West Plains, Missouri is known for its excellent boating, fishing, hunting and motorsports. Senior Travel Genie provides resources for restaurants and more in West Plains.

A large majority of the buildings in downtown West Plains were built in the 40 years following the arrival of the railroad in 1885 and they reflect the townÂ’s commercial and governmental importance in the early Ozarks.

West Plains, MO is the center of economic growth and activity for the entire region. There is a vast selection of industrial firms and jobs, a huge cattle industry, the expanding medical industry, an extensive choice of retail stores and the steady growth of tourism.

Country western stars Porter Wagoner and Jan Howard both called West Plains home, as did baseball greats Bill Virdon and Tedd Gullic and Preacher Roe, legendary left-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Harlin Museum preserves the accomplishments of these hometown heroes and displays the work of emerging Ozarks artists.

West Plains Missouri Fishing, Boating, Hunting & Motorsports in the Ozarks

West Plains, MO residents describe their town with such phrases as "good fishing and canoeing on clear streams" and "good quail, deer and turkey hunting." Nearby Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes provide boating, water skiing, fishing and swimming while the West Plains Motor Speedway has weekly racing events.