Two mighty rivers, the Mississippi and Missouri, come together at the Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones- Confluence Point State Park. The park is located east of West Alton, Mo., in St. Charles County, Mo. You can see this point after a short .6-mile out and back hike with only 20 feet of elevation gain. The trail surface is a mix of paved and unpaved sections…
Hiking along Big Creek and exploring prairie fields and wooded hills is a day at Indian Camp Creek Park north of Wentzville, Mo. It is St. Charles County’s largest park at 603 acres and has more than ten miles of trails. At the Parking Lot at Indian Camp Creek Park I parked in the first lot after the equestrian parking. Near parking are a playground,…
Hiking around a crystal-clear lake and finding myself alone at a huge sandy beach was my day at Council Bluff Lake.
Lower Meramec Park is a walk-through flat bottomland forest with Meramec River views with a trailhead just off of Interstate 55.
Hiking by small ponds and seeing wildlife is part of a day on the trails at Glen Travis Park and Rabbit Run Park in St. Peters, Mo. The parks are located not far from the Mid Rivers Mall shopping area in a suburban neighborhood. About The Walk This was a paved 1.3-mile loop hike with an out and back to Dardenne Creek and using the…
Hiking on land once mined as part of the old “lead belt” and exploring woods and a small stream was my day at St. Joe State Park. The park has several trails and I chose to do about half or 5.2 miles of the 12.6 Pine Ridge Trail. This is the most remote area in the park, and I was alone once I started the…
I hiked a north loop of the Berryman Trail through woods crossing small streams to go to Harmon Spring in Mark Twain National Forest. This was about nine-miles total with lots of up and down through the hills. Berryman Trail Overview The Berryman Trail has two main trailheads, Berryman Campground and Brazil Creek Trailhead. Hiking the whole trail is 27 miles. Along the trail, there…
Wildlife and forest combine to make Long Ridge Conservation Area a great hike in the woods not far from Interstate 44.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED– Will provide an update when it opens again. A clear rocky stream, a sealed cave, and a Mississippi River view highlight our time at White Rock Nature Preserve. Walking to the Trailhead at White Rock Nature Preserve We parked in the small lot along Bluff Road. When you come here make sure to follow the signs to the trailhead. First, we walked along…
Marker for the military installation
