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This is a publication of Tamegonit Lodge, the Order of the Arrow lodge affiliated with the Heart of America Council, BSA. Updated: December 2012

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Camps: Revised December 2012; Rivers: Revised November 2008; Caves: Revised July 2007; Trails: Revised March 2010; High Adventure: Revised September 2007

Camps: Revised 12/2012; Rivers: Revised 11/2008; Caves: Revised 7/2007; Trails: Revised 3/2010; High Adventure: Revised 9/2007

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Table of Contents

Camp Geiger ...... 11

Camp Jayhawk...... 11

Camp Oakledge ...... 12

Camp Orr...... 12

Camp Prairie Schooner...... 13

Camp Shawnee...... 13

Camp Thunderbird...... 14 Image Courtesy of heartlandfarm.wordpress.com

Camp Timberlake ...... 14 A Camp Wa-Kon -Da ...... 15 Arrow Rock State Historic Site ...... 5 Castlewood State Park ...... 15 B Confederate Memorial Historic Site ...... 16 Babler Memorial Park...... 5 Covered Bridge Sites ...... 16 Baker State Park ...... 6 Crowder State Park ...... 17 Bartle Scout Reservation ...... 6 Cuivre River State Park...... 17 Battle of Athens State Historic Site ...... 7 D Battle of Lexington State Historic Site...... 7 Devil ’s Den State Park...... 18 Bennett Spring State Park ...... 8 Dillard Mill State Historic Site ...... 18 Big Lake State Park ...... 8 Douglas State Fishing Lake...... 19 Big Oak Tree State Park...... 9 E Blue & Gray Park ...... 9 Eleph ant Rocks State Park ...... 19 Boon e’s Lick State Historic Site...... 10 Elk City State Park ...... 20 Bothwell State Park...... 10

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 2 Landahl Park ...... 29 F Leavenworth State Fishing Lake ...... 30 Fall River State Park ...... 20 Lewis and Clark State Park...... 30 Finger Lakes State Park ...... 21 Little Blue - Fort Osage Park...... 31 Fleming Park – Blue Springs Lake...... 21 Long Branch State Park...... 31 Fleming Park – Lake Jacomo ...... 22 Longview Lake Organized Campgrounds ...... 32 Frank Childress Scout Reservation...... 22 Lost Bridge Park ...... 32 G M Graham Cave State Park ...... 23 Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site...... 33 Grand Gulf State Park...... 23 Mark Twain State Park ...... 33 H Mastodon State Park ...... 34 Ha Ha Tonka State Park ...... 24 Meramec State Park...... 34 Harry S. Truman State Park...... 24 Miami County Game Management Area ...... 35 Hawn State Park ...... 25 Milford State Park ...... 35 Hohn Scout Reservation ...... 25 Monkey Mountain Park ...... 36

I Montauk State Park ...... 36

Indiana Cave State Park ...... 26 N

J Naish Scout Reservation ...... 37

John son ’s Shut-Ins State Park ...... 26 O

K Onondaga Cave State Park ...... 37

Kanopolis State Park ...... 27 P Knob Noster State Park ...... 27 Perry State Park...... 38

L Pershing State Park...... 38

La Benite River Bluff Park...... 28 Pomme De Terre State Park ...... 39

Lake of the Ozarks State Park...... 28 Pomona State Park ...... 39

Lake Wappapello State Park ...... 29 Prairie State Park ...... 40

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 3 Toronto State Park ...... 45 R Trail of Tears State Park ...... 46 Roaring River State Park ...... 40 Tuttle Creek State Park...... 46 Robertsville State Park...... 41

Rock Bridge Memorial State Park...... 41 V

Van Meter State Park ...... 47 S

Shawnee Mission Park...... 42 W

St. Francois State Park...... 42 Wakonda State Park ...... 47

St. Joe State Park ...... 43 Wallace State Park ...... 48

Stockton State Park...... 43 Washington State Park...... 48

Watkins Mill State Park...... 49 T Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site...... 49 Table Rock State Park ...... 44 Weston Bend State Park ...... 50 Thomas Hart Benton Home Wilson State Park...... 50 and Studio State Historic Site ...... 44 Winding River Girl Scout Camp ...... 51 Thousand Hills State Park ...... 45 Wyandotte County Park ...... 51

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ARROW ROCK STATE HISTORIC SITE SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site 139 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 13 miles North of I-70 on Highway 41 in Saline County Basic, Improved, Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: The spirit of Miss ouri’s frontier years lingers in this quiet, SERVICES historic vill age. The white-frame and red-brick buildings and the canopied boardwalk Electricity, Water, Showers appear today much as they did years ago, when wagons heading west on the Santa Fe Trail were a common site. Historic buildings in Arrow Rock include the Old Tavern, a BOATING one-room jail, the old courthouse, the home of artist George Caleb Bingham and the old tavern where visitors can dine in an 1800’s atmosphere. The Arrow Rock Lyceum FACILITIES is a noted summer theater that provides entertainment for visitors to the historic site. A campground is available. The services described are handicap access ible. FISHING PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Shelters

SWIMM ING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Arrow Rock State Historic Site in Arrow Rock, MO 65320, Phone (660) 837-3330

BABLER MEMORIAL PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 2,439 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 20 miles west of downtown St. Louis on Highway 109, Basic, Improved, Scout between US 40 and Highway 100 SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: Babler’s location on the fringe of a metropolitan area Restroom, Water, creates a park enjoyed by many urban dwellers and provides a peaceful contrast for Showers, Laundr y tourists visiting the St. Louis area. The richly wooded 2,439-acre park is complete with campgrounds, a swimming pool, horseback riding rentals and trails, a tennis BOATING court, and an interpretive nature center with a naturalist on du ty year-round. FACILITIES Southwoods hollow natural area also is in the park. The Babler outdoor education center for special populations is located in this park and is designed to accommodate FISHING campers with spec ial needs. A year-round naturalist is avail able. PERSONNEL Full Time TRAIL REPORT: Bicycle, Equestrian, Hiking, Interpretive PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks Shelters

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Edmund A Babler Memorial SWIMM ING Park, Rt.1, Box 468, Chesterfield, MO 63017, Phone (314) 458-3813 Pool

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BAK ER STATE PARK SIZE AREA 5,168 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 3 miles north of Patterson on Highway 143 in Wayne Equestrian, Scout County SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: Dating back to the 1920 ’s, Sam A. Baker State Park Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y encompasses 5,168 acres of scenic St. Francois mountain terrain. One of the main features is the expansive, unspo il ed wild erness surrounding Mudlick Mountain. Big BOATING Creek and the St. Francois River, which borders the park, attract many fishermen and Stream, Canoe, Rental canoeist. With an interpretive nature ce nter, campsites, cabins, a rustic dining lodge, and a clear stream for summer splashin g, the park is ideal for a vacation, a FACILITIES Dining, Cabin campground also is available for horseback riders. Year-round naturalist available. FISHING TRAIL REPORT: Backpacking, Equ estrian, Hiking Stream

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PERSONNEL Full Time WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATI ON: Sam A. Baker State Park, PICNICKING Patterson, MO 63956, Phone (314) 856 -4411 Shelters

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BARTLE SCOUT RESERVATION SIZE AREA 3,200 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 11 mil es East of Lowry City on MO C, then 1.5 mil es Scout

SW of Iconium on MO ZZ in south we st Miss ouri. SERVICES Restroom, Water POINTS OF INTEREST: Osage Wilderness Trail; Beautiful Ozark scenery; The ‘Point’; Truman Reservoir. BOATING Lake TRAIL REPORT: Hiking, Backpac king (14 mil es) FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING Lake WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATI ON: Camping Service, Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America, 10210 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO PERSONNEL 64131, Phone (816) 942-9333 Full Time PICNICKING

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BATTLE OF ATHENS STATE HISTORIC SIZE AREA 394 Acres SITE SITES Basic TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SERVICES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: Off Highway 81 on Highway CC in Clark County BOATING POINTS OF INTEREST: This is the site of the northern most battle fought west River, Cano e of the Mississippi River during the Civil War. Union troops defeated the pro-south Missouri State guard here in 1861. During this battle, the Benning House, popularly FACILITIES called the cannonball house, was hit by Confederate cannonballs. Today, visitors can FISHING enjoy these historic features as well as a campground. River

TRAIL REPORT: Hiking PERSONNEL

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING Shelters

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Battle of Athens State Historic SWIMM ING Site, Revere, MO 63465, Phone (660) 877-3871

BATTLE OF LEXINGTON STATE SIZE AREA HISTORIC SITE 106 Acres

SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SERVICES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: On 13th Street in Lexington, MO BOATING POINTS OF INTEREST: The Missouri State Guard troops of Major Den Sterling Boat Ramp, River, Cano e Price defeated the Union Troops of Col. James A. Mulligan and captured the Missouri FACILITIES River Port of Lexington du ring the September 18-20, 1861, battle at this historic site. Visitors to the site can learn the history of the battle of the hemp bales, one of three FISHING major Civil War battles in Missouri, and tour the Anderson -Davis house, used by both River sides as a field hospital during battle. A mile long, interpretive, self-guiding trail of the battlefield is available. PERSONNEL

PICNICKING TRAIL REPORT: Hiking, Interpretive 15 Sites

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed SWIMM ING

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Lexington, MO 64067, Phone (660) 259-2112

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BENN ETT SPRING STATE PARK SIZE AREA 3,064 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 12 miles west of Lebanon on HWY. 64 in Dallas and LaClede Counties SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Showers, POINTS OF INTEREST: Centered around one of the Ozark’s largest natural Water, Laundr y springs, Bennett Spring State Park is one of the state’s oldest and most popular parks. BOATING The spring fed stream runn ing through the park is stocked daily during the March 1 - Boat Ramp, River October 31 trout season and provides exce ll ent fishing for rainbow trout. The emerald colored spring is the fourth largest in the state; nearly 100 milli on gallons of water flow FACILITIES from it daily. Canoeing is popular on the nearby Niangua River. An interpretive nature Store, Dining, Cabin center and a year-round naturalist are available. The services and the fishing are FISHING handicap access ible. Trout

TRAIL REPORT: 5.25-mile Hiking Tr ail PERSONNEL Full Time TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PICNICKING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bennett Spring State Park, Rt.16, Shelters

Box 750, Lebanon, MO 65536, Phone (417) 532-4338 SWIMM ING

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SIZE AREA 111 Acres

BIG LAKE STATE PARK SITES Basic, Improved TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Showers, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7 miles west of Mound City, MO on Missouri 118, Water, Laundr y then 2 mil es south on Missouri 111 in northwest Missouri near the Missouri River BOATING POINTS OF INTEREST: A 625-acre natural oxbow lake offers fishing and bird Boat Ramp, Canoe, Lake watching at this 111-acre park. Surrounded by the bo tt omland farms that border the FACILITIES Missouri River, the park provides a scenic spot for camping. The park has camping Dining, Cabin, Motel facilities, a swimming pool, and modern, kitchen equipped cabins. Possible to use the park as a base for visits to nearby Squaw Creek National Wil dl ife Refuge, which is FISHING famous for bald eagles. The Pony Express Stables Museum, Jesse James Home, the Lake St. Joseph Museum, and the Patee House are in nearby St. Joseph. PERSONNEL Season al TRAIL REPORT: PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: First come Shelters

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Big Lake State Park, RR 1, SWIMM ING Bigelow, MO 64425, Phone (660) 442-3770 Pool

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BIG OAK TREE STATE PARK SIZE AREA 1,004 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 14 miles south of East Prairie on HWY. 102 Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Majestic trees tower above the rich delta stretching all SERVICES around Big Oak Tree State Park. The 1,004-acre park gets its name from giant trees, a BOATING number of which have been identified as the largest, or ‘Champion s’, of their species. Boat Ramp, Canoe, Lake A boardwalk through the park allows visitors to get an inside view of this remnant of the vast swamp forest that once covered Miss ouri’s Boo t-heel. The trails listed below FACILITIES are handicap access ible. FISHING Lake TRAIL REPORT: Hiking, Interpretive PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Big Oak Tree State Park, East Shelters Prairie, MO 63845, Phone (314) 649-3149 SWIMM ING

An aerial view of Big Oak Tree State Park.

