Chilhowee Trailhead
Chilhowee, MO
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Johnson County
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Trail Status: ● Open
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Alerts & Advisories: (0)
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Chilhowee, MO
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Johnson County
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Trail Status: ● Open
Alerts & Advisories: (0)
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Check the Weather
Milepost
235.6
235.6
Milepost
3
Things to Do
1
Events
0
Alerts & Advisories
About Chilhowee Trailhead
Many of the structures in the downtown Chilhowee area are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Off the Trail
By walking downtown, you can view several of the structures from the early years of the 1900s.
Points of Interest
A post office called Chilhowee has been in operation since 1859. The Chilhowee Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The district encompasses 21 contributing buildings in the central business district of Chilhowee. The district was developed between about 1904 and 1930 and includes representative examples of Late Victorian style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Farmers Bank (1907), Murphy Bros. Hardware (1907), Valentine & Son’s General Store (1906), Farmers Produce Exchange (1907), Chilhowee Senior Citizens Building (c. 1905), Chilhowee Bank (1915), and City garage (c. 1907).
Developed Section
The developed section of Rock Island Trail State Park that is open to the public runs 47.5 miles from Pleasant Hill to Windsor. There are five trailheads, including the trailhead at Windsor that the park shares with Katy Trail State Park.
This developed section of the Rock Island Trail, opened in 2016, was originally considered the Rock Island Spur of Katy Trail State Park. With the acquisition of the Rock Island Railroad corridor, the developed spur became part of Rock Island Trail State Park.
Rock Island Trail State Park is part of a larger rail-to-trail system within Missouri State Parks. At Windsor, Rock Island Trail State Park connects to Katy Trail State Park, the nation’s longest developed rail-trail, stretching 240 miles between Clinton and Machens in St. Charles County. The park is built on the former corridor of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT or Katy) and features 26 trailheads and four fully restored depots along the way. The trail is open to walkers, hikers and bicyclists with sections also open for equestrian use. Katy Trail State Park annually attracts more than 400,000 visitors.
Rock Island Trail State Park will connect to Jackson County’s Rock Island Trail and will become part of a trail network spanning the entire state of Missouri, linking Kansas City to St. Louis.
Things to Do and See
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Address
S. Main Street/Third Street
Chilhowee, MO
64733
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Phone
Park Office:
573-489-8780
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Hours
Developed Section (Pleasant Hill to Windsor)
Sunrise to sunset
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Alerts & Advisories (5)
Rock Island Trail (Mile 262.89999389)
The Pleasant Hill trailhead to the Purvis Road parking lot is closed until further notice due to construction of two bridges. There is no detour route in place. Please use Purvis Road parking lot to access the trail going east.
Rock Island Trail (Mile 245.27000427)
From Nov. 1 to March 31, restrooms will be closed and water turned off at several of the Katy Trail State Park and Rock Island Spur trailheads. The restroom at Medford will remain open but the water will be turned off.
Rock Island Trail (Mile 226.94999694)
From Nov. 1 to March 31, restrooms will be closed and water turned off at several of the Katy Trail State Park and Rock Island Trail State Park trailheads. During this time, a portable toilet will be provided at Leeton but the water will be turned off.
Rock Island Trail (Mile 235.61999511)
ROCK ISLAND TRAIL STATE PARK — Mile 263.0 to 260.4
The Pleasant Hill trailhead to the Purvis Road parking lot is closed until further notice due to construction of two bridges. There is no detour route in place. Please use Purvis Road parking lot to access the trail going east.
All Trailhead Hours
Developed Section (Pleasant Hill to Windsor)
Sunrise to sunset
2025-2026 State Holidays
On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 28, 2025; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Washington's Birthday.
Undeveloped Section
Closed