Ozarks

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The Ozarks is in the USA and includes areas in southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, southeast Kansas and eastern Oklahoma.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 2.1 Major tourist cities 2.2 Major cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 7 Get around 8 See 8.1 Major lakes 8.2 Mountain ranges 8.3 Itineraries 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 External links

Regions

• Southwest Missouri
• Arkansas Ozarks region
• Southeastern Kansas
• Green Country Oklahoma

Cities

Major tourist cities

• Branson, Missouri
• Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Osage Beach, Missouri

Major cities

• Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Joplin, Missouri
• Springfield, Missouri

Other destinations

Understand

The Ozarks is a plateau the includes 50,000 sq. miles. There is also an Ozark culture for the people that live in this region. The area has rolling hills, mountains that have eroded over time with many man made lakes and makes the area attractive for outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting and hiking.

The area became a popular tourist attraction over night with Harold Bell Wright's 1907 novel, "The Shepherd of the Hills". His novel told a story about the mountain country and hill people near Branson, Missouri.

Talk

Get in

Get around

See

• Roaring River State Park,[1] in southwest Missouri has a fresh water steam with trout fishing, camping and hiking.
• Branson, Missouri with world class entertainment and access to Table Rock Lake for Bass fishing and Lake Taneycomo for lake trout fishing.
• Silver Dollar City theme park near Branson, Missouri
• Eureka Springs, Arkansas sometimes called the little Switzerland of the Ozarks and on other occasions the San Francisco of the Ozarks. Local craft shops and art galleries, good food and shopping. Close to Beaver Lake with fishing, water skiing, swimming and other water sports.

Major lakes

• Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri
• Harry S. Truman Lake in central Missouri
• Table Rock Lake in southwest Missouri
• Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri
• Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in northeast Oklahoma
• Beaver Lake in northwest Arkansas
• Bull Shoals in northern Arkansas
• Lake Norfork in northern Arkansas

Mountain ranges

• Ozark Mountains in southern Missouri
• Boston Mountains in northern Arkansas
• Cookson Hills in eastern Oklahoma

Itineraries

Do

Eat

Drink

External links

• Ozark Tourist Center

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