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BLUE & GRAY PARK SIZE AREA 1,773 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SITES Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles West of Lone Jack on US 50, then 2 mil es North on Buckner - Tarsney Road in Central Western Miss ouri SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Many rugged features, woods, open fields and fishing BOATING ponds. Lone Jack Civil War Trail crosses the park; Missouri Town - 1855 and Native Animal Enclosure at Fleming Park; Lone Jack Civil War Museum is nearby. FACILITIES FISHING TRAIL REPORT: Hiking PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PICNICKING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, 22807 Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 SWIMM ING

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 9 BOONE’S LICK STATE HISTORIC SITE

TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SIZE AREA 17 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 19 miles northwest of Boonville, off HWY 19, on HWY 187 in Howard County in central Miss ouri SITES SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: One of the earliest centers of industry in central Missouri, Boon e’s Lick is the site of the salt-manufacturing business once owned and BOATING operated by Daniel Boon e’s sons, Daniel M. and Nathan Boone. Visitors to the historic site may follow a wooded trail that leads down the hillside to the salt springs FACILITIES where the Boone brothers began their business. No camping facilities are available for FISHING this day-use site. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: ½ mile Hiking PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed SWIMM ING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Boon e’s Lick State Historic Site, Boonesboro, MO, Phone (660) 837-3330

BOTHWELL STATE PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 244 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles north of Sedalia, off US 65 in Pettis County SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Since its construction in the early 1900’s the stone Bothwell Lodge has intrigued passerby’s traveling north from Sedalia. The country BOATING estate, once owned by ph ilanthrop ist John H. Bothwell, is located on a wooded bluff FACILITIES that is now a part of this 184-acre state park. Tours are available of the lodge. The park is for day-use only, and no camping facilities are provided. FISHING

TRAIL REPORT: ¾ mile Hiking, Interpretive PERSONNEL

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed PICNICKING Shelters

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bothwell State Park, Sedalia, MO SWIMM ING 65301, Phone (660) 827-0510

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CAMP GEIGER

SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America 300 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 3 miles north of St. Joseph on Missouri K in SITES Northwest Missouri near the Missouri River. Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Pony Express Stables Museum, Jesse James home, and SERVICES the St. Joseph Museum are in nearby St. Joseph, MO BOATING

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Pony Express Council, BSA, P. PERSONNEL O. Box 8157, St Joseph, MO 64508, 816-233-1351 PICNICKING

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CAMP JAYHAWK SIZE AREA 320 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America SITES Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 12 miles West of Lawrence on US 24 to Perry, then 6 miles North on access road on east side of Parry Lake in Central Eastern Kansas SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Lake activities area a possibility; Open for unit camping BOATING from September through April only; Kansas State Capitol, Kansas State Historical Lake

Society Museum and a zoo at Gage Park are in nearby Topeka, Ks. FACILITIES

TRAIL REPORT: FISHING

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PERSONNEL

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Jayhawk Area Council, BSA, P PICNICKING O Box 851, Topeka Ks 66601, Phone (785) 354-8541 SWIMM ING

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CAMP OAKLEDGE SIZE AREA 320 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: Girl Scouts of America SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles South of Lincoln on US 65, then 10 miles East Scout on MO BB in central Missouri. SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on the Lake of the BOATING Ozarks. Several hiking trails are on the camp. Heated lodges are available - damage Lake deposit requ ired. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2-4 weeks PERSONNEL

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mid-Continent Council of Girl PICNICKING Scouts, 8383 Blue Parkway, Kansas City MO 64133, Phone (816) 358-8750 SWIMM ING

CAMP ORR

TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4.5 miles West of Jasper on Ark 74, then 3 miles N on a gravel road to the Buffalo River in Central Northern Arkansas. SIZE AREA Acres POINTS OF INTEREST: Buffalo River access po int; Beautiful Ozark scenery. SITES Scout TRAIL REPORT: SERVICES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks BOATING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Westark Area Council BSA, River, Cano e Station A - Box 3156, Ft Smith, Arkansas 72913, Phone (501) 782-7244 FACILITIES

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Triple Falls as seen in Camp Orr. PICNICKING Courtesy of btoellner.typepad.com SWIMM ING

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CAMP PRAIRIE SCHOONER

SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: Girl Scouts of America 180 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 0.5 miles East of Noland Road on Little Blue Road, SITES then 0.5 mil es Northeast on Ess Road. in Kansas City, MO Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping activities; heated lodges are available - SERVICES damage depo sit required; Missouri Town - 1855 and Lake Jacomo are nearby. BOATING

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES Cabin TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2-4 weeks FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mid-Continent Council of Girl PERSONNEL Scouts, 8383 Blue Parkway, Kansas City MO 64133, 816-358-8750

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CAMP SHAWNEE SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: Campfire Camp 291 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: On MO FF 5.5 West of Parkville in Western Miss ouri Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Used by many Boy Scout units. Available activities are: SERVICES hiking, outdoor cooking, nature lore, swimming, indoor camping and orienteering. Parkville College, Noah’s Ark Airport, Missouri River, Line Creek Park and Museum BOATING and Fort Leavenworth are nearby. FACILITIES Cabin TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 4-12 weeks PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Kansas City Missouri Council of PICNICKING Camp Fire, 8733 Sni-A-Bar Road, Kansas City, MO 64129, 816-737-3256 SWIMM ING Pool

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 13 CAMP THUNDERBIRD

TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America SIZE AREA 555 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 15 miles northeast of Moberly, off Hwy 63, in North Central Missouri. Follow signs. SITES Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Nearby are the Moniteau Wilderness Trail, the Rudolph SERVICES Bennitt Wil dl ife Area, Union Covered Bridge and Mark Twain State park. Part of the camp is designated a Nation al Historic site by the United States Government. BOATING

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES

FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Great River Council, BSA, P O Box 736, Columbia, MO 65201, Phone (314) 449-2561 PICNICKING

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CAMP TIMBERLAKE

TYPE OF CAMP: Girl Scouts of America SIZE AREA 80 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: Just west of 179th St. exit off US 69 in Johnson County in eastern Kansas. SITES Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping activities; heated lodges are available - SERVICES damage depo sit requ ired. BOATING TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2-4 weeks Cabin

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mid-Continent Council of Girl FISHING Scouts, 8383 Blue Parkway, Kansas City MO 64133, Phone (816) 358-8750 PERSONNEL

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CAMP WA-KON-DA

SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: On Combs Road in Bellevue in Southeast Nebraska SITES Scout POINTS OF INTEREST: 12 mile Logan Fontenelle Trail; 1827 John Dougherty Indian Agency; 1869 Burlington Railway Station ; SAC Museum on Off utt Air Base. SERVICES BOATING TRAIL REPORT: 12 mile Hiking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mid-America Council, BSA, 519 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102, Phone (402) 341-2086 PERSONNEL

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CASTLEWOOD STATE PARK SIZE AREA 1,790 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: East on Kiefer Creek Road, off new Ballwin Road from HWY. 100 in St. Louis County SERVICES

BOATING Boat POINTS OF INTEREST: The scenic Meramec River flows through the 1,790- Ramp, Cano e, Acre Castlewoo d State Park, making it a popular park for canoeing and fishing. Rental Towering above the river are majestic limestone bluffs. Within easy reach of St. Louis, the park is excellent for day activities, such as picnicking and hiking, and no camping FACILITIES sites are provided. FISHING River TRAIL REPORT: Equestrian, 4 mile Hiking, 3.5 mile Hiking, Bicycle PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed PICNICKING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Castlewood State Park, Ballwin, Shelters MO 63021, Phone (314) 527-6481 SWIMM ING

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CONFEDERATE

MEMORIAL HISTORIC SITE SIZE AREA 113 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile N of Higginsville on US HWY 13 SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: The site is located on what was once the grounds of the BOATING Confederate home of Missouri, which housed dependent Civil War veterans and their families. The last veteran of the war died there in 1950 at the age of 107. Today, the FACILITIES 113-acre site is a memorial to the 40,000 Missourians who fought under the FISHING Confederate flag. A historic chapel and cemetery, several small lakes for fishing, and Lake picnic sites are provided. This park is for day use only and no camping is avail able. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed 25 Sites

SWIMM ING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Confederate Memorial Historic Site, Higginsville, MO 64037, Phone (660) 584-2853

COVERED BRIDGE SITES SIZE AREA

TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SITES

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: See below... SERVICES BOATING POINTS OF INTEREST: Four 19th century bridges have been listed as part of the Historic-site system. They are Union Covered Bridge, 5 miles west of Paris on US FACILITIES 24 and 4 miles S on HWY C in Monroe County; Burfordville Bridge, see Bollinger Mill State Historic site; Sandy Creek Covered Bridge, 5 miles N of Hillsboro, off FISHING HWY 21 in Jefferson County; and Locust Creek Covered Bridge, 3 miles W of PERSONNEL LaClede on US 36 and 1 mile NE on a gravel road in Linn County. Access to Locust Creek Covered Bridge will remain difficult until the bridge is restored and the access PICNICKING road is improved. SWIMM ING TRAIL REPORT:

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS:

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Toll free 1-800-334-6946

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 16 SIZE AREA CROWDER STATE PARK 673 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles west of Trenton on Highway 146 in Grundy SERVICES Elec tricity, County Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: The rolling hills of northern Missouri serve as a scenic memorial to Major General Enoch H. Crowder, the Missourian who founded the BOATING selective service system in 1917. The 673-acre park includes an 18-acre stocked lake, Boat Ramp, Lake, Cano e and several forest trails leading to Tho mpson River, which borders the park. Camp FACILITIES Grand River is a group camp located in the park. FISHING TRAIL REPORT: Hiking Lake and Stream

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: File in November PERSONNEL

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Crowder State Park, Trenton, PICNICKING MO 64683, Phone (660) 359-6473 Shelters

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CUIVRE RIVER STATE PARK SIZE AREA 6,250 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 3 miles east of Troy on Highway 47, Lincoln County Equestrian, Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Encompassing much of the rugged, wooded terrain SERVICES Elec tricity, surrounding Big Sugar Creek in the southern Lincoln Hills, Cuivre River State Park is Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y one of Miss ouri’s largest and most natural state parks. The 6,250-acre park includes an 55-acre lake, more than 30 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, and a BOATING campground for riders. In addition to the extensive hardwood forests, the visitors may Boat Ramp, Lake, River, enjoy several areas where native grasses are being restored as an example of Miss ouri’s Cano e original prairie. The park also includes three group camps. General camping and river activities on Cuivre River and 55 acre Lake Lincoln. Year-round naturali st avail able. FACILITIES FISHING TRAIL REPORT: 5.2 mile Hiking Trail; 2.5 mile Hiking and Equestrian Trail; 20 Lake, River mile Hiking, Equestrian and Backpacking Trail; and 3 mile Hiking and Backpacking Tr ail PERSONNEL Full Time TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING Shelter WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Cuivre River State Park, RR.1, Box 25, Tr oy, MO 63379, Phone (314) 528-7247 SWIMM ING Beach

