West Plains, MO

[Hammock Parties]

Next month I will be making a little road trip out to West Plains MO, from Springfield, or parts thereabout.

Is there anything to see on the way? I know there ain't much out there yonder, but figured I'd ask.

https://i.imgur.com/qaNucFL.png

This place looks like some GOOD EATIN!

https://ozarkcafewestplains.com/

In related news, I had no idea we had a China, MO.

[TLO]

Staying at the Quality Inn are ya?

[Deberg_1990]

May god have mercy on your soul….

[Hammock Parties]

I bet I can pick up some fresh preserves on the way.

[Bearcat]

Always sunny and 72° in Olathia.

[lewdog]

I bet there is literally NOTHING worth seeing on that drive.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Lots of white people and confederate flags.

[O.city]

That’s my neck of the woods

Yeah….there’s not a lot there

[Darien25]

Don't stop in West Plains. Keep on truckin' down to Mammoth Springs and stop at the Riverbend restaurant for some homemade coconut cream pie.

[TribalElder]

Getting down there towards the deliverance type of places

Be careful

[O.city]

Don't stop in West Plains. Keep on truckin' down to Mammoth Springs and stop at the Riverbend restaurant for some homemade coconut cream pie.

There ya go

Next time your in mammoth go down the road a bit to Fred’s fish house and get some catfish and hush puppies

They have the best peanut butter pie too

[O.city]

Tjs in west plains has good prime rib on the weekends

[Discuss Thrower]

Burn Fordland to the ground on your way through

[Darien25]

West Plains Zizzers.....

[Mama Hip Rockets]

West Plains Zizzers.....

I went to go see Dorial Green-Beckham play in Springfield when he was still in high school at Hillcrest. They were playing the West Plains Zizzers. Every Zizzer was like 5'3" and looked like a small child compared to Dorial. Hillcrest was up 49-0 at halftime. ROFL

[cabletech94]

Float trip? You gotta go just once!!

[Hammock Parties]

Float trip? You gotta go just once!!

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[O.city]

Go out to dawt mill

[Rain Man]

If you like trees, you're going to have the time of your life.

[Hammock Parties]

Getting down there towards the deliverance type of places

Be careful

i drove from KC to bumfuck MS one weekend, and back, through the dead of night

was scared just getting gas in some parts LMAO

[cabletech94]

https://media1.tenor.com/images/0626a96b257e9f08f49e7660ef3addb9/tenor.gif?itemid=12876437

Ha ha ha!!!

[Hammock Parties]

The Harlin Museum looks like a quaint collection of old people's living rooms.

https://harlinmuseum.com/

[Papi]

Took that route from Springfield heading to Alabama quite a few years ago. Recall it being somewhat of a pretty drive. There was a stretch of highway right next to train tracks. I ended up driving next to a long ass train for what seemed like forever. Made for a cool experience.

[ptlyon]

Looks solid to me, and prices are nice

[srvy]

I spent off and on about 6 months in West Plains doing preliminary work for the realignment of 63 highway from Willow Springs south to just past West Plains. It's not real scenic in WP but it doesn't take much driving to get to the beautiful country. This was near 30 years ago its added some restaurants and hotels since we were there.

It's Porter Wagoner's hometown lol. A barbershop in town used to have a bluegrass hoedown Wednesday nights country folk would come from smiled to play. But you can find that in a lot of towns in Missouri. You can think me for the smooth nice easy drive from willow springs to West plains. Oh you may see an Amish carriage trotting down the shoulder along 60 hywy early in the morning he'll give ya a wave. Thats about it honestly its a pleasant town just not really touristy.

[srvy]

Had a restaurant just out past the Super 8 in West Plains Carlotta's Country Kitchen was excellent Breakfast and Lunch don't see it on map so probably gone now. El Charro's Mexican Restaurant is still there I see nothing special but won't kill ya.

[srvy]

Well I'll be damn looked at the Ozark Cafe and that's the same building that Carlotta's Country Kitchen was in. We ate breakfast and lunch there often. We noticed it because the highway Patrol would eat there all the time. Thats always a good sign.

[Mecca]

Getting down there towards the deliverance type of places

Be careful

Ned Beatty died and has to be replaced...

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Lots of white people and confederate flags.

That's further south. Not so much of that in the midwest.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

That's further south. Not so much of that in the midwest.

There are plenty just on the drive from Springfield to KC.

