Watkins Woolen Mill State Park & Historic Site

Watkins Mill Tour - Oct. 2; 11 am - 4 pm

The three-story woolen mill near Kearney, Missouri is the only 19th century textile mill in the country with its original machinery still intact. We will tour the mill and the historic home on the farmstead.

11 am - Meet at Dickinson NorthGlen 14 to carpool (parking lot close to N Brighton)

11:30 - Picnic lunch at Watkins Woolen Mill. The picnic area is behind the Visitor Center. Bring your own sack lunch and drink.

12:15 - Watch video in the Visitor Center

1 to 3 - Tour Woolen Mill and House (1 hour for each tour)

3:30 - Activities at picnic area:Make butter, wash clothes using a washboard, make ice cream.

Cost for scouts is $1.50 each to be paid by the troop.
Cost for parents is $3.00 each to be paid at Visitor Center.

Please contact Deidra or Karen to RSVP. (We need a headcount of parents who will drive and attend the tours.)

If you can provide a crank ice cream freezer or other supplies, please contact Karen M.(dinner rolls, jam or jelly, ice cream toppings, heavy whipping cream to make butter and ice cream).

Directions from Kansas City, Missouri: Drive east on 152 Highway. Turn onto northbound I-35 in Liberty. Continue north on I-35 for 15 miles, exiting at Hwy. 92 in Kearney (Exit 26). Turn right onto eastbound Highway 92. Continue east for about six miles. Turn left (north) onto Route RA. The Watkins Mill State Park entrance will be on the right off Route RA (after about 1 mile). Watch for the signs to the Mill (about 3 miles once in the park). The roads in the park are not named, so do not print MapQuest directions!