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DEVIL’S DEN STATE PARK SIZE AREA 2,250 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7 miles South of Fayetteville on US 71, then 18 miles Basic southwest on Ark 170 in Northwest Arkansas SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Devil ’s Den - 550 undeveloped fracture cave; 14.5 mile Showers, Laundr y Butterfield trail - excellent for backpacking; Rugged area with towering cliffs, an Ozark creek, a lake and woodlands. BOATING

TRAIL REPORT: 14.5 mile Backpacking FACILITIES

FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: After Jan. 15

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Devil ’s Den State Park, Rt 1, Box PERSONNEL 118, West Fork, Ark 72774, Phone (501) 761-3325 PICNICKING

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DILL ARD MILL STATE HISTORIC SITE

TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SIZE AREA DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile south of Dillard, off HWY 49 in Crawford 132 Acres

County SITES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Dillard Mill, tucked between colorful Ozark hills and SERVICES pine topped bluff s, is one of Missouri’s best preserved examples of a water powered gristmill. The mill overlooks the clear, spring fed Huzzah Creek, making the historic BOATING site a picturesque place to picnic and hike. The mill , which has been restored to FACILITIES operational order was built around 1900 and continued to grind grain until the 1960 ’s. This historic site is for day use only and no camping facilities are provided. FISHING

TRAIL REPORT: 2.5 mile Hiking PERSONNEL

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed PICNICKING 15 Sites WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Dillard Mill State Historic Site, Davisville, MO 65456, Phone (314) 244-3120 SWIMM ING

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DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE

TYPE OF CAMP: Fishing Lake - Kansas SIZE AREA 718 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1-mile north and 1 mile east of Baldwin, Ks in central eastern Kansas. SITES Scout POINTS OF INTEREST: Camping primarily for those engaged in fishing. Boating and canoeing only when fishing. Free lance nature trails are unmarked. SERVICES BOATING TRAIL REPORT: Hiking Lake

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FACILITIES

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Douglas State Fishing Lake, FISHING RR 1, Tonganoxie, Ks. 66086, Phone (913) 845-2665 Lake

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ELEPHANT ROCKS STATE P ARK

SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 129 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: At the northwest edge of Graniteville on HWY. 21 in SITES Iron County SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Giant granite rocks a billion years old stand end-to-end BOATING like a train of red circus elephants in this 129-acre state park. The geologically significant park features the first-guiding Braille trail for the visually handicapped in FACILITIES Missouri State Parks. The gentle slopes of the paved trail also make it accessible to FISHING elderly visitors. Shaded picnic areas and fascinating boulders make the day-use of the Lake park ideal. No camping is available. The hiking trail is handicap access ible. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 1 mile Braille Hiking Trail Season

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed PICNICKING 28 Sites WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Eleph ant Rocks State Park, Belleview, MO 63623, Phone (314) 697-5395 SWIMM ING

A view of some of the Elephant Rocks. Courtesy of missouri-vacations.com

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ELK CITY STATE PARK

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SIZE AREA DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles northwest of Independence, Ks on county 1,127 Acres roads in southeast Kansas on Elk City Lake. SITES Basic, Scout POINTS OF INTEREST: Rebel Creek Battle Site; Elk City Dam; A recreated Little House on the Prairie; Montgomery County Historical Museum; Zoo at Riverside SERVICES Elec tricity, Park. Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y TRAIL REPORT: BOATING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FACILITIES WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Elk City State Park, P. O. Box 945, Independence, KS 67301, Phone (316) 331-6295 FISHING

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FALL RIVER STATE PARK

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 23 miles west of Chanute on K-39 ; 11 miles west on K-96, then 3 miles north in southeast Kansas. SIZE AREA 1,585 Acres

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping activities. Lake activities on Fall River SITES Lake. Basic, Scout

TRAIL REPORT: SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Showers, Laundr y

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Fall River State Park, P. O. Box BOATING 305, Toronto, KS 66777, Phone (316) 637-2291 Lake FACILITIES

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FINGER LAKES S TATE PARK SIZE AREA 1,131 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 10 miles north of Columbia, off US 63 SERVICES Water, Showers POINTS OF INTEREST: The 1,131-acre park shows how reclaimed strip-mined lands can be used for recreational purposes and is one of two state parks that all ow BOATING off-road motorcycling. Races are scheduled throughout the summer. The old strip pits Boat Ramp, Canoe, Lake provide several swimming lakes that also are used for fishing and canoeing. A picnic area and campgrounds are avail able. FACILITIES FISHING TRAIL REPORT: Motorcycle Lake

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Finger Lakes State Park, PICNICKING Columbia, MO 65201, Phone (314) 443-5315 25 Sites

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SIZE AREA 2,705 Acres

SITES FLEMING PARK - BLUE SPRINGS LAKE Basic, Improved, Scout

TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: South of 40 Highway at Missouri 291. Entrances to Showers, Phon es lake are at 40 Highway @ Bolin Rd and at Missouri 291 @ Lakewood Boulevard exit. BOATING Lake, Marina, Boat Ramp, POINTS OF INTEREST: Updated camping sites, marina, beach and shelters. Canoe, Rental Located in Fleming Park, which is also home to Lake Jacomo. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 1.5 mile Hiking Store, Dining

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING Lake WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, 22807 Woods Chapel Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 PERSONNEL Full Time

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TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SITES Basic

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles east of Unity Village, then 1 mile north on SERVICES west lake road in central western Miss ouri Electricity, Restroom, Water POINTS OF INTEREST: Missouri Town - 1855, native animal enclosure, 7/8 mile nature trail , water slide, 2 marinas, model airplane flying area, archery range. BOATING Lake, Marina, Boat Ramp, Canoe, Rental TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, Lake 22807 Woods Chapel Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 PERSONNEL

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RESERVATION

TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5.5 miles West of Diamon d on MOV in Southwest SIZE AREA Miss ouri 500 Acres

POINTS OF INTEREST: Developed and wilderness camping areas; George SITES Washington Carver National Monument is 5 miles away; George Washington Carver Scout

Trail is 5 miles away. SERVICES Showers TRAIL REPORT: BOATING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks Canoe, Lake

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mo-Kan Area Council , FACILITIES 1120 SE Murphy Blvd, Joplin MO64801-5034, Phone (417) 624-4168 FISHING Trout, Lake

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HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 22 SIZE AREA GRAHAM CAVE STATE PARK 357 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles west of Danville, off I-70, on HWY. TT in SERVICES Elec tricity, Montgomery County in central eastern Miss ouri Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: Graham Cave, the site of very early human occupation, is the principle feature of this 357-acre state park. Radiocarbon dating has shown the BOATING cave was inhabited as much as 10,000 years ago. The park, which borders the Loutre FACILITIES River, offers picnic areas with playgrounds, campgrounds, and hiking trails. Winston Churchill Memorial and Library, Stone Hill Winery, Bottermuller House are in nearby FISHING Hermann, Missouri. The hiking trail and services are handicap access ible. Stream

TRAIL REPORT: 1.5 mile Hiking PERSONNEL

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING Shelters WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Graham Cave State Park, SWIMM ING Mon tgomery City, MO 63361, Phone (314) 564-3476

GRAND GULF STATE PARK SIZE AREA

165 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 6 miles west of Thayer, off Highway W in Oregon SERVICES County BOATING POINTS OF INTEREST: Often called the little Grand Canyon, Grand Gulf was created when the ceiling of a giant cave collapsed. A bit of remaining roof forms one FACILITIES of the largest natural bridges in Missouri. The gulf winds for a mile through vertical FISHING walls as high as 130 feet. The day-use park, which features picnic areas and trails. No camping areas are available. PERSONNEL

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WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Grand Gulf State Park, Thayer, MO 65791, Phone (314) 548-2201

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TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SIZE AREA 2,697 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles southwest of Camdenton, off US 54, on HWY. D in Camden County SITES SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: One of nature’s geological and scenic masterpieces, Ha Ha Tonka State Park overlooks the Niangua arm of the Ozarks from atop towering BOATING limestone bluffs. The park is located in the Osage River Hills and is a classic example of a topography known as karst, characterized by caves, sinkholes, underground FACILITIES streams, large springs, and natural bridges. The remains of a huge stone castle add an FISHING air of romance and mystery to the richly wooded setting. The interpretive nature trail Lake is handicap access ible. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 5 mile Hiking, Interpretive Season

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING Shelters WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Ha Ha Tonka State Park, SWIMM ING Camdenton, MO 65020, Phone (314) 346-2986

View of Ha Ha Tonka Castle from

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SIZE AREA 1,440 Acres HARRY S TRUMAN STATE PARK SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic, Improved

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: West of Warsaw, off HWY 7, on HWY UU in Benton SERVICES Elec tricity, County Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y

POINTS OF INTEREST: Surrounded by water on three sides, the park BOATING encompasses the 1,440-acre tip peninsula that juts out into Truman Lake. Swimming, Lake, Marina, Boat Ramp, boating and fishing are featured activities. The park also features a marina, boat Canoe, Rental ramps, and a campground with basic and improved sites. Sailing is a possibility on Truman Lake. FACILITIES Store

TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FISHING Lake TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Harry S. Truman State Park, Season Warsaw, MO 65355, Phone (660) 438-7711 PICNICKING Shelters

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TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SIZE AREA 3,271 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 11 miles west of I-55 on HWY. 32 and then 4 miles SITES south on HWY. 144 in southeast Miss ouri Basic, Improved, Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: One of Miss ouri’s most beautiful and unspoiled parks, SERVICES Elec tricity, Hawn State Park is a superb example of the eastern Ozark sandstone country. It Restroom, Water, contains lush stands of native pines and hardwoods. The 3,271-acre park also has a Showers, Laundr y generous understory of dogwood, redbud, and wild azalea. A 10-mile backpacking BOATING trail, Whispering Pines Trail, is a special attraction at the park, a naturalist regularly visits Hawn to help visitors enjoy the natural sett ing. FACILITIES

TRAIL REPORT: 1 mile Hiking, 10 mile Hiking and Backpacking FISHING Stream TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not required PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Hawn State Park, St Genevieve, Season MO 63670, Phone (314) 883-3603 PICNICKING Shelters

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TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America SIZE AREA

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles West of Laurie on MO Lake Road RA in SITES central Mo on the Lake of the Ozarks. Scout SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Lake activities are a possibility. 1 mile of shoreline on the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks; Kit Carson Tr ail . BOATING Lake TRAIL REPORT: Hiking, Backpacking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Great Rivers Council, BSA, PO Lake Box 736, Columbia, MO 65201, Phone (314) 449-2561 PERSONNEL

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INDIANA CAVE STATE PARK SIZE AREA 3,000 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 22 miles north of Falls City on NEB 64E in southeast Basic Nebraska. SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: Wooded bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. 10 mile Restroom, Water, hiking and backpacking trail goes through woods, open country and along the river Showers, Laundr y offers terrific views! Iowa, Sac, and Fox Presbyterian Mission (museum) in Hiawatha, BOATING NE. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 10 mile Hiking and Backpacking FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Indian Cave State Park, Shubert, NE 68437, Phone (402) 883-2575 PICNICKING

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JOHNSON’S SHUT-INS STATE PARK SIZE AREA 2,490 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 10 miles north of Lesterville, MO Take HWY N 7 miles no rth from intersection of HWY (21,49,72) to park entrance SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Swift waters of the Black River flowing around some of Showers, Laundr y the oldest exposed rocks in the nation have formed a series of canyon-like gorges or ‘shut-ins’ in this 2,490-acre park. The park, which for the most part has been left as BOATING wilderness, contains more than 900 species of plants and wildflowers. It is a major FACILITIES trailhead for the eastern loop of the 500-mile Ozark Trail, which is currently under develop ment. FISHING Streams TRAIL REPORT: 2.5 mile Hiking, 9 mile Hiking and Backpacking PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not required Season

