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The Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry is a 60,000-acre (243 km 2) area of private land that is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for hiking and backpacking by the public. [1] The land is part of the largest private forest in the state, the Pioneer Forest , owned by the L-A-D Foundation , an endowment of the late Missouri ...
The park contains 564-acres of forest, prairie, and riparian environment in suburban St. Louis. The 4.4-mile, mixed gravel and paved Hawk Ridge Trail navigates the perimeter of the park, with multiple shorter trails on the park's interior.
Rockwoods Reservation is a 1,843 acres (746 ha) state forest and wildlife conservation area in St. Louis County, Missouri. It was established in 1938, making it one of the oldest Missouri Department of Conservation areas. Being located close to a major urban area and in a rapidly developing suburban area increases its significance as a nature ...
This is a forest area. 10 acres 4.0 ha: St. Louis: Howell Island Conservation Area: This island area is mostly forest surrounded by the Missouri River and Centaur Chute. 2,707 acres 1,095 ha: St. Louis, St. Charles
The rivers around St. Louis. The Great Rivers Greenway District is a public agency in the state of Missouri that works to develop a regional network of greenways, parks, and trails in the St. Louis metropolitan area. [1] The agency engages citizens and community partners to plan, build, and care for the greenways. [2]
Southwest Trail was a general term for a network of trails linking St. Louis and Ste-Geneviève, Missouri to the Red River Valley of Texas. European American pioneers improved and expanded the older route. At the time of Americans' first settling the Texas territory, the Red River was the border between Mexico and the United States.
Cliff Cave Park is a 525-acre public park located in St. Louis County, Missouri. [1] The park is owned and operated by the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation. [1] [2] It is named after Cliff Cave, a natural cave located in the park that is a historical and archaeologic site. [3]
Hawn State Park is a public recreation area located 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. [5] The state park's nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) include three state-designated natural areas: Pickle Creek, LaMotte Sandstone Barrens, and Botkins Pine Woods. Orchid Valley is also considered part of Hawn State Park, but is not ...