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Location	Grundy, Missouri, United States
Area	1,912.06 acres (7.7378 km2)
Elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Established	1938
Governing body	Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Website	Crowder State Park
Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Trenton, Missouri
Area	Less than one acre
Built	c. 1939 (1939)
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style	Rustic arch
MPS	ECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
NRHP reference No.	85000505
Added to NRHP	March 4, 1985

Crowder State Park is a public recreation area of 1,912 acres (774 ha) surrounding 18-acre (7.3 ha) Crowder Lake near Trenton in Grundy County, Missouri, USA. The state park and lake are named after Maj. General Enoch H. Crowder, who was born and raised near the park.

Features

The Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge, a small single-arch span of reinforced concrete with a facing of cut stone built about 1939, is the only surviving structure erected in the park by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Activities and amenities

The park offers picnicking, camping, fishing, swimming, canoeing, and trails for hiking, cycling and horseback riding.