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: John son ’s Shut-Ins State Park, PICNICKING Middl ebroo k, MO 63656, Phone (314) 546-2450 Shelters

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KANOPOLIS STATE PARK SIZE AREA 1,588 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 24 miles southwest of Salina, Ks on K-140, then 8 Basic miles south on K-141 in central Kansas. SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on Lake Kanopo li s; Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y caves, petroglyphs (Indian rock carvings); Buffalo Track Canyon Trail in the park can be hiked in 1.5 ho urs; A very good place to study ecology. BOATING Lake TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Kanopolis State Park, RR 1, Lake Box 29 D, Marquette, KS 67464, Phone (785) 546-2565 PERSONNEL

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KNOB NOSTER STATE P ARK SIZE AREA 3,549 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile south of Knob Noster, MO on MO 132 in Basic, Improved, Scout, central western Missouri on clear fork creek Equ estrian

SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: Miss ouri’s forest meet the prairie at the 3,549-acre Knob Restroom, Water, Noster State Park. Native grasslands are managed to help preserve this fascinating Showers, Laundr y landscape. The park features a visitor’s center, several small lakes, a stream, a wooded campground, an equestrian trail and camp, and two group camps for nonp rofit BOATING organizations where advance reservations are required. 9-mile Clear Fork Creek Trail Lake, Cano e is within the park. Whiteman Air Force Base and the State Fair grounds (held in mid- FACILITIES august) are nearby. Year-round naturalist avail able. FISHING TRAIL REPORT: Equestrian, 9 mile Hiking Lake, Stream

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 1 week PERSONNEL Full Time WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster, MO 65336, Phone (816) 563-2463 PICNICKING Shelters

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LA BENITE RIVER BLUFF PARK

TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SIZE AREA 368 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles North of Independence on MO 291 in central western Miss ouri. SITES Scout POINTS OF INTEREST: Fishing along Missouri River; Lewis and Clark trail begins here; Harry S. Truman Museum and Truman Courtroom are in nearby SERVICES Independence MO BOATING

TRAIL REPORT: Hiking and Backpacking FACILITIES

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING River WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, 22807 Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 PERSONNEL

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SIZE AREA LAKE OF THE OZARKS STATE PARK 17,152 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: Near Osage Beach, MO off US 54, 4 miles east on SERVICES Elec tricity, MO 42, then 5 miles south on MO 134 in central Miss ouri Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: The wooded hills and miles of shoreline of this 17,152- acre park, Miss ouri’s largest State Park, provide a restful alternative to the surrounding BOATING Lake, tourist area. Many of the shaded campsites overlook the lake, and 25 are reservable. In River, Marina, Boat addition, the Patterson Hollow Wild Area is offered. A Visitor’s center and tours of Ramp, Cano e, Rental Ozark Caverns help visitors enjoy the cave’s Angel’s Showers - streams of water that continuously pour from the stalactites - and its other features. Nearby is: Bridal Cave, FACILITIES Kelsey’s Antique Cars, Camden County Historical Museum. Year-round naturalist Store avail able. FISHING TRAIL REPORT: 13 mile Equestrian and Hiking; 11 mile Hiking; Interpretive Lake

PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Full Time

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Lake of the Ozarks State Park, PICNICKING Box #170 , Kaiser, MO 65047, Phone (314) 348-2694 Shelters

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LAKE WAPPAPELLO STATE PARK SIZE AREA 1,854 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 16 miles north of Poplar Bluff on US 67, and 9 miles Basic, Improved east on MO 172 in Wayne County SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: This park, at the southern end of the 8,600-acre Lake Showers, Laundr y Wappapello, offers some of the best fishing in southeast Missouri. It has a marina with a complete stock of fishing supp li es. Campsites and kitchen-equipped cabins are BOATING available at the park. The scenic Ozark terrain can be enjoyed from several hiking and Lake, Marina, Boat Ramp, backpacking trails. Mingo Wildlife Refuge and Lake Wappapello Dam are nearby. Canoe, Rental

FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 15 mile Backpacking; 6 mile Hiking Store, Cabin

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING Lake WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Lake Wappapello State Park, RR.2, Box 46, Williamsville, MO 63967, Phone (314) 297-3232 PERSONNEL Season

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LANDAHL PARK SIZE AREA 1,397 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SITES Basic DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles North of Blue Springs on MO 7, then 2 mil es East on MO FF in central western Missouri. SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Woods, fields, fishing ponds. Fort Osage, the Harry s. BOATING Tr uman Museum and Truman Courtroom are in nearby Independence, MO FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: FISHING Pond TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, 22807 Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 PICNICKING

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LEAVENWORTH STATE FISHING LAKE SIZE AREA 507 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: Fishing Lake - Kansas SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles northwest of Tonganoxie on K-16 in central Basic eastern Kansas. SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Camping primarily for those engaged in fishing. Boating and canoeing only when fishing. Free lance nature trails are unmarked. BOATING Lake, Cano e

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TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING Lake WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Leavenworth State Fishing Lake, RR 1, Tonganoxie, Ks. 66086, Phone (913) 845-2665 PERSONNEL

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SIZE AREA LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK 121 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles southwest of Rushville, MO on US 59, 1.5 SERVICES Elec tricity, miles south on MO 45, then 1 mile west on MO 138 in northwest Missouri Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: The 121-acre Lewis and Clark State Park is dedicated to explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who visited this area on their epic BOATING westward journey. The park, which borders the 365-acre Sugar Lake, has a shoreline Lake, Cano e habitat suitable for bird watching, as Lewis and Clark noted in their journal. The park FACILITIES has a shaded picnic area and shelter overlooking the lake. Modern camping is avail able. FISHING TRAIL REPORT: Lake

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not required PERSONNEL

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Lewis and Clark State Park, RR.2, PICNICKING Box 226, Rushville, MO 64484, Phone (816) 579-5564 Shelters

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LITTLE BLUE -FORT OSAGE PARK SIZE AREA 264 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: At Sibley, MO in central western Miss ouri Basic, Scout

SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Fishing along the Little Blue and Missouri Rivers. Water, Restroom Sibley cemetery with graves of very early settlers. Fort Osage, the Harry S. Truman Museum and Truman Courtroom are in nearby Independence, MO BOATING

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FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks River WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, 22807 Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 PERSONNEL

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LONG BRANCH STATE PARK

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles west of the US 63 and US 36 junction SIZE AREA 1,834 Acres POINTS OF INTEREST: Long Branch State Park, located at Long Branch Lake, SITES is oriented toward water recreation. It includes a sand beach for swimming, boat- Improved launching facilities, and a full y stocked marina. The 1,834-acre park offers easy access to the 2,430-acre lake operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park has a SERVICES camping and picnic area and an exercise trail; other facili ties are being developed. Electricity, Water, Restroom, Showers TRAIL REPORT: Hiking BOATING Lake, Marina, Boat Ramp, TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Canoe, Rental

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Long Branch State Park, Macon, FACILITIES MO 63552, Phone (660) 773-5229 FISHING Lake

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LONG VIEW LAKE ORGANIZED

CAMP GROUNDS SIZE AREA 4,830 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: Off I-470, turn south on Raytown Road. Then 1.5 Scout miles to camp. SERVICES Water, Restroom POINTS OF INTEREST: Golf course, swim beach, paved bike trail (6.2 miles one way), rec reation center, indoor pool (handicapped accessible), picnic facilities, BOATING basketball courts, marina and 2 boat ramps. Lake, Marina, Boat Ramp, Cano e TRAIL REPORT: 6.2 miles Bicycle FACILITIES

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks FISHING

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, Lake

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LOST BRIDGE PARK SIZE AREA 29 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 6 miles southeast of Garfield on ARK 127 in Basic northwest Arkansas on Beaver Lake. SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: 5 mile Lost Bridge Nature Trail; Nearby is: Beaver Shower, Laundr y Dam, overlook at Whitney Mountain, Eureka Springs; Saunders Memorial Museum (large collection of guns) at Berryville, Arkansas. BOATING Lake, Cano e TRAIL REPORT: 5 mile Hiking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Min. 2 mon ths FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Resident Engineer - U.S. Army Lake Corps of Engineers. PO Box Drawer H, Rogers, Ark 72756, Phone (501) 636-1210 PERSONNEL

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MARK TWAIN BIRTH PLACE

STATE HISTORIC SITE SIZE AREA 13 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: In Mark Twain State Park, off HWY 107 in Monroe SERVICES County BOATING POINTS OF INTEREST: A modern museum surrounds the two-room 1830 ’s cabin where Samuel Langhorne Clemens, author-humorist Mark Twain was born. FACILITIES The museum’s exhibits, including an early handwritten manuscript of Tom Sawyer and many personal belongings, bring Twain to life through displays that cover his FISHING childhood, and his adult life as an author and businessman. Camping is available at PERSONNEL the nearby Mark Twain State Park. PICNICKING TRAIL REPORT: SWIMM ING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Stoutsville, MO 65283, Phone (314) 565-3449

SIZE AREA 2,771 Acres

SITES MARK TWAIN STATE PARK Basic, Improved

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7 miles west of Perry, MO on MO 154, then 3 miles Showers, Laundr y north on MO 107 in northeast Miss ouri. BOATING Lake, Boat Ramp, Canoe POINTS OF INTEREST: One of the oldest parks in the State Park system, Mark Twain State Park overlooks the new 18,600 acre Mark Twain Lake. The park has FACILITIES peaceful areas for camping and picnicking, and the lake offers such water activities as swimming and fishing. Also see Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site. Also FISHING Lake Mark Twain Museum. Sailing is possible on the Mark Twain Lake. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 2 mile Hiking Season

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 4 weeks PICNICKING Shelters WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mark Twain State Park, Stoutsvill e, MO 65283, Phone (314) 565-3440 SWIMM ING Beach

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MASTODON STATE PARK SIZE AREA 425 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 20 miles south of St. Louis, off I-55 at Kiswick exit in Scout Jefferson County SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Mastodon State Park is one of North America’s most BOATING important sites for ice age men and animals, and is the site of an excavation of American Mastodon remains. The research here is helping scientists develop a FACILITIES meaningful picture of an ancient time in Missouri. Ancient specimens and artifacts from the park are on display at the new visitor center. The park is open for day FISHING Stream activities, such as picnicking and hiking. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 2.5 mile Hiking PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified 23 Sites

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mastodon State Park, Imperial, SWIMM ING MO 63052, Phone (314) 464-2976

MERAMEC STATE PARK SIZE AREA 425 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles east of Sullivan, MO on MO 185 in central Scout eastern Miss ouri SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Several miles of picturesque riverbank scenery are preserved in this 6,734-acre park, providing a haven for river recreation. The park’s BOATING large, full-facility campground bo rders the spring-fed Meramec River. Hidden within FACILITIES the park’s expanse of forest are several springs and more than 30 caves. Naturalist led tours of Fisher Cave offer and interesting adventure. The park also has a dining lodge, FISHING a general store, canoe rentals, and cabins. 10.5 mile Meramec Wilderness hiking trail is Stream in the park. Nearby is: Meramec Caverns, Meramec State Park Museum, and Six Flags PERSONNEL amusement park in Eureka, MO Year-round naturalist avail able. PICNICKING TRAIL REPORT: 10.5 mile Hiking 23 Sites

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified SWIMM ING

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Meramec State Park, RR.4, Box 4, Sulli van, MO 63080, Phone (314) 468-6072

