Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Church Farm shows Cole County's Missouri River bottomland
MDC describes Church Farm Conservation Area as Missouri River bottomland in Cole County with a working-farm history before public conservation use.
Church Farm Conservation Area makes the Missouri River bottoms visible on the Cole County page. Church Farm is 1,277 acres of bottomland along the Missouri River in Cole County.
MDC began leasing the area in 2016. Before that, the Department of Corrections managed the land as a working farm staffed by inmates to help provide food for prisoners.
For a resident or visitor, the site is a reminder that Cole County’s public land includes river-bottom conservation ground, not only state buildings and city parks. Use MDC for the map, regulations, hunting or fishing rules, and access details.
That mix gives the place some real local texture: state government is just up the road, while this low ground still reads like working river land.
Where to see it
- Church Farm Conservation Area
Use MDC for the conservation-area map, regulations, and access details.
References
More from Cole County: browse every local note for the county.
Last checked against the sources above: July 16, 2026.