Near Fort Leonard Wood, Bring the Whole Family

• Hub German Restaurant

  "Authentic German food and great desserts, our family's favorite."

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  • 5.6 miles to rental
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• Price Cutter

  "Good meat, produce and deli counter including hot items like rotisserie chicken. Not as go..."

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  • 1.6 miles to rental
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• Walmart Supercenter

  "Walmart store #21, now in its third location. Walmart was a privately held corporation unti..."

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  • 3.8 miles to rental
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• Gasconade Hills Resort

  "The Gasconade River is a good, gentle family float by canoe or raft. A favorite for fisherm..."

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  • 14 miles to rental
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• Roubidoux Creek

  "Roubidoux Spring is nestled below the bluff in Laughlin Park, Waynesville, Missouri. Less th..."

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  • 1.7 miles to rental
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• Lay Z Day Canoes & Camping Llc

  "On the Big Piney River, offers float trip, floating, canoe, raft, kayak, camping, outfitter ..."

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  • 8.2 miles to rental
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• Mercy Clinic Family Medicine - St. Robert

  "Some after hours, weekend and weekday walk-in service- call 573 336 5100 for hours and infor..."

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  • 2.9 miles to rental
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• Cellar 66,

  "Serving a limited variety of lunch sandwiches and nightly dinner specials. A broad selection..."

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  • 0.9 miles to rental
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• Old Stagecoach Stop Museum

  "Our own children were part of the scores of local students who helped excavate around and un..."

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  • 0.9 miles to rental
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Car: Necessary

One mile from trophy trout fishing and city park with playground, splash park and spring at Roubidoux parks. Several nearby rivers with canoe rental, near Mark Twain National Forest, 4 blocks from tennis courts and basketball goals (not available during school hours). One mile from Old Stagecoach Stop and historical court house, community theatre, and B & B Theaters Cinema 12. One block off Historic Route 66. Five miles to Saint Robert municipal indoor pool and small seasonal waterpark.

Old Stagecoach Museum on the square in Waynesville is open for tours Wednesdays and Saturdays, April to September.

The square in Waynesville offers an ice cream shop, gift shops, and pubs, taverns and restaurants.

As you go east through Saint Robert to get to the main gate of Fort Leonard Wood, you'll pass the only remaining original Route 66 roadside park in Missouri, now with the addition of a military tank. Route 66 enthusiasts find our home a great base from which to explore landmarks to the east and west, as route runs right through Waynesville. Visit the scenic and historic bridge route though Devil's Elbow and envision it with trucks and cross-country traffic to understand why the Pulaski County section of Route 66 was called Bloody 66. The bluffs surrounding Devil's Elbow were once listed as one of the seven scenic wonders of Missouri.

Fort Leonard Wood features a free indoor-outdoor military museum and free batting cages. Small fees for bowling and fishing (MO fishing license required). Military families can shop at the PX and commissary.

Public golf courses in the area include the 18-hole Piney Valley Golf Course and driving range on Fort Leonard Wood. Saint Robert Municipal Golf Course, Richland Country Club and Public Golf, and Oak Hills Country Club Golf, Dixon, are all 9-hole courses.

50 miles from the large outlet mall at the Lake of the Ozarks, in Osage Beach, Missouri. 80 miles to Springfield, MO, home of Bass Pro shops. One hour and forty-five minutes to Branson, MO.

Jefferson City, MO, the state capital is 75 miles north. There you can join historical and ghost tours at the Missouri State Penitentiary which operated from 1836 to 2004 (reservations required). The inside of the Missouri State Capital building was recently rated as being the most beautiful of all 50 United State capitals by USAToday. The drive to Jefferson City is very scenic, and takes just short of 1.5 hours.