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From Interstate 44 west of St. Louis, take exit 261 (Allenton-Six Flags), then go north on Allenton Road and take an immediate left on Fox Creek; stay on Fox Creek for 2 miles (3.2 km). [64] 1,393 acres
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: Kirkwood: St. Louis: East Central: website, 116 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation: Prairie Oak Nature Center: Leawood: Newton: Southwest: website, operated by the City in 115-acre Ironwoods Park, exhibits, live native animals Remington Nature Center of St. Joseph: St. Joseph ...
Shaw Nature Reserve, formerly known as Shaw Arboretum, is a 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) private non-profit nature reserve located in Gray Summit, Missouri, that is operated as an extension of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The first piece of land, 1,300 acres (5.3 km 2), was purchased in 1925 when pollution from coal smoke in St. Louis threatened ...
The air in St. Louis later cleared up, and the reserve has continued to be open to the public for enjoyment, research, and education ever since. The 2,400-acre (9.7 km 2) reserve is located in Gray Summit, Missouri, 35 miles (56 km) away from the city. [11]
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 ...
St. Louis: 1,818.3 acres 735.8 ha: 1974 Crowder State Park: Grundy: 1,912.10 acres 773.80 ha: 1938 Cuivre River State Park: Lincoln: 6,393.94 acres 2,587.54 ha: 1946 Current River State Park: Shannon: 780 acres 320 ha: 2008 Don Robinson State Park: Jefferson: 843 acres 341 ha: 2012 Echo Bluff State Park: Shannon: 410 acres 170 ha: 2016 Elephant ...
St. Clair: state One of the largest remaining virgin tall grass prairies. Tucker Prairie: 1975: Callaway: private A virgin tall grass prairie occurring within the transition zone between the oak-hickory forest and typical tall grass prairie. Tumbling Creek Cave: 1980: Taney: private Contains the most diverse fauna known for any cave west of the ...
Emmenegger Nature Park (ENP) consists of 93 acres (0.38 km 2) in southwestern St. Louis County, Missouri. It is located in the city of Kirkwood and bordered to the west by the Meramec River, to the south by Interstate 44 and the Possum Woods Conservation Area, and to the east by Interstate 270. The ENP is part of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor. [2]