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MIAMI COUNTY GAME MANAGEMENT SIZE AREA AREA 267 Acres

SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Scout

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles north of La Cygne in central eastern Kansas. SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Conservation, camping and lake activities. Migratory BOATING waterfowl may be seen here in season. Lake

FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Lake

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Dept. of Wildlife and Parks, Rt 3, PERSONNEL Box 205 A, Paola, Ks. 66071, Phone (913) 783-4507 PICNICKING

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SIZE AREA 1,084 Acres MILFORD STATE PARK SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles north of Junction City, Ks. on US 77, then 3 SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, miles west on K-57 in central Kansas. Showers, Laundr y

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on Milford Lake; BOATING Located in the beautiful Flint Hills country; Nearby is: Fort Riley, the first Territorial Lake Capitol of Kansas and the po st home of General George Custer. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: FISHING Lake TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Milford State Park, RR.3, Box PERSONNEL 192, Junction City, Ks. 66441, Phone (785) 238-3014 PICNICKING

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MONKEY MOUNTAIN PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Jackson, MO 855 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile east of Grain Valley, MO on old US 40 Scout (Buckner-Tarsney Rd) in central western Miss ouri SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Many rugged features, woods, open fields, and a horse trail. Fort Osage (restored early 1800 ’s Indian Trading Post), the Harry S. Truman BOATING Museum and Truman Courtroom are nearby. FACILITIES

TRAIL REPORT: Hiking and Equ estrian FISHING

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PERSONNEL

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Reservationist, Fleming Park, PICNICKING 22807 Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015, Phone (816) 795-8200 SWIMM ING

SIZE AREA MONTAUK STATE PARK 1,353 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles west of Laclede, MO on US 36, then 2 miles SERVICES Elec tricity, south on MO 130 in north central Miss ouri Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: The headwaters of the current river form where the 40 million gall on s of water pouring daily from the Montauk Springs meet Pigeon Creek. BOATING The 1,353-acre park is develop ed around the springs and the old gristmill, which served as a gathering spot for area settlers in the early 1900 ’s. The park, a home of FACILITIES Store, Dining, Cabin, wintering bald eagles, is a popular spot for trout fishing and hiking. A meeting room Motel near the lodge makes the park a choice spot for small conventions and retreats. The services listed are handicap accessible. Year-round naturalist avail able. FISHING Stream TRAIL REPORT: 1 mile Hiking PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Full Time

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Montauk State Park, Rt.5, Box PICNICKING Shelters 279, Salem, MO 65560, Phone (314) 548-2201 SWIMM ING

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TYPE OF CAMP: Boy Scouts of America SIZE AREA 1,200 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile Ea st of Bonner Springs on K-32, then 1.25 SITES miles North on 121st street in central eastern Kansas. Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Program help from the Campmasters; Rimrock Trail, SERVICES Beautiful camping area near the Kansas City area. Restroom, Water

TRAIL REPORT: 12.5 mile Hiking and Backpacking BOATING

FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATI ON: Camping Service , FISHING Heart of America Council, BSA, 10210 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, PERSONNEL Phone (816) 942-9333 Full Time

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ONONDAGA CAVE STATE PARK SIZE AREA 1,317 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7 miles southeast of the I-44 Leasburg exit, on HWY. Basic, Improved, Scout H in Crawford County SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Onond ag a Cave is recognized as one of the most Showers, Laundr y spectacular caves in the nation because of the quality and quantity of its formations. Tours of the National Natural Landm ark are provided daily from March through BOATING October. The clear waters of the Meramec River wind along the boundary of the River, Boat Ramp, Cano e, Rental Onondaga Cave State Park, providing excellent opportunities for swimming, fishing, hiking, and canoeing. The 1,317-acre park also offers camping and picnicking. Year- FACILITIES round naturalist avail able. Store, Dining

TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FISHING River TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATI ON: Onondaga Cave State Park, Full Time Leasburg, MO 65535, Phone (314) 245 -6417 PICNICKING 25 Sites

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PERRY S TATE PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 1,700 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 10 miles east of Topeka, Ks. on US 24, then 4 miles Basic north on K-237 in central eastern Kansas. SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on Perry Lake. 10 Restroom, Water, miles Perry Lake trail - good for backpacking also! Nearby is the state Capitol at Showers, Laundr y Topeka, Ks. BOATING Lake TRAIL REPORT: 10 mile Backpacking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Perry State Park, PO Box 129, Lake Perry, Ks. 66073, Phone (785) 246-3449 PERSONNEL

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PERSHING STATE PARK SIZE AREA 2,335 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 2 miles west of Laclede, MO on US 36, then 2 miles south on MO 130 in north central Miss ouri SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Pershing State Park is a memorial to John J. Pershing, Showers, Laundr y commanding general of the American expeditionary forces during World War I. The BOATING park, which includes the richly forested bottomlands and wet prairie along Locust Lake, Stream, Cano e Creek, is a superb example of the original landscape of northern Missouri, which now is mostly agricultural. The po rtion of the creek in the park is one of the last sizable FACILITIES streams in Northern Missouri that has not been channelized. Two small lakes offer swimming and fishing opportunities, and a shady campground is available. Plentiful FISHING wildlife within the park. Lake, Stream PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: Hiking PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Shelters

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Pershing State Park, Rt.1, Box SWIMM ING 133, Laclede, MO 64651, Phone (660) 963-2299

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POMME DE TERRE STATE PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 734 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles south of Hermitage, MO on US 64 in Basic, Improved, Scout southwest Missouri in Hickory County. SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: Located on the bank of the 7,800-acre Pomme De Restroom, Water, Terre Reservoir, this park is geared for water activities. The lake has hundreds of coves Showers, Laundr y where good catches and solitude can be combined. A special feature is the oppo rtunity BOATING to catch muskie. Boats and motors can be rented at the park. The park also has two Lake, Marine, Boat Ramp, public beaches and two campgrounds with plenty of scenic camping spots. Other fish Canoe, Rental include: chann el catfish, crappie, walleye, pike, black bass, white bass, and muskie. A 10 mile hiking trail is located there. Sailing is a possibility on Pomme De Terre FACILITIES Reservoir. Store

FISHING TRAIL REPORT: 10 mile Hiking Lake

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL Season WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Pomme De Terre State Park, Pittsburg, MO 65724, Phone (417) 852-4291 PICNICKING Shelters

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POMONA STATE PARK SIZE AREA 570 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 17 miles west of Ottawa on K-68, 5 miles northwest on K-268, then north on K-368 in central western Kansas. SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: General camp and lake activities on Pomona Lake; Showers, Laundr y Nearby Ottawa Indian Burial Grounds, Centennial Cabin Museum, and the Old BOATING Depot Museum. Lake, Cano e

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING Lake WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Pomona State Park, Vassar, KS 66543, Phone (785) 828-4933 PERSONNEL

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PRAIRIE STATE PARK

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SIZE AREA 2,558 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 35 miles north of Joplin, off HWY. 43, on HWY. P from HWY. K in Barton County SITES Basic, Scout POINTS OF INTEREST: The gently rolling, grass-covered hills of this 2,558-acre park are remnants of the vast prairie that once covered more than one-third of SERVICES Missouri and 400,000 square miles of North America. The park protects a variety of BOATING native grasses and distinctive prairie animals, such as prairie chickens. At present, the bison are removed due to Brucellosis disease. In the future they will return. FACILITIES Picnicking, hiking, browsing through the visitor center, and wildlife observation are featured there. Year-round naturalist avail able. FISHING

PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 7 mile Hiking; Interpretive Full Time

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PICNICKING 11 Sites WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Prairie State Park, Liberal, MO 64762, Phone (417) 843-6711 SWIMM ING

SIZE AREA ROARING RIVER STATE PARK 3,513 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile south of Cassville on MO 76, then 5 miles SERVICES Elec tricity, south MO 112 in southwest Missouri Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: This state park features the rugged and scenic terrain of the southwest Ozarks. More than 20 million gallons of water gush forth daily from BOATING Roaring River Spring to form the headwaters of Roaring River. In spring, a waterfall pours from the mountainside into the river. Much of the 3,513-acre park has been FACILITIES Store, Dining, Cabin, preserved in its natural state. This park has a swimming pool, hiking trail s, more than Motel 200 campsites, cabins, a motel, a restaurant, and a rustic lodge that houses a complete supply of fishing equipment. Year-round naturalist avail able. FISHING Trout TRAIL REPORT: 3 and 6.3 mile Hiking; Interpretive PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Min. 2 weeks Full Time

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Roaring River State Park, Box D, PICNICKING Shelters Cassville, MO 65625, Phone (417) 847-2539 SWIMM ING Pool

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ROBERTSVILL E STATE PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 1,010 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: Near the junction of HWYS. O and N in Frankli n SITES County SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: This 1,010-acre park is located along the lower Meramec BOATING River, River. In addition to river access, camping, hiking, and picnicking will be available in Boat Ramp, the future. The park, currently under development, is not yet open for use. Canoe, Rental

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING River WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Robertsville State Park, Rob ertsvill e, MO 63072, Phone (314) 257-3788 PERSONNEL

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ROCK BRIDGE MEMORIAL STATE PARK SIZE AREA 2,238 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7 miles south of Columbia and I-70 on HWY 163 in Boone County SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: Many natural geological formations are the principal BOATING features at this day-use park. Devil ’s icebox cave, the natural rock bridge and FACILITIES numerous sinkholes are part of the large limestone cave systems dating back thousands of years. More than 700 acres of the park’s hilly, wooden terrain have been FISHING designated as the Gans Creek Wild Area. Stream

TRAIL REPORT: 5.4 mile Hiking PERSONNEL Season TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Rock Bridge Memorial State Shelters Park, Columbia, MO 65201, Phone (314) 449-7402 SWIMM ING

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SHAWNEE MISSION PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Johnson, KS 1,250 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: At 79th and Renner Road in Lenexa, Ks in central SITES eastern Kansas. Basic SERVICES POINTS OF INTEREST: Large wooded areas, natural prairie, ponds and lakes; Paddle boats may be rented; many varied activities and features of Kansas City are BOATING nearby; camping is restricted to Johnson County resident (troops) on ly. Lake, Canoe, Rental

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES

FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Johnson County Park & PERSONNEL Rec reation Dept, 6501 Antioch, Merriam, Ks 66202, Phone (913) 831-3355 PICNICKING

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SIZE AREA ST. FRANCOIS STATE PARK 2,735 Acres

SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic, Improved, Scout

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles north of Bonne Terre on US 67 in central SERVICES Elec tricity, eastern Miss ouri Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: Comprising the rugged Pike Run Hills surrounding BOATING Coonville Creek and along Big River, the 2,735-acre park is rich in Civil War lore. Big Stream, Cano e River offers swimming, fishing, and boating. The park is a popular put-in for Big River float trips to Washington State Park, 24 miles downstream. The Coon vill e FACILITIES Creek wild area can be explored by horseback or on foot. 4 hiking and nature trails, camping, and picnicking are available. Boone Terre Mines, Lead Belt Mineral Museum FISHING Stream and Ste. Genevieve (first permanent settlement of Europeans in Missouri) are nearby. The services described are handicap accessible. Year-round naturalist avail able. PERSONNEL Full Time TRAIL REPORT: 6.5 mile Hiking; 8 mile Hiking and Equ estrian; 1 mile Backpacking PICNICKING Shelters

