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Historic Rush Creek Campground

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Walnut Woods Conservation AreaParks & play1.5 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗
Martha LaFite Thompson Nature SanctuaryParks & play2.3 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗
Stocksdale Park and Walnut Woods Trails TrailheadTrails & trailheads3.2 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Jesse James Bank Museum
Jesse James Bank MuseumAttractions3.5 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Clay County Historical Museum
Clay County Historical MuseumAttractions

The Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri, was robbed on February 13, 1866, making it one of the earliest documented daylight bank robberies. The robbers escaped with at least $60,000 (equivalent to $1,319,000 in 2025) and killed a bystander outside. The robbery is believed to have been conducted by a group of former Confederate guerrillas, possibly led by Jesse James or Archie Clem

3.6 km · ~6 min driveDirections ↗
Nebo Hill (291 m)
Nebo Hill (291 m)Summits & peaks

Nebo Hill Archeological Site is a prominent former river bluff located in Liberty, Missouri. It has one of the highest elevations in Clay County. One source states the hill is named after the family who owned the property in the 1900s, while according to another source the name is a transfer from Mount Nebo in Jordan.

7.6 km · ~11 min driveDirections ↗
Arsenal Hill (277 m)
Arsenal Hill (277 m)Summits & peaks

The Liberty Arsenal, known by Federal authorities as the Missouri Depot was a United States Army arsenal at Liberty, Missouri in Clay County, Missouri. The depot was seized twice by Southern partisans, once during the Kansas troubles in 1855, and again shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War. It was located generally west of the junction of Missouri Route 291 and old 210 Highway.

7.9 km · ~10 min driveDirections ↗
Hodge Park Trails South TrailheadTrails & trailheads11.5 km · ~16 min driveDirections ↗
LaBenite Trail TrailheadTrails & trailheads13.9 km · ~18 min driveDirections ↗

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