Easy to find historical site in the town of Carthage. I visited in December so had no issues with bugs as others reported. The trail goes up by the spring and crosses over the top of rock outcroppings. Pretty walk. Easy enough for families but would advise that there are no railings for safety if you have very small children. It loops back across the lawn, and depending on water flow, you may have to contend with a wet crossing at the far end. The site was not trashed up, but there are no trash cans, so pack out trash to preserve the beauty. There are also no facilities of any kind but a couple of picnic tables that would be shady in the summer. The open lawn might be a fun spot for a game of frisbee though!

Beautiful area, Nice Boards with Area History, small Stream to walk beside, Great Birding Area, I have seen many different Wabblers and Sparrows there. Vandals tear things up often!!

Great little break. Short trail loop around three spring

Nice little park. No facilities but it does have one handicap accessible picnic table. Short walking trail over a small outcrop of rocks.

History of this war is not in the history books. Needs to be. Very interesting

Great place for pictures.

Jasons Travel Log, stardate 1237.101 rounded to the nearest thousandth.Stopped by the Carthage War site in Carthage MO. Not much too it, apparently there is a cave somewhere, but its pretty basic. Three boards, a patch of cut grass, and a small parking lot.The Battle of Carthage, or Battle of Dry Fork, happened very early on in the civil war and was one of the first battles after Lincoln declared War Power.Its the only battle in US history where a, then standing, state governor (Jackson, Missouri Governor) lead confederate troops against the union.Although only a small percentage died, it was declared a win for the south and helped with recruiting forces to join the South.Although union forces were outnumbered 6 to 1, they killed more than 4 to 1. They retreated and fought and left pretty much unscathed.

Beautiful prairie by the stream, but anti-climactic compared to other Civil War sites in the region (Wilsons Creek, Pea Ridge, etc.). The Museum in town is worth a visit! We just happened to be there at the same time as the great grandson of Cpt. John R Andrews. Aside from them looking identical, the swords (Battle of1812) and letters from his original journal that Captain Andrews wrote home about are invaluable to historic sites. Eat at the Deli and visit the Antique Mall on the square before you leave.

Its a fantastic little hideaway off the beaten path! Would have missed it if I didnt know what I was looking for lol

Took my daughter and grandkids from Enid OK there and they loved it. My son-in-law was curious bout the history and the kids ran and played. Nice place for picnic.

Nice scenery really enjoy smoking at this park

Google Maps made it too hard to find. We gave up and left town not finding the site. Location on maps was pointing to a school. Unfortunate.

Love it been going there all my life.

Cool lil site to go and check out

Its a neat little Park great for picnics or walking a short Trail the negatives no bathrooms and they did have a bench to sit on along the trail but it was removed and I have to say Im very aggravated about that there are not enough places to set along the trail to enjoy nature you pretty much just have to keep moving until you get back to the entrance unless you want to sit on the ground or a rock but on another note they do have a picnic table at the beginning of the trail. There is a neat little Springs along the way with little fish and things like that. Something that would make the park great is if they would take care of the spring maybe clean it up dig out the mud and stock it with some wild life like fish on one occasion I have seen deer running around the park and raccoons. Carthage doesnt have near enough places to fish and this would attract visitors. Kellogg lake is overfished and full of snags and junk. just an idea. Anyway this is a beautiful little Park all in all I give it two thumbs up.

Very beautiful park

Beautiful park with a nice little trail. Some railing on the cliffs may be a good idea, but otherwise a good place to hang out.

We loved the Trail.

Very clean well taken care of.

Loved the history of the place and the nice little hiking trail

Its a quiet little spot for small hikes and seeing where a battle was held in the area, good history lesson.

Small roadside park, lots of debris. There are a couple picnic tables chained down and a small path to walk.

Lots of history in a beautiful setting

This is my favorite place to clear my head and escape for a while. Although its really close to a city park and can be loud, its still a very peaceful place to visit, especially if youre walking the trail on the bluff and just enjoying the nature.

Great place to take a walk. Dirt trail all the way around the park. Wheelchair accessible picnic table and information center.

A nice park but not what was expected from advertising.

Lots of trash everywhere. Nothing to do at the park, only has one trail thats about 5 minutes long.

Please add a trash can. I hate seeing the trash and would pick it up and throw it away if a can were close by.

But they will not open the caves

Disappointed to not see information about the civil war in this location, just a ordinary park that we saw.

Great place

Great walk great place to have the family and dog and have a picnic.

The history and solice of this place gives you time to reflect.

Nice place to relax and study the Battle of Carthage. Well maintained

I live here. Very beautiful place to walk around .

Its just a field, theres a nice little trail but theres a sign saying not to walk on it.

Small parking lot with a short walk to the information signage.

Ive definitely been to better parks

Way to many mosquitos

Great place. Amazing historical facts.

We just walked around and checked it all out. it was very relaxing on a day we didnt have much planned

As a fan of history this is like stepping back in time and getting engulfed in the feelings and the atmosphere of the civil war.

Basically just a nice small park with one kiosk devoted to the battle.Not worth going out of the way for even if you are a civil war history buff as I am.Only if in the area

The view is good

Its a great place to hike

Great historical information about the battles of the Civil war.

Very small not much to see

My home town

Very quite historic park.

They dont call people back..

Neat little park in Carthage, Missouri

Love it

Nice

Lots of walking trails

It is a road side Park nothing interesting