[Pablo]

That's further south. Not so much of that in the midwest.

Yeah, further south. Like the south part of Missouri south.

[Titty Meat]

You going down there to smash Luv?

[Rainbarrel]

Each stretch of pavement should have it's own roadkill point chart. Kansas adds flavor to the point total.

[Hammock Parties]

Each stretch of pavement should have it's own roadkill point chart. Kansas adds flavor to the point total.

You going down there to smash Luv?

How many points do I get?

[srvy]

North Fork of the White River not far. A little floating and fishing. Jacks Fork a bit farther but not unreasonable for afloat. It's got some fun rapids from Eminence on downstream.

[Hammock Parties]

North Fork of the White River not far. A little floating and fishing. Jacks Fork a bit farther but not unreasonable for afloat. It's got some fun rapids from Eminence on downstream.

bruh this is a day trip

i want to stop and get a wood carving from some redneck, not get in the fucking water

[Hammock Parties]

people think i, a nerd, with 13,000 youtube subscribers, would enjoy being in a body of water

https://media3.giphy.com/media/5fBH6zf7l8bxukYh74Q/giphy.gif

[phisherman]

You most likely won't see a lot of folks wearing masks.

[gblowfish]

That's a pretty full day to drive down there and back in one day. Get an early start. Learn some useful colorful local phrases to communicate, things like: 1) STOP THE COUNT! 2) IT WAS RIGGED 3) Shove that mask up your ass 4) Weeeeeel Doggies, and 5) Well Shit Little Putty Balls!

Actually, Southwest Missouri down around Springfield has Covid Spread bad right now, so do take and wear a mask in public places. Only about 30% of the population down in those parts have gotten that liberal micro chip vaccination so far. Have fun. My great uncle Bud owned a Skelly Station in Rogersville in the 1960s. He was a gas pumpin, engine building mofo!

[srvy]

I think you're going to be disappointed if you are looking for an Ozark hill country experience. West Plains there is a reason for that bolded part in the Towns name. The town itself is well known for white trash welfare squatters. You don't have to bad a drive into hills though. These are fairly flat rolling hills for cattle grazing the flatter ground. It's like a little island of a flatter country surrounded by Ozarks to the south. There is a welfare processing center in town that attracts folks looking for an easy time.

[lewdog]

Any road head on this trip?

[eDave]

Any road head on this trip?

In MO, it's road hedge.

[Rain Man]

bruh this is a day trip

i want to stop and get a wood carving from some redneck, not get in the ****ing water

I do incredibly realistic wood carvings of twigs if you ever want to buy one.

[eDave]

I do incredibly realistic wood carvings of twigs if you ever want to buy one.

Every summer in Osceola I tried carving that damned indian head neckerchief woogle and every summer I cut his nose off.

[Hammock Parties]

Any road head on this trip?

Picking up a dog maybe, but could bring peanut butter.

[scho63]

Is this the road trip where Clay is already having his date meet his parents?

[Hammock Parties]

Is this the road trip where Clay is already having his date meet his parents?

Do you know any fun-loving women in West Plains?

[Flying High D]

Do they still have cockfights around White Church Peace Valley area? TJ’s had a bad reputation for the staff being methheads. Don’t how many are still alive. Porter Wagoner was a bagger at Ramey’s a grocery store. On his breaks he would play his guitar and sing. The crowds would get so big on Saturday mornings with people waiting for him to sing the manager quit letting him sing in the front of the store. The manager moved him to a corner in the back of the store.
Quality Inn owned by India people, big security system, if you take anything and they call you to bring it back. Just bring it back and return it. Offer to call police yourself that will shut them up real quick. Beware of the hospital, most of the doctors are from India, getting their hours in so they can transfer to larger hospitals and more pay. The doctors are basically practicing their surgery skills till they get to real hospitals.

[Flying High D]

Do you know any fun-loving women in West Plains?

Just go into the bars and look for cum taster or her sister cum dump.

[wazu]

Do they still have cockfights around White Church Peace Valley area? TJ’s had a bad reputation for the staff being methheads. Don’t how many are still alive. Porter Wagoner was a bagger at Ramey’s a grocery store. On his breaks he would play his guitar and sing. The crowds would get so big on Saturday mornings with people waiting for him to sing the manager quit letting him sing in the front of the store. The manager moved him to a corner in the back of the store.
Quality Inn owned by India people, big security system, if you take anything and they call you to bring it back. Just bring it back and return it. Offer to call police yourself that will shut them up real quick. Beware of the hospital, most of the doctors are from India, getting their hours in so they can transfer to larger hospitals and more pay. The doctors are basically practicing their surgery skills till they get to real hospitals.

