6/7 FORT LEONARD WOOD 28/31 LODGING 8/13 OUTDOORS 14/17 ROUTE 66 FLW PAO 18/21 EXPERIENCE Due to an PULASKI ever-changing environment, PCTB is not responsible for incorrect information 22/23 TREASURES contained herein or AND TRAILS information omitted. Please check for specic openings/closings and cancellations before 24/25 DINING planing your trip. Insider Info: Pulaski County was the rst county in Missouri to receive the Purple Heart designation as part of the Purple Heart Trail along the I-44 Corridor. Keep your eye out for the icon - it is a reminder of our desire to remember and recognize veterans who are recipients of the Purple Heart Medal and reective of the county’s deep-rooted respect and ties to the military. Published by Pulaski County Tourism Bureau. Photo Credits: BSC Outdoors, Laura Human, Mike Curtis, Nicole Hood, The Walking Tourists, Ozark Smallmouth Alliance, Britta and Will Brown, Holidayextras, 2 C.D. Storie, Jax Welborn, FLW PAO. 3 CROCKER and DIXON Pulaski County’s Communities Piece Together the began as railroad boomtowns in 1869. Area’s Rich History and Traditions Today’s traveler will enjoy browsing their antique stores, DEVILS ELBOW is on many Route 66 photographing their Midwestern bucket lists of must-see locations along the WAYNESVILLE, nestled in a picturesque architecture, and discovering their Mother Road. Travelers and tourists stop to Ozark Mountain valley, has a reputation railroading history and green spaces. admire and photograph the famous bridge for its Midwestern hospitality and Mother Road adventurers revel in the and Elbow Inn. Two outtters oer oat trips charming small-town Americana. that begin or end almost in the shadow of two-lane grittiness of LAQUEY. The Route 66, the Main Street of America, the iconic steel bridge. Paddling this section community lines the side of one of doubles as Waynesville’s main street. of the Big Piney river is an absolute authentic the oldest Route 66 alignments in Pulaski County. The iconic highway leads travelers Ozarks experience that will create memories from around the world to Waynesville that last a lifetime. Devils Elbow isn’t solely a throughout the year. The community Pulaski County’s ghost towns add mystique to the area’s legacy. South of Fort summertime destination. During Spring and was rst settled in 1832 when G.W. Leonard Wood, BIG PINEY’S former hotel overlooks streets that are now Autumn Mother Nature accessorizes the Gibson made his home near the “Big Spring” hamlet with dramatic pops of color on its barely more than a gment of the imagination. HANCOCK’S sidewalks have on the Kickapoo Trace. That big spring, known majestic Ozarks landscape. During Winter the crumbled, and decades of abandonment and harsh elements have battered as Roubidoux Spring, inspired the “Spring City” community decorates the steel bridge for her ne homes. The streets of SWEDEBORG are mostly still and silent. If you nickname. Roubidoux Spring is an Ozarks gem. Christmas. listen carefully the wind still carries the laughter of her Swedish immigrant The spring is a favorite swimming hole for pioneer families from the community cemetery nearby. locals and visitors. The town has a vibrant, historic downtown that Pulaski County’s youngest city, SAINT ROBERT, is the RICHLAND’S scenic landscape and down-home people have a way of making visitors is infused with arts, entertainment, great food, gateway to Fort Leonard Wood. The community sprang to feel at home. Spend an afternoon wandering the antique shops and storefronts. Swap culture, and tradition. Explore the Square and life during the construction of the military base in the stories with the locals at a coee house. Discover art in unexpected places as you you will be rewarded with unique eats, drinks, 1940s and quickly became the economic hub of Pulaski explore the charming historic community. Richland’s entrepreneurial spirit may have and one-of-a-kind shops and stores. Vintage County. Restaurants and eateries line the two-mile artery started with Captain H.E. Warren who opened his store when Richland was rst buildings surround the Square and green that leads to Fort Wood’s Sverdrup Gate. Shops, services, founded. 150 plus years later his descendants continue spaces line the east bank of the Roubidoux and merchants line the eastbound and westbound lanes of to operate H.E. Warren & Sons. While exploring River. Route 66. Clean and comfortable lodging options abound Richland don’t overlook the food! in this community. Saint Robert is home to Pulaski County Visitor Center. 4 5 Now Fort Leonard Wood Countless numbers of Army careers have begun at Fort Leonard Wood. Home to the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort The Beginning Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous Army installation Leonard Wood trains and educates service members and that has evolved from a small basic training post 80 + years ago to a develops capabilities for the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, On Dec. 3, 1940, military and premier Army Center of Excellence that trains more than 80,000 Radiological, and Nuclear School, U.S. Army Engineer School, and state ocials broke ground military and civilians each year. U.S. Army Military Police School. on a a major training facility in Pulaski County, Missouri. However, training is not limited to Soldiers. Airmen, Guardsmen, Sailors, and Marines also train at Fort Wood. In early January 1941, the War Department designated Your Service Member’s Graduation the installation as Fort Leonard Wood. Military graduations are held on the base multiple times a week throughout the year. Basic Combat Training graduation is your soldier’s rst milestone of their military career. NOTE: At presstime, family-day activities are cancelled and graduations are no longer open to families or the public until further notice. Due to graduations being closed to visitors, units have been instructed to provide virtual graduations. The most accurate information about how to view a graduation can be found on your Soldier's unit Facebook page. Visit https://home.army.mil/wood for vital information regarding your service member’s graduation information. The GRADUATION CALENDAR link will navigate to the current listings of scheduled virtual graduations and the unit Facebook pages to access them. Only follow the links that provide you the unit pages to watch graduations. All graduation live streams are free to view and Fort Leonard Wood will never ask you for payment information. The Mahaey Museum Complex Located on Ft. Leonard Wood, the complex houses the rich history and contributions of the Military Police, Army Engineers and Chemical Warfare Units during conicts dating back to the Revolutionary War. The museums are free and open to the public. Visit https://home.army.mil/wood for vital information regarding post access to Fort Leonard Wood. 64 Find out more at PulaskiCountyUSA.com/fort-leonard-wood 7 Smallmouth Bass Heaven With over 100 miles of Ozark Mountain rivers and streams owing through Your Ozark Mountains Playground Pulaski County you are certain to nd the perfect shing hole! People who love the outdoors love Pulaski County! You will fall in love with our rst-class shing, family-friendly oat trips, and endless camping possibilities. Our shing holes have been luring sportsmen for more than 130 years. Before the turn of the 20th century resorts and shing clubs began to line the banks of the Big Piney, Gasconade and Roubidoux rivers. Anglers from Saint Louis and beyond trekked to Pulaski County. They used railroads, wagon hacks, and early highways to rendezvous with legendary guides. The Gasconade River is arguably one of Missouri’s top small- mouth bass rivers. Pulaski County’s seventeen-mile stretch of Smallmouth Special Management Area has been described as “magical” by Game and Fish magazine. The Big Piney River in Pulaski County is also a Smallmouth Special Management Area as well as a Rock Bass (goggle-eye) Special Management Area.
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