Northern Missouri
Atlanta Conservation Area adds marshes and oxbows to Macon County
Atlanta Conservation Area gives Macon County a large MDC landscape of oak-hickory woods, marshes, oxbow lakes, and Long Branch Lake access near Atlanta.
Atlanta Conservation Area gives Macon County a public-land identity beyond Long Branch State Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation gives directions from Macon: take Highway 63 north, Route AX west, and Jupiter Avenue north.
MDC lists the area at 2,355.4 acres. Its description names gently rolling uplands, bottomlands, oak-hickory forest, mixed hardwood lowlands, woodland edge, grassland wildlife, three managed marshes totaling about 90 acres, and several natural oxbow lakes. The page also says most area ponds and Long Branch Lake contain sport fish.
That mix is specific to Macon County’s north side. A reader should not treat Atlanta Conservation Area like a city park. It is MDC land, so fishing, hunting, dog training, camping, and area-hour questions should be checked against the current MDC area page before a trip.
Where to see it
- Atlanta Conservation Area
Use MDC for access, maps, area rules, marshes, oxbows, and Long Branch Lake context.
References
More from Macon County: browse every local note for the county.
Last checked against the sources above: July 16, 2026.