Clinton (Missouri)

Clinton is a city in Central Missouri.

Understand

The city is in east-central Missouri and is near the far north-eastern end of Truman Lake. It is near the mountainous Ozarks region of the United States, but still in the Plains, so the countryside around Clinton can vary from farming land to marshy areas to hilly, forested regions.

Get in

Missouri Routes 7 and 52 lead through the city. Route 7 enters the city from the east and west, and Route 52 enters it from the north and south.

Get around

Much of the city's roads are on a grid layout, so getting around the city by car should be fairly easy.

See

• 

  View of Truman Lake in Truman Lake State Park
  🌍 Katy Trail State Park, Price Lane. This more than 200-mile long park begins at Clinton. The centerpiece of the park is the Katy Trail, which goes to several trailheads along the way and for part of its length merges with the Lewis and Clark Trail. The trail and the state park it goes through includes many woodland and grassland regions. Horses, bicycles, and pedestrians are allowed. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Truman Lake (Truman Reservoir). This reservoir begins southeast of Clinton and continues for many miles to a dam near Warsaw. The terrain around the reservoir is more varied than much of western Missouri's terrain, since it is the beginning of the Ozarks region. There is also a Truman Lake State Park toward the western side of the reservoir near the town of Warsaw. (updated Apr 2018)
• Downtown Clinton. Around the downtown area are a few buildings owned by the Henry County Historical Society. Some of the downtown is on Franklin Street. In the downtown part of the city is the town square, at the center of which is the Henry County Courthouse. (updated Apr 2018)

Do

• 🌍 Clinton Country Club, 225 Northeast 100 Road, ☎ [phone]. This is a golf course area of decent size with a main lake and some woodland areas. However, it is not open to the general public and the country club considers itself to be "semi-private". (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Henry County Historical Society (Museum and cultural center), 203 W Franklin, ☎ [phone]. Monday through Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM. The Henry County Historical Society is the main group behind the museum, which includes a genealogy library that is open on weekday afternoons. $5. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Poague Conservation Area, Northwest 300th Road (Northwest of Clinton near Route 7), ☎ [phone]. 4 AM - 10 PM. The Conservation Area may be used by campers, hunters, and fishermen. There are parking areas scattered around the conservation region. (updated Apr 2018)

Buy

Most stores are scattered along the main highways in the north and east; for example, there is a Walmart store at the junction of Route 7 and Route 52.

• 🌍 Farmers' Market, 100 West Franklin Street (Northern end of the Town Square), ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Glasscock Jewelry Corner, 100 South Main St, ☎ [phone]. This is a jewelry store that has one other location in Warrensburg. (updated Apr 2018)

Eat

A few of Clinton's non-chain restaurants are scattered around the town square. For listings near the town square, the location of the restaurant in relation to the town square is listed.

• 🌍 Ben Franklin Bistro, 106 South Main St (Town square - northeast), ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Chel's Cakes and Cafe, 210 South 2nd Street D, ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Courtyard Grill & Bar, 100 West Jefferson Street (Town square - southeast), ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Mallard's Roadhouse, 201 MO-7, ☎ [phone]. 11 AM - 3:30 PM daily. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Newsroom Restaurant (Town square - southwest), ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Shawnee Mound Barbecue, 112 Rives Road (At the northern end of the city), ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Square 109, 109 South Washington Street (Town square - northwest), ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)

Drink

• 🌍 Dendee's Tavern, 138 North Main Street, ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)

Sleep

• 🌍 Hampton Inn, 900 Kansas Avenue, ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Parkfield Inn, 506 Kansas Avenue, ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• 🌍 Westbridge Inn & Suites, 106 S Baird Avenue, ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2018)
• Uncle Gabby's Motel, 10825 MO-7 (Several miles west of Clinton on Missouri's Route 7), ☎ [phone]. This motel has sections of the lake to its north, south, and east. It is near a marina called the Long Shoal Marina, making it a good jumping-off point for those who have come to the Clinton area to explore the lake. (updated Apr 2018)

Connect

• Clinton Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, 200 S Main, [phone]

Go next

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