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ST. JOE STATE PARK SIZE AREA 8,238 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: Near flat river on US 32 in St. Francois County Improved, Equ estrian POINTS OF INTEREST: St. Joe State Park, with 8,238 acres, is Miss ouri’s second- SERVICES Elec tricity, largest State Park. Much of the nation ’s lead ore was extracted from deep shaft Restroom, Water, mines beneath the Park for nearly half a century. In 1972, St. Joe Minerals Corp. Showers, Laundr y donated the land to the state. The wooded portions of the Park provide horseback- riding and hiking trails, picnic areas, and campsites for horseback riders and other BOATING guests, while a section of the mined area of the park has been set aside for off-road Lake, Boat Ramp, Canoe vehicle use, there are 25 spaces. Monsanto Lake, in the center of the park, has a large FACILITIES swimming beach. The services and some of the trails described are handicap access ible. FISHING Lake TRAIL REPORT: Bicycle, Equestrian, Hiking, Motorcycle PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PICNICKING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: St. Joe State Park, Elvins, MO Shelters

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SIZE AREA 2,176 Acres STOCKTON STATE PARK SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic, Improved

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: South of Stockton on MO 215 in Cedar County SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Situated along the rolling Springfield plateau, Stockton Showers, Laundr y

State Park is a recreational oasis overlooking the Stockton reservoir. The reservoir BOATING offers 25,000 acres for water activities, and the steady breeze makes it a favorite Lake, River, Marine, Boat among Miss ouri’s sailing enthusiasts. The 2,176-acre State Park has a large, well- Ramp, Canoe, Rental stocked marina, a restaurant and campsites. Variety of wil dl ife including quail, duck, geese, wild turkey, and deer are present in the park. Harry S. Tr uman Birthp lace FACILITIES Store, Dining, Motel Memorial shrine is at nearby Lamar, MO The services described are handicap access ible. Sailing is a possibility on the Stockton Reservoir. FISHING Lake TRAIL REPORT: Hiking PERSONNEL TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Season

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Stockton State Park, Dadeville, PICNICKING MO 63635, Phone (417) 276-4259 Shelters

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HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 43 SIZE AREA TABLE ROCK STATE PARK 356 Acres

TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 7 miles SW of Branson on HWY 165, 1 mile S of table SERVICES Elec tricity, rock dam Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: Located on the 53,300 acre Table Rock Lake, this park is a pleasant headquarters for vacationers visiting the many tourist attractions in the BOATING area. The clear waters of Table Rock Lake make it ideal for water activities and Lake, Marine, Boat Ramp, underwater scuba adventures. The park, within a minute’s drive time of Lake Canoe, Rental

Taneycomeo, is outfitted with a marina, rentals and campsites. The services described FACILITIES are handicap accessible. Sailing is possible on Table Rock Lake. Store

TRAIL REPORT: ¼ mile Hiking FISHING Lake TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Table Rock State Park, Branson, Season MO 65616, Phone (417) 334-4704 PICNICKING Shelters

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STUDIO STATE HISTORIC SITE SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 3616 Belleview, Kansas City, MO SERVICES

POINTS OF INTEREST: This 2 1/2 -story, late-Victorian style house was the BOATING residence of Miss ouri’s most noted 20th-century artist from 1939 until his death in 1975. The house and the carriage house, which was converted into an art studio, FACILITIES contain many of Benton ’s personal belongings. No camping facilities are available at FISHING this day-use historic site. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: PICNICKING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed SWIMM ING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio, Kansas City, MO 64111, Phone (816) 931-5722

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THOUSAND HILLS STATE PARK SIZE AREA 3,210 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 4 miles W of Kirksville, MO on MO 6, then 2 miles Basic, Improved, Scout south on MO 157 in northeast Miss ouri SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Nestled in the green hills of northern Missouri, Showers, Laundr y Thousand Hills State Park is centered around the 573-acre Forest Lake. Swimming, picnicking and camping are offered. There are cabins and boat rental service as well as BOATING a dining lodge. There are also Petroglyphs (Indian rock carvings) and native grass Lake, Marine, Boat Ramp, restorations. Park Naturalist gives guided nature hikes, evening programs, and Canoe, Rental pontoon boat rides (fee) in the summer. Naturalist programs are given all-year upon FACILITIES request. Saili ng is a possibility on the lake. Year-round naturalist avail able. Store, Dining, Cabin

TRAIL REPORT: 12.5 mile Hiking FISHING Lake TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: First come PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Thousand Hills State Park, RR.3, Full Time Kirksville, MO 63501, Phone (660) 665-6995 PICNICKING Shelters

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SIZE AREA TORONTO STATE PARK 955 Acres

SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 12 miles west of Yates Center, Ks on US 54, then 5 SERVICES Elec tricity, miles south on K-105 in southeast Kansas. Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping activities; lake activities on Toron to BOATING Lake. Lake, Cano e

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TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING Lake WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Toronto State Park, PO Box 305, Toronto, KS 66777, Phone (316) 637-2291 PERSONNEL

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TRAIL O F T EARS STATE PARK SIZE AREA 3,415 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SITES Basic, Improved, Scout DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 10 miles E of Fruitland on HWY 177 in Cape Girardeau County SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: Towering limestone bluffs above the Mississippi River Showers, Laundr y and mixed hardwood forests covering the extremely rugged hills are characteristics of this 3,415-acre park. A portion of this wilderness once was a part of the route known BOATING Lake, Cano e as the Trail of Tears, a trail taken by the Cherokee Indians in their forced march to the west. The park’s natural and cultural features are interpreted in the new visitor center. FACILITIES Camping, lake swimming are offered and hiking and horseback riding and backpacking are available on the 10 mile Peewah Trail. The services described are handicap FISHING Lake, River accessible. Year-round naturalist avail able. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 1 mile Hiking, 10 mile Backpacking, Equestrian, Hiking Full Time

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 1 week PICNICKING Shelters WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Trail of Tears State Park, RR.4, Jackson, MO 63755, Phone (314) 334-1711 SWIMM ING

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SIZE AREA 1,159 Acres TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic

SERVICES Elec tricity, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 5 miles north of Manhattan, Ks. on US 24, then 3 Restroom, Water, miles northeast on K-13 in central eastern Kansas. Showers, Laundr y

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on Tuttle Creek BOATING lake. In nearby Manhattan, Ks: Kansas State University, Sunset Park and Zoo. Fort Lake Riley and the 10-mile Fort Ril ey Historical Tr ail . FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 10 mile Hiking FISHING Lake TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Tuttle Creek State Park, 804 Brockman Circle, Manhattan, Ks. 66502, Phone (913) 539-7941 PICNICKING

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TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SIZE AREA 983 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 10 miles north of Marshall, MO on MO 41, then 6 SITES miles northwest on MO 122 in central Miss ouri Basic, Improved Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Once the home of prehistoric Indian tribes, what is now SERVICES Van Meter State Park is characterized by stately black walnut trees and wildflowers. Electricity, Restroom, Archaeological research here suppo rts evidence that Indians inhabited this area as Water, Showers early as 10,000 B.C. Missouri Indians, for whom the state is named, were the last BOATING Indian culture to inhabit the area during the 17th and 18th centuries. The park has a Lake, Canoe, Rental new visitor’s center, a wooded campground and an 18-Acre lake for fishing. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 2.5 mile Hiking FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed Lake

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Van Meter State Park, Miami, PERSONNEL MO 65344, Phone (660) 886-7537 Full Time

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SIZE AREA WAKONDA STATE PARK 273 Acres

SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic, Improved

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 3 miles S of LaGrange on US 61 in Lewis county SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, POINTS OF INTEREST: A favorite among fishing enthusiasts, Wakonda State Showers, Laundr y Park features a 75-acre lake and a large sand beach with room for a variety of beach BOATING Lake, sports. Cabins, campgrounds and rental boats are available in the 273-acre park. Boat Ramp, Sailing is possible on the lake. Canoe, Rental

TRAIL REPORT: FACILITIES Cabin TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Wakonda State Park, LaGrange, Lake MO 63448, Phone (314) 655-2280 PERSONNEL

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WALLACE STATE PARK

SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 502 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 6 miles S of Cameron, off I-35, on MO 121 in Cli nton SITES County in northwest Missouri Basic, Improved, Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: Wallace State Park’s wooded grounds and lake create a SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, peaceful camping area. The Trice-Dedman Memorial Woods, owned by the Nature Showers, Laundr y Conservancy and cared for by park staff, is one of the best examples of pre-settlement forest in Northwest Missouri. Nearby is Worlds of Fun (Kansas City Amusement BOATING Park), Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph and the Watkins Mill State Park. A 5-mile Lake, Cano e hiking trail is also provided. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 5 mile Hiking FISHING Lake TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified PERSONNEL WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Wallace State Park, RR.4, Box 52, Cameron, MO 64429, Phone (816) 632-3745 PICNICKING Shelters

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SIZE AREA 1,415 Acres WASHINGTON STATE PARK SITES TYPE OF CAMP: State Park Basic, Improved, Scout

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 13 miles NE of Potosi on MO 21 in Washington SERVICES Elec tricity, County in central eastern Missouri. 8 miles south of DeSoto, MO Restroom, Water, Showers, Laundr y POINTS OF INTEREST: Nestled in the forest lands of the eastern Ozarks, the BOATING Stream, 1,415-acres now known as Washington State Park once were ceremonial grounds for Canoe, Boat Ramp prehistoric Indians. Today, the petroglyphs - rock carvings that are remnants of the Indian culture - are a special attraction. The park has a modern swimming pool, and FACILITIES Big River, which borders the park, provides opportunities for canoeing and fishing. A Store, Dining, Cabin dining lodge, kitchen equipped cabins, and shaded campsites are located in the park. FISHING 1000 step nature trail and two other trails are in the park. Eleph ant Rocks State Park Stream and Taum Sauk Mountain (highest po int in Missouri) are 1 hour away. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: 10 mile Hiking and Backpacking; 4.5 mile Hiking Season

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks PICNICKING Shelter WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Washington State Park, RR.2, Box 450, DeSoto, MO 63020, Phone (314) 586-2995 SWIMM ING Beach, Pool

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WATKINS MILL STATE PARK SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 1,442 Acres

SITES DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1.5 miles west of US 69 at Excelsior Springs, MO on Basic, Improved, Scout MO 92, then 1 mile north on MO RA SERVICES Elec tricity, POINTS OF INTEREST: Situated adjacent to Watkins Woolen Mill, the 818-acre Restroom, Water, park features a small lake for fishing, swimming and boating. It also has a camping Showers, Laundr y and picnicking areas, and an asphalt bicycle and hiking trail along the shore of the lake. BOATING See also Watkins Woolen Mill State Historical Site. The picnicking sites, the trails, and Lake, Canoe, Boat Ramp the services are handicap accessible. Sailing is also possible on the lake. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: 4.7 mile Bicycle and Hiking FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks Lake

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Watkins Mill State Park, RR.2, PERSONNEL Box 270, Lawson, MO 64062, Phone (816) 296-3387 Season

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SWIMM ING WATKINS WOO LEN MILL STATE Beach HISTORIC SITE

TYPE OF CAMP: State Historic Site SIZE AREA 624 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 6 1/2 miles north of Excelsior Springs on U.S. 69, and 1 1/2 miles west on HWY MM in Clay County SITES

POINTS OF INTEREST: During the mid-19th century, this historic site was part SERVICES of Bethany Plantation, the 3,660-acre livestock farm owned by Waltus Watkins. The owner’s house and outbuildings, the woolen factory and gristmill, and the nearby BOATING church and unusual octagon al schoolhouse have been restored. The factory, the on ly FACILITIES 19th century American woolen mill with its original machinery still intact, is a Nation al Historic Landmark. Tours are available through the mill and house. Camping is FISHING available at the adjacent park. See Watkins Woolen Mill State Park. PERSONNEL TRAIL REPORT: PICNICKING 36 Sites TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not needed