Another case example of Chiefsplanet delivering the straight goods on what's really going on out there.

[Chief Roundup]

Right along the way in Mansfield is some history. :shrug:
https://lauraingallswilderhome.com/

[eDave]

Another case example of Chiefsplanet delivering the straight goods on what's really going on out there.

Probably still have condom vending machines in their bathrooms. Right next to the Eau de toilettes.

[Hammock Parties]

Do they still have cockfights around White Church Peace Valley area? TJ’s had a bad reputation for the staff being methheads. Don’t how many are still alive.

Porter Wagoner was a bagger at Ramey’s a grocery store. On his breaks he would play his guitar and sing. The crowds would get so big on Saturday mornings with people waiting for him to sing the manager quit letting him sing in the front of the store. The manager moved him to a corner in the back of the store.

Quality Inn owned by India people, big security system, if you take anything and they call you to bring it back. Just bring it back and return it. Offer to call police yourself that will shut them up real quick. Beware of the hospital, most of the doctors are from India, getting their hours in so they can transfer to larger hospitals and more pay. The doctors are basically practicing their surgery skills till they get to real hospitals.

Oh wow.

I believe every word of this.

[Hammock Parties]

Right along the way in Mansfield is some history. :shrug:
https://lauraingallswilderhome.com/

Jesus Christ. Every museum in this part of Missouri is just an old person's home. ROFL

[Bob Dole]

Every summer in Osceola I tried carving that damned indian head neckerchief woogle and every summer I cut his nose off.

Everyone I knew from Osceola spent their summers in Bennet's Spring.

This explains so much.

[MTG#10]

You'll likely see some Amish folk around the Seymour/Mansfield area. If you happen to stop around there keep your distance, they smell like ass.

There is actually a really good French Restaurant in Fordland called La Galette Berrichonne, not sure why they chose that area to open it but it has great food. Completely out of place though.

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Yeah, further south. Like the south part of Missouri south.

Hmm, the Confederate capital in Missouri was Neosho. Maybe you'll find a few loyalists down there lol. IDK, I'm from a suburb just north of Springfield. Anything south of Springfield isn't my territory.

[Hammock Parties]

There is actually a really good French Restaurant in Fordland called La Galette Berrichonne

I bet the entrees are $15-$20 tops ROFL

Might stop for dinner on the way back.

[Hammock Parties]

Holy fuck this dude is in bumfuck MO making haute cuisine LMAO

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/feastmagazine.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/31/1313da28-41b5-11e8-9ebd-770cdd39badc/5ad50803ef024.image.jpg

Born in the center of France, Chef Roland Parny attended Saint-Amand-Montrond Cher culinary school in central France. His culinary experiences include: Tulbagh Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa; The Opera, Paris, France; Madison House, San Antonio, TX; Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, MS; Flamingo Cay Rod & Gun Club, Andros Island, Bahamas; and the Silver Star Casino, Philadelphia, MS. He was instrumental in the inception and start-up of the national bakery/café chain, La Madeleine, and was owner/operator of his own restaurant, Chez Roland of Natchez, Mississippi. While employed with Mississippi State University, Chef Roland served as Executive Chef/Catering Manager. Chef Roland retired from his position at Mississippi State in the Spring of 2009 and relocated Fordland, Missouri. He has recently formed Chef Roland Enterprises, LLC, and is now the owner/chef of La Galette Berrichonne, a French bakery/café in Fordland.

[Rain Man]

Hmm, the Confederate capital in Missouri was Neosho. Maybe you'll find a few loyalists down there lol. IDK, I'm from a suburb just north of Springfield. Anything south of Springfield isn't my territory.

And stay out, ya damn yankee.

[eDave]

Everyone I knew from Osceola spent their summers in Bennet's Spring.

This explains so much.

They afraid of a bunch of pre-teens attending scout camp?

[ThyKingdomCome15]

And stay out, ya damn yankee.

I actually have relatives that fought for the Confederacy out of Arkansas. But I don't claim Arkansas so I don't know what to make of it. :hmmm:

[HonestChieffan]

West Plains Vet Supply Great place for livestock and farm supplies

[Valiant]

There was a restaurant in the 90s that had a girl pose in hustler. Other than that haven't been there except for memorial day.

