
A day out from Springfield: Ashfall Fossil Beds, 33 mi away
About 166K people a year visit Missouri National Recreational River. Nothing on our list is inside Springfield; the 2 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are a park & preserve and a national park site. Beyond the town, the best known is Corn Palace, 59 mi off.

Ashfall Fossil Beds
Park in Nebraska, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
The map stretches to Ashfall Fossil Beds, 33 mi away.
Orange: Springfield. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
Its 5 places all lie within 60 miles.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Springfield →
Photo credits
Corn Palace: Parkerdr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ashfall Fossil Beds: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Music Museum: Charvex, Public domain · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain · Gilman Park Arboretum: Ammodramus, CC0
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