Points Of Interest
Twin Pines Conservation Center
Twin Pines Conservation Area Twin Pines Conservation Area has been open since January 2008 and serves school groups, youth organizations and the general public by highlighting the unique natural features of the Ozarks. The site takes the Ozarks logging...
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
Mingo National Wildlife RefugeMingo National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1944 under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act as a resting and wintering area for waterfowl and other migratory birds, and for the preservation of bottomland...
Coldwater State Forest
Coldwater State Forest This area is mainly forested with 120 acres of field management.This area has unimproved roads that are open to public vehicles. These roads may not be shown on area maps or posted with signs. Road conditions may vary. ...
Rocky Falls
Rocky Falls Few places in the Ozarks provide a glimpse of earth’s turbulent past as well as Rocky Falls. Normally, a stream eroding softer dolomite, a type of limestone, would make a wider valley for itself. Since the rhyolite is harder, the stream tends to stay...
Blue Spring
Blue Spring A large, beautiful, undisturbed spring and spring branch with associated aquatic plants and animals surrounded by forest in the Current River Hills region of the Ozarks. The Osage Indians reportedly called this spring “Spring of the Summer Sky.” Spring...
Elephant Rocks State Park
Elephant Rocks State Park This park has many large, granite boulders which stand end-to-end, like a train of red circus elephants. Spend some time reading the names and comments carved into the red granite by 19th century miners who worked in the area, or...
Turner Mill
Turner MillTurner Mill North is located on the left side of Eleven Point National Scenic River at mile 22.3. This access is 4.9 miles downriver of Greer Crossing. Located on the edge of the Irish Wilderness area near Alton, Missouri, Turner Spring is a...
Johnson’s Shut-Ins
JOHNSON’S SHUT-INS Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park offers camping, a newly constructed visitor center, as well as trails and scenic views. The term "shut-in" refers to a place where the river's breadth is limited by hard rock that is resistant to erosion. In...
Lon Sanders Canyon
Lon Sanders CanyonWayne County embraces some of the most rugged terrain in Missouri. Just outside of Piedmont sits Lon Sanders Canyon, a rocky gorge and shut-ins along McKenzie Creek. From hand-cut stone steps, to breathtaking views of waterfall landscapes, Lon...