[HonestChieffan]

great catfish joint in Thayer

[philfree]

That's a place I try and get through as fast as I can on the way to Florida. I can't think of a thing. Maybe a liquor store after coming back driving through Arkansas. It's the Home of the Zizzer's. I played a high school golf match there back in the 70's. I played with Stan Utley and he shot 74 while I shot 76. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Utley

We took a yellow school bus to play and one kid from another team threw a milk carton out the window at a car. What a jerk! He got in trouble.

[Hammock Parties]

great catfish joint in Thayer

YES!

[srvy]

West Plains is also known for some of the worst puppy mills in the USA.

[MTG#10]

West Plains is also known for some of the worst puppy mills in the USA.

I've heard that as well. I almost drove out there to get a basenji a couple months ago before I found out about the puppy mill problem.

[O.city]

great catfish joint in Thayer

Actually it's in Mammoth Spring, which is basically Thayer.

[Oxford]

Burn Fordland to the ground on your way through

Another proud graduate of the Fordland Honor camp. :p

[Mennonite]

West Plains is also known for some of the worst puppy mills in the USA.


Terrible.

I make a point to only vacation in places that have three star or higher rated puppy mills.

[Flying High D]

Stay away from puppy mills and visit Hodgson or Dawt mills instead. Pro tip

[Skyy God]

West Plains is also known for some of the worst puppy mills in the USA.

My friends made the mistake of buying a mini Aussie from WP.

Dog was cute but had a terrible temperament.

[ptlyon]

Had no clue Laura Ingalls moved to MO

[gblowfish]

Had no clue Laura Ingalls moved to MO

I made the DVDs for the museum!

[Mennonite]

Had no clue Laura Ingalls moved to MO

You never read Little Puppy Mill on the Prairie?

[ptlyon]

Can't say that I did

[Eureka]

I'm tired of California! I want to move to West Plains, MO to add some excitement in my everyday doings.

You guys make it seem so nice and I'd probably fit right in.

[Hammock Parties]

This thread is amazing. The groundwork has been laid for the Gayest of Days on the Plains

[ModSocks]

This thread is amazing. The groundwork has been laid for the Gayest of Days on the Plains

Take Billay as your wingman. Just check him for GHB before you let him in the Murano.

[luv]

Other than stopping at a nearby river to float, no, there is nothing between Springfield and West Plains. Trust me, I've driven this many times. My main focus was how fast I could make to and from. Hence, the speeding ticket I once got coming home.

EDIT: Thinking about it, the rivers I was thinking of are off 60 past the 63 exit, so the answer is there is absolutely nothing between the two.

[Hammock Parties]

Not even a fucking preserve stand?

I'll even risk buttrape if I can pick up a redneck carving.

[O.city]

Nah, there aint much in between. Maybe an Amish store in Mansfield for something like that.

[gblowfish]

Not even a ****ing preserve stand?

I'll even risk buttrape if I can pick up a redneck carving.

Go to at least one junk or antique store. You might find something like a Olin Mills portrait of a chihuahua, or The Last Supper painted on a split log.

[Mennonite]

Nah, there aint much in between. Maybe an Amish store in Mansfield for something like that.



Roooooadtriiiiiiiip!

[luv]

Not even a ****ing preserve stand?

I'll even risk buttrape if I can pick up a redneck carving.

Mountain Grove has a Walmart.

[Hammock Parties]

Go to at least one junk or antique store. You might find something like a Olin Mills portrait of a chihuahua, or The Last Supper painted on a split log.

THIS

[O.city]

Theres a sports bar in WP that has the best chicken wings I've ever eaten.

[gblowfish]

Go have a drink at the Little Hut. ONE STAR Yelp rating!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-little-hut-west-plains

[Rain Man]

Not even a ****ing preserve stand?

I'll even risk buttrape if I can pick up a redneck carving.


I wouldn't mention that if you find a guy on the roadside selling big wooden sticks.

