Sometimes you just need to get away from all the crazy hustle and bustle of life, and Missouri has so many tucked away places, some way in the middle of nowhere and some hidden within the cities.  No matter the season, here are just a few places you can go when it’s time for a little relaxation.

1. Babler State Park, Wildwood
Flickr/ Jim Rhodes
2. Ozark Mountains
Flickr/ Moose Winans
3. Clarence Cannon Preserve, Annada
Flickr/ Nature’s Paparazzi’s Twitter
4. Lake Springfield
Flickr/ David Hepworth
5. Winter at Tower Grove Park, St. Louis
Flickr/ Sara A. Finke
6. Allie Spring Creek Island, Eminence
Flickr/ Shellie Gonzalez
7. Current River Valley, Eminence
Flickr/ Missouri Division of Tourism

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8. South Fork of the Grindstone Creek, Columbia
Flickr/ Bill Bumgarner
9. White Oak Trace Trail, Cape Girardeau
Flickr/ Missouri Division of Tourism
10. Stream, Dogwood Canyon, Branson
Flickr/ Darin House
11. Elephant Rocks State Park, Ironton
Flickr/ Missouri Division of Tourism
12. Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Flickr/ David Hepworth
13. Bonanza Conservation Area, Cowgill
Flickr/ jolynne_martinez
14. Smithville Lake, Clay County
Flickr/ Maureen Didde
15. Shaw Nature Reserve
Flickr/ DanielSTL

Where is your favorite place to go when you want to relax?  Have you been to any of these spots?  Share in the comments below.

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