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Watkins Woolen Mill State SWIMM ING Historic Site, Lawson, MO 64062, Phone (816) 296-3357

View of the mill. Courtesy of cas.umkc.edu

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WESTON BEND STATE PARK

SIZE AREA TYPE OF CAMP: State Park 818 Acres

DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 1 mile south of Weston, MO on MO 45 in Platt e SITES County Basic, Improved

POINTS OF INTEREST: This park is located along the Missouri River, which can SERVICES Elec tricity, Restroom, Water, be seen particularly well from the handicapped accessible overlook. Picnic areas are Showers, Laundr y available, and other facili ties for the park are under develop ment. BOATING TRAIL REPORT: Hiking FACILITIES TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified FISHING WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Weston Bend State Park, Weston, MO 64098, Phone (816) 386-5443 PERSONNEL

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SIZE AREA 788 Acres WILSON STATE PARK SITES Basic TYPE OF CAMP: State Park SERVICES Elec tricity, DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: 20 miles east of Russell, Ks. on I-70 then 8 miles Restroom, Water, north on K-232 in central Kansas. Showers, Laundr y

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on Wilson Lake. BOATING Lake, Cano e Interesting sandstone formations with Indian petroglyph s. FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Not spec ified Lake

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Wilson State Park, RR 1, Sylvan PERSONNEL Grove, KS 67481, Phone (785) 658-2465 PICNICKING

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HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAMPING – Page 50 WINDING RIVER GIRL SCOUT CAMP

TYPE OF CAMP: Girl Scouts of America SIZE AREA 409 Acres DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: At MO 116 and MO MM near Dearborn in western Miss ouri. SITES Scout

POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping activities; hiking and ecology; nature SERVICES trail; heated lodges are available - damage deposit requ ired. Restroom, Water, Shower

TRAIL REPORT: Hiking BOATING

TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2-4 weeks FACILITIES Cabin WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mid-Continent Council of Girl Scouts, 8383 Blue Parkway, Kansas City MO 64133, Phone (816) 358-8750 FISHING

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WYANDOTTE COUNTY PARK SIZE AREA 1,500 Acres TYPE OF CAMP: County Park - Johnson, KS SITES Basic DIRECTIONS TO CAMP: At 91st and Leavenworth Rd in Kansas City in Central Eastern Kansas. SERVICES Restroom, Water POINTS OF INTEREST: General camping and lake activities on Wyandotte County Lake; many varied activities and features of Kansas City is nearby; Camping BOATING restricted to Wyandotte County residents (troops) only; boat rental avail able. Lake, Rental FACILITIES TRAIL REPORT: FISHING TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 2 weeks Lake

WHO TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Wyandotte County Park, 3488 PERSONNEL West Drive, Kansas City, KS 66109, Phone (913) 299-0550 or (913) 299-0551 PICNICKING SWIMM ING

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HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 1 Welcome to the adventures which the scenic rivers in southern Missouri offer. In the next pages many rivers are described, both in general and by specific sections. You will also find within this section a compilation of many public outfitters, which regularly provide all necessary equipment for a canoe trip.

The river sections that are profiled are probably not the exact sections of river that you will float if you rent your canoes and equipment form an outfitter. Each outfitter has “normal” floats that you may choose from, and few, if any, of these floats will match with the sections profiled in On The Loose, or with the sections any other outfitter would float!

After spending some time with the River Section of On The Loose, I feel that you will agree there are many more rivers, which can be floated than the ones commonly mentioned (i.e. Current, Niangua and such). Missouri is blessed with a multitude of relatively calm and safe rivers, which are ideal for Scout Troops to float. Only a few rivers in Missouri, such as the St Francis (not included) are rivers which only people with considerable whitewater experience should venture. If your troop would like some real whitewater challenge after you have acquired the necessary whitewater skills, then I would suggest looking towards Arkansas. The state of Arkansas will provide you with a list of their float rivers by contacting their department of tourism (address provided in the camp section).

EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN RIVER SECTION:

Gradient: The gradient of a river is the number of feet a river drops vertically in one (1) mile distance of horizontal. Thus the greater the gradient, generally the faster the flow of the river will be. However, many other factors determine how fast a river flows besides gradient. The number of springs feeding the river effect the flow. Many times a river with a rather average gradient of, say 4.5 will have a surprisingly swift current and you may be surprised how little paddling you find yourself doing!

Quadrangles: The “quadrangles” listed are the United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps for specified areas with the state. The quadrangles the river passes are listed in order from the headwaters (beginning) to the mouth (ending) of the river. For most float trips, having these maps is not necessary, especially if you are using an outfitter. However, if you have your own canoes, or rent them to transport to the river yourself, then having these maps may prove to be very helpful in determining your location with respect to other important locations, such as your anticipated take-out spot. Also, these maps may prove invaluable in the case of an emergency such as to find out how far a road or town is located from your location. Quadrangle maps may be ordered from the Division of Geological Survey and Water Resources, Buehler Park, Rolla, Missouri 65401. An index map of the quadrangles available from the state will be furnished for free.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 2 Counties: The counties for each river are provided so maps of county roads may be obtained. Once again the counties are listed from the headwaters of the river to the mouth. Obtaining the county road maps is only necessary if you are putting your own canoes in and pulling them out. Then the layout of county roads would be needed.

Difficulty: The rivers profiled have been classified according to the International Scale. These difficulty ratings are expressed in Roman numerals as described below:

I. EASY – Sand banks, bends without difficulty, occasional small rapids with waves regular and low. Correct course easy to find out but care is needed with minor obstacles like pebble banks, fallen trees, etc., especially on narrow rivers. River speed less than hard back paddling speed. Spray cover unnecessary.

II. MEDIUM – Fairly frequent but unobstructed rapids, usually with regular waves, easy eddies and easy bends. Course generally easy to recognize. River speed occasionally exceeding hard back paddling speed. Spray cover is generally not needed, but sometimes useful.

III. DIFFICULT – Maneuvering in rapids necessary. Small falls, large regular waves covering boat, numerous rapids. Main current may swing under bushes, branches or overhangs. Course not always easily recognizable. Current speed usually less than fast forward paddling speed. Spray cover recommended.

IV. VERY DIFFICULT – Long extended stretches of rapids, high irregular waves with boulders directly in current. Difficult broken water, eddies, and abrupt bends. Course often difficult to recognize and inspection from the bank frequently necessary. Swift current. Spray cover necessary. Previous rough water experience indispensable.

V. EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT – Seldom attempted even by the very experienced.

VI. LIMIT OF NAVIGABILTY – Cannot be attempted without risk of life.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 3 ON THE LOOSE - RIVERS Table of Contents A B

Beaver Creek ...... 6

Big Piney River ...... 7

Big Sugar Creek – Elk River ...... 8

Black River ...... 9

Bourbeuse River...... 10-11

Bryant Creek ...... 12 C

Current River ...... 13-14 D E

Eleven Point River ...... 15 F

Flat Creek ...... 16 G

Gasconade River ...... 17 H

Huzzah and Courtois Creek ...... 18 I

Indian Creek ...... 19

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Jacks Fork River ...... 20

James River ...... 21 K L

Little Niangua River ...... 22 M

Meramec River ...... 23-24 N

Niangua River ...... 25-26

North Fork White River ...... 27 O

Osage Fork of the Gasconade ...... 28-29 P, Q, R S

Sac River ...... 30

Shoal Creek ...... 31

Spring River ...... 32-33

Swan Creek ...... 34 T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 5 BEAVER CREEK

FEATURES: Beaver Creek is nearly the size of the Niangua River, but its water supply is much less constant. However, the Beaver Creek has been getting noticed by more and more canoeists recently because of its attractiveness and good gradient. Above Bradleyville, MO is floatable, but usually is a wade-fish type of river during the summer. Although Beaver Creek has only fairly recently been getting noted by canoeists, it has long been popular with fly fishermen.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 8.4 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Bradleyville, Protem, Forsyth COUNTIES: Douglas, Taney

NAME OF SECTION: Bradleyville to Long Creek Bridge DISTANCE: 16 miles

GRADIENT: 9.3 EST. TIME: 8 hours

LOCATION: 20 miles East of Forsyth on Highway 76

STARTING POINT: MO Hwy 76-125 bridge at Bradleyville, MO

ENDING POINT: Long Creek low-water bridge on county road

COST: Negotiable

CONOE RENTAL: Scout discount, fishing available Phone #: (417) 796-2236

SEASON: Mid-April to October

SECTION DESCRIPTION: The section description follows closely to the general description. Beaver Creek offers some excellent floating waters, as well as the opportunity for fishing. The countryside is wild and beautiful. There are several more access points below Bradleyville, so this river can be ‘tailored’ to almost any length. Beneath the Long Creek low-water bridge, Beaver Creek is backed up by Bull Shoals Lake.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 6 BIG PINEY RIVER

FEATURES: The Big Piney is the largest tributary of the Gasconade River. The Big Piney is rated as a top-fishing stream, especially in its upper and middle regions. In these upper and middle regions, one can find not only great fishing, but spectacular limestone bluffs topped with pines and there’s a good chance to see wild turkey. The Big Piney is fed by numerous good-sized springs, so the river remains floatable generally all summer.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.3 DIFFICULTY: I, seldom II

QUADRANGLES: Bado, Houston, Prescott, Edgar Springs, Big Piney, Waynesville

COUNTIES: Texas, Pulaski, Phelps

NAME OF SECTION: Baptist Camp to Boiling Spring DISTANCE: 25.8 miles

GRADIENT: 4.2 EST. TIME: 11 hours

STARTING POINT: Baptist Camp access ENDING POINT: Boiling Spring low-water bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: No camping is permitted at the Baptist Camp access, but the Boiling Spring low-water bridge does have a gravel bar for camping nearby. For a 17 mile trip, one could put in at Dog’s Bluff access on MO Hwy 17. The Big Piney in this section is quite crooked, and the river is lined with beautiful examples of Ozark wilderness. Several bluffs line the river, making this a very scenic float.

NAME OF SECTION: Ross Access to Gasconade River DISTANCE: 31 miles

GRADIENT: 3.8 EST. TIME: 15 hours

STARTING POINT: Ross Access ENDING POINT: Access point at Gasconade River

SECTION DESCRIPTION: About 3 miles from the Ross Access, there is the Miller Spring Branch. Miller Spring fluctuates in flow from 5 to 15 million gallons per day. There are only about seven of these types of springs in the state. Miller Cave, high in the nearby bluff, is a well-known and worked archeological site. After entering Fort Leonard Wood you will hit a low rock dam at a water plant intake. Water level will determine if it is runable. You will leave the Fort and then re-enter it. About a mile after re-entry, there’s a good camping gravel bar.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 7 BIG SUGAR CREEK - ELK RIVER

FEATURES: The Big Sugar Creek provides good camping and fishing and is an unusually clear stream. The gradient of the river keeps the water flowing fast and steady. The Big Sugar Creek and the Elk River are unique in that they have good flows, good fishing, and some moderately difficult rapids. These rivers offer something to every canoeist - experienced or inexperienced.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 6.5 DIFFICULTY: II

QUADRANGLES: Rocky Comfort, Noel COUNTIES: McDonald

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy 90 Bridge to Cyclone DISTANCE: 14.6 miles

GRADIENT: 6.5 to 8.9 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy 90 bridge ENDING POINT: Cyclone low-water bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Many floats begin at the Cyclone low-water bridge. However, a 5.5-mile stretch from Hwy 90 to Powell has a gradient of 8.9 - good fast water. The water runs good and there are a few sharp turns, but most of the river is relatively straight. This is a remote area, void of many cottages and such. A river road parallels the river.