[Hammock Parties]

2 Old Goats (https://www.facebook.com/2-Old-Goats-Antiques-2131908123539278/) has antiques and....JACKPOT!

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Willow Springs, MO here we come!

https://www.willowspringsmo.com/ImageRepository/Path?filePath=%2Fdocuments%5CIntranet%5C21%2FSlide-Downtown.jpg

[wazu]

Go have a drink at the Little Hut. ONE STAR Yelp rating!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-little-hut-west-plains

I would absolutely have to check this place out. I want to see if the blonde bartender who loathes every customer is still there that people have been complaining about since 2016. I'm assuming she either owns the place or is related to whomever does. Last review was 2019 so need a fresh update.

[Hammock Parties]

Go have a drink at the Little Hut. ONE STAR Yelp rating!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-little-hut-west-plains

You have a blonde headed bartender that works here, possibly named Brenda or Barbie or something that starts a B. Anyway, she's a total bitch.

Extremely rude, loud mouth snot. She is very hateful to the people that are in there drinking when she is just visiting, off the clock.

She called my group of family members a bunch of dumb mother fuckers last night and we don't even know this hateful bitch. We had done nothing to her, no reason to.

We were there to see Appy and celebrate a birthday. We were also accused of just sitting at the bar, not drinking. Which is total bullshit because all 7 of us had a drink in front of us.

Why is this hateful woman still employed at this establishment? I've read several reviews and I guarantee you the ones complaining about the bartender are referring to the hateful blonde who was hateful to the wrong bitch last night.

[Hammock Parties]

To THE LITTLE HUT we go!!!

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[Hammock Parties]

i should get a beer and tip my MAGA cap on the way out

https://i.imgur.com/tXhZgqa.png

[gblowfish]

To THE LITTLE HUT we go!!!

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Clay: stroll into the center of the bar. Yell at the top of your lungs: "Hey Rednecks....Merle Haggard SUCKED MY C*CK!!!"

Then see if you can get back to your car and escape before they shoot the windows out.

[Mennonite]

I think one of the Ts on their sign must have fallen off. Judging by your pics this is clearly a bar for Hutts.

[wazu]

i should get a beer and tip my MAGA cap on the way out

https://i.imgur.com/tXhZgqa.png

"Busch on tap"

I'll bet that sign reels 'em in all day long.

[gblowfish]

"Busch on tap"

I'll bet that sign reels 'em in all day long.
Hey man, those people drink Busch like it was iced tea. Weaned on it.

[neech]

According to Zillow it appears to have quite a few homes for sale.

Could be a buyers market Hammock.

[lewdog]

What kind of traveling music will you be listening to?

[Pablo]

What kind of traveling music will you be listening to?

Movie soundtracks and Broadway tunes?? I’m gonna go with am conservative talk radio for real though.

[Eureka]

According to Zillow it appears to have quite a few homes for sale.

Could be a buyers market Hammock.

Also, most of your neighbors there will look like this....

https://images.toofab.com/image/6f/o/2016/05/31/6f8b81519d715660be282d42efa3baf9_md.jpg

[Rain Man]

What kind of traveling music will you be listening to?

I remember driving through rural Wyoming once with no music available. There was one radio station, and it was G. Gordon Liddy inciting the population to rebellion. It was kind of like what a road trip through North Korea would feel like.

[KCUnited]

What kind of traveling music will you be listening to?

Deliverance soundtrack

[Rain Man]

According to Zillow it appears to have quite a few homes for sale.

Could be a buyers market Hammock.


The median price in West Plains is $86 per square foot. The median in my part of Denver is $403. I could get a heck of a house in West Plains and spend my days eating fine french food and drinking Busch at the Hut.

[Loneiguana]

Don't stop in West Plains. Keep on truckin' down to Mammoth Springs and stop at the Riverbend restaurant for some homemade coconut cream pie.

This.

[Hammock Parties]

Not sure I want to get creampied in that part of Missouri.

[Flying High D]

Clay: stroll into the center of the bar. Yell at the top of your lungs: "Hey Rednecks....Merle Haggard SUCKED MY C*CK!!!"

Then see if you can get back to your car and escape before they shoot the windows out.

The blonde bartender likes it when you throw to quarters on the bar and yell, “hey you old crack play something on the jukebox.” Also, if there are any Mexicans there they like when you throw a hat on the floor and request them to do a Mexican hat dance. Always a crowd pleaser.

[cdcox]

Every summer in Osceola I tried carving that damned indian head neckerchief woogle and every summer I cut his nose off.

Same.

[luv]

Not sure I want to get creampied in that part of Missouri.

Mammoth Springs is technically in Arkansas.