From Easy/Moderate hikes to Strenuous overnights
Enjoy a slow, easy nature walk along a wheelchair accessible trail or back-pack into the wilderness.

Koen Interpretive Trail - Easy/Wheelchair Accessible
This lovely short forest walk is wheelchair accessible and has benches scattered along the trail. Trail guides at the trailhead describe over 34 different kinds of trees and plants that can be identified along the walk.

Trail Access: Take Hwy. 7 north from Jasper, approximately three miles, turn left at the Erbie Campground road, then one-half mile down the dirt road, turn right. Two hundred yards down that road, take a left to the trailhead parking area.

Preserved forever, the crystal clear waters of the Buffalo National Riverflow past striking, towering limestone bluffs. America's first National River, the magnificent Buffalo River stretches over 150 miles through forested hills and mountain cliffs.

I had the opportunity to drive down from Mystic Caverns to the Pruitt access to the Buffalo National River this morning, and I was amazed at the beautiful color of the water.

We now have a geocache set up. This is a real easy stop and drop. If you are in the area and into geocaching, be sure to stop by and check it out. If you like you could come in and say howdy.

Wow! Fall Colors Have Arrived!

 This is a great time of year to see the Ozarks on your bike.

The days are cooler, the leaves are getting their fall colors and traffic is not as busy as in the summer months.