Eagle Valley Trail follows along clear streams and goes into wooded hills in Greensfelder County Park in West St. Louis County. Overview It consists of 1,724 acres and is the largest St. Louis County Park…
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Crossing Creeks at Young Conservation Area
Walking along a clear stream, going up into Ozark hills and through a pine forest was part of my three-mile hike at Young Conservation Area. Hiking the Taconic Trail combines two loops and provides variety…
Search For the Losing Stream at Forest 44
Finding a disappearing stream was part of the fun at Forest 44 Conservation Area. I hiked the 2.2-mile Dogwood Trail and the .4-mile Losing Stream Trail here. What Is the Losing Stream? The losing stream…
Taking a Hike in Carondelet Park
Carondelet Park is surrounded by Tudor homes and includes a historic boathouse around a lake with a fountain in the middle. It is the third-largest park in St. Louis with 180-acres and has a two-mile…
Hiking in the Dark at Tunnel Hill
You can walk or bicycle through a former railroad tunnel and across a 90-foot high former railroad bridge along the Tunnel Hill State Trail.
Hiking Into Cave-In-Rock
A wide cave along the Ohio River where bandits once were once found is Cave-In-Rock State Park. The 55-foot wide Cave-In-Rock was carved out of the limestone rock by water thousands of years ago. Outlaw…
Kress Farm Garden Preserve: Waterfalls and Native American Caves
Kress Farm Garden Preserve has wet weather waterfalls and cliff caves and is only 40 minutes outside of St. Louis. Arriving at Kress Farm A long driveway leads to a farmhouse and behind it is…
Ferry Ride to Hiking at Two Rivers
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge is an area made up of Illinois River views, bottomland forest, and swampland. The refuge serves as an important stopover for hundreds of thousands of ducks and geese each fall…
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: Confluence Hike
Finding my way to viewing the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers was my goal at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area. Entering the Conservation Area I parked at the lot for the Confluence Trail after…
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area: Waterfalls and a Small Cave
Small waterfalls splash across sandstone brooks and a rock shelter cave can be found at LaBarque Creek Conservation Area south of Eureka, Mo. Our Time at LaBarque Creek Watch for potholes as you drive the…