NAME OF SECTION: Cyclone to Shady Beach DISTANCE: 17.4 miles

GRADIENT: 7.2 EST. TIME: 7 hours

STARTING POINT: Cyclone low-water bridge ENDING POINT: Shady Beach private campground & take-out on right

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Floating down from Cyclone, the river passes by many cottages and is joined near Pineville by the Little Sugar Creek. The scenery is beautiful and the river flows quick and steady. Some maneuvering may be required in this section, but the rapids are only ranked a II. Where Indian Creek joins, the water is fast and heavy as the flow is doubled. Past Shady Beach, the river regains its isolated qualities and flows into Oklahoma and the Lake of the Cherokees.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 8 BLACK RIVER

FEATURES: The three beginning forks of the Black River originate within the shadow of Missouri’s highest point: Taum Sauk Mountain. The upper sections of the Black are exceptionally clear and there is some good small-mouth bass fishing. Below the Clearwater Lake and Dam the river moves much more slowly, but still good fishing opportunities await. There are many small canyon-like gorges called shut-ins on the upper forks of the Black but these are not canoeable, but Johnson shut-ins State Park on the East Branch is a great place for Troops to camp and several trails exist which climb to the summit of Taum Sauk Mountain. In this area a Scout Troop could do some good backpacking, camping, and canoeing. All of this could be used for a great ‘high-adventure’ experience.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.8 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Edgehill, Lesterville, Ellington, Piedmont, Williamsville, Poplar Bluff

COUNTIES: Reynolds, Wayne, Butler

NAME OF SECTION: Mill Creek to Hwy K Bridge DISTANCE: 15 miles

GRADIENT: 5.7 EST. TIME: 7 hours

STARTING POINT: Mill Creek put-in ENDING POINT: Hwy K bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This is the fastest moving section of the Black River, and probably the best suited for Scout groups. The river moves along at a good pace in this section and the scenery is beautiful. The Hwy K bridge is the last take-out before the Clearwater Lake backs water up at full levels. Possible campsites exist on both sides of the river at the Hwy K bridge.

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy K bridge to Black River Camp DISTANCE: 23.6 miles

GRADIENT: 3.9 EST. TIME: 13 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy K bridge ENDING POINT: Black River Camp at Leeper, MO and Mo Hwy 34 bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: For the first 15 miles of this section the river moves slowly towards the Clearwater Dam. However, the scenery is typical of the Ozarks and is indeed a pretty float. General lake activities are possible on Clearwater Lake and fishing is possible on the lake and down river of the dam. The river is floatable for another 40 miles past Leeper, but it tends to move increasing slower. A float from Mill Creek to the Dam is about 31 miles and is a good 2-day trip.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 9 BOURBEUSE RIVER

FEATURES: The Bourbeuse River is more crooked than the reputed Gasconade River. It winds for approximately 100 miles within an airline distance of only 27 miles, all of which is within Franklin County! This is a relatively small, slow river which is not as clear as many of the streams farther south, yet it provides some good bass fishing. The Bourbeuse River has many picturesque features and is cut up by roads very little. Even though it is small and rather slow, the fact that there are so many turns makes this a good floating river, especially if the Scouts enjoy fishing.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 2.4 DIFFICULTY: I

QUADRANGLES: Oak Hill, Gerald, Union, St. Clair COUNTIES: Gasconade, Franklin

NAME OF SECTION: Kampschroeder Bend to Eastwood DISTANCE: 24 miles

GRADIENT: 1.7 EST. TIME: 15 hours

STARTING POINT: Conservation Access just past Kampschroeder Bend

ENDING POINT: MO Hwy 185 bridge at summer community of Eastwood

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Only one road crosses the river in this section. The river is slow and very winding through this section and very pretty. There is an access about 7 miles before the Hwy 185 bridge at Peters Ford.

NAME OF SECTION: Eastwood to Reiker Ford DISTANCE: 21.5 miles

GRADIENT: 2.0 EST. TIME: 13 hours

STARTING POINT: MO Hwy 185 bridge at summer community of Eastwood

ENDING POINT: Conservation access at Reiker Ford

SECTION DESCRIPTION: No roads cross the river in this section, making the floating experience a wilderness one. Ask permission to put-in at Eastwood at the Sporting Life store on Hwy. 50 east of Beaufort.

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NAME OF SECTION: Reiker Ford to US. Hwy 50 at Union DISTANCE: 20 miles

GRADIENT: 2.3 EST. TIME: 12 hours

STARTING POINT: Conservation access at Reiker Ford

ENDING POINT: US Hwy 50 bridge at Union (public access)

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Only one bridge crosses the river in this section. The river becomes rather civilized past Union. The river is rather crooked during this section and is rather typical of the other sections as well.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 11 BRYANT CREEK

FEATURES: Bryant Creek is a relatively wild creek in the same area as the North Fork. Bryant is a highly fishable creek, but has a little less flow than the North Fork. However, since it has a little less flow and it is more narrow than the North Fork it has more obstacles and some good riffles and is far from being dull.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 5.8 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Buckhart, Gainesville COUNTIES: Douglas, Ozark

NAME OF SECTION: Rippee Wildlife Area to Hodgson Mill DISTANCE: 23.4 miles

GRADIENT: 5.3 EST. TIME: 12 hours

STARTING POINT: Rippee Wildlife Area on MO Hwy 14 ENDING POINT: Hodgson Mill Access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: For 9 miles of this section the river has a gradient of 7.8. However, during dry seasons this section may not have enough flow to be continuously floated without some wading. There are several caves along this section. Some of the caves are private, but possibly can be explored.

NAME OF SECTION: Hodgson Mill to Tecumseh DISTANCE: 17 miles

GRADIENT: 5.0 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Hodgson Mill Access ENDING POINT: Corps of Engineers’ campground at Tecumseh

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Hodgson Mill has a good campground and is one of the few water mills still in operation. There is a mill store on site. The river is fairly crooked and challenging in this section and is a great float. This section of river generally has enough water at all times. Several good swimming holes exist at bridges crossing the stream. Several good rifts exist which make this float exceptional.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 12 CURRENT RIVER

FEATURES: The Current River is the most spring-fed river in the Ozarks and thusly can be floated year-round since it seldom freezes over. The Current River in normal water is a very safe river with no sections that properly could be labeled as rapids. The Current River is now protected in the National Scenic Riverways. The Current River is among the most heavily used rivers during the summer months. The Current has long been a favorite of Scout Troops and provides an excellent float for Scouts of all ages. Plastic coated water- proofed maps are available for a fee by contacting: Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, 111 Fairgrounds Rd., Rolla, MO 65401 (314) 364-1752.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.4 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Montauk, Cedar Grove, Lewis Hollow, Round Spring, Eminence, Cardareva, Van Buren, Grandin, Doniphan

COUNTIES: Den, Shannon, Carter, Ripley

NAME OF SECTION: Montauk to Akers Ferry DISTANCE: 16.7 miles

GRADIENT: 8.7 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Montauk State Park ENDING POINT: Akers Ferry Hwy K

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Montauk to Akers Ferry is a very popular section to float. The river travels through some very pretty Ozark wilderness and besides the number of people on the river, is quite wild. Medlock Cave is on the right along the river and has a lake, which can be floated into. Also, Welch Spring and Cave is a mile downstream of Medlock Cave and have been floated by canoe. Camping is possible both at Montauk State Park and just upstream of Akers Ferry.

NAME OF SECTION: Akers Ferry to Pulltite DISTANCE: 9.5 miles

GRADIENT: 6.5 EST. TIME: 4 hours

STARTING POINT: Akers Ferry Hwy K ENDING POINT: Pulltite Cmpgrnd

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This section is much like the one from Montauk to Akers Ferry. The gradient is slightly less however. A seldom visited feature is two large sinkholes known as ‘The Sunkland’ and ‘Burr Oak Basin’ are 3 to 4 miles south of Akers and can be reached by foot via Lewis and Hieronymus Hollows (see the Lewis Hollow topographic map). Several caves exist along the river which make good shelters. Camping is possible both near Akers Ferry and at Pulltite.

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NAME OF SECTION: Pulltite to Jacks Fork DISTANCE: 27 miles

GRADIENT: 5.0 EST. TIME: 12 hours

STARTING POINT: Pulltite Campground ENDING POINT: Ferry & take-out .8 miles downstream of Jacks Fork River

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This section is similar to the previous sections, but the gradient is decreasing. Several gravel bars make good campsites in the first few miles of this section. The river is very scenic in this section and the current is still sufficient to carry your canoe down the river.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 14 ELEVEN POINT RIVER

FEATURES: The Eleven Point River is a good distance south in the state, but more than makes up for it in wilderness and floatability. The Eleven Point is a fast moving river and provides a great float-trip for canoeists of all skill-levels. The river flows through an area named ‘The Irish Wilderness’ which is fantastic wild area (which also may be used for hiking and camping). The Eleven Point is a National Scenic River. This river is not nearly as used by the public and Scout groups in particular as the Current, and should be given consideration as a refreshing alternative.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 5.4 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Montier, Birch Tree, Van Buren, Gatewood COUNTIES: Oregon

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy 19 bridge to Riverton Bridge DISTANCE: 19 miles

GRADIENT: 5.6 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy 19 bridge ENDING POINT: Riverton and Hwy 160 bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Although the river is possibly floatable 16 miles upstream, Greer Spring is 0.6 miles upstream doubles the flow of the river and is the 2nd largest spring in the state. Several access points such as Cane Bluff are located upstream and a popular access point known as ‘Surprise’ is located 5 miles downstream of Hwy 19. For 11 miles below Greer Spring, rainbow trout are maintained in the river. The river goes through the Clark National Forest in this section and the Irish Wilderness.

NAME OF SECTION: Riverton to Stubblefield Ferry DISTANCE: 12.3 miles

GRADIENT: 4.3 EST. TIME: 5 hours

STARTING POINT: Riverton and Hwy 160 bridge ENDING POINT: Stubblefield Ferry and take-out

SECTION DESCRIPTION: As the river flows towards the Arkansas/Missouri state line, it continues to flow through some of the best Ozark scenery southern Missouri has to offer.

CONTACT INFO: [email protected] Eleven point River Conservancy RR 1 Box 127 Alton, MO 65606

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 15 FLAT CREEK

FEATURES: The Flat Creek, along with the James River, flow into Table Rock Lake. However, relatively little of the Flat Creek has been destroyed by the reservoir. The Flat Creek is a favorite among canoeists and is even floated during the winter seasons. The Flat Creek gets its name from the fact that it has the same gradient for almost the entire floatable length.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 7.0 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Aurora, Shell Knob COUNTIES: Barry, Stone

NAME OF SECTION: Jenkins to MO Hwy 173 DISTANCE: 24 miles

GRADIENT: 7 EST. TIME: 14 hours

STARTING POINT: Bridge at south edge of Jenkins, MO (via Hwy 39 or Hwy 248)

ENDING POINT: Take-out at south side of MO Hwy 173 bridge.

SECTION DESCRIPTION: The section description follows closely with the general description. The Flat Creek provides good fishing and is large enough to provide some joint boat floating. The Flat Creek is fairly crooked and does have some places, which require some maneuvering.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 16 GASCONADE RIVER

FEATURES: The Gasconade River is reputed to be one of the most crooked rivers in the world. Entirely in Missouri, the river winds nearly 300 miles from its source near Hartville to the Missouri River, which is a straight-line distance of 120 miles. Although the Gasconade has a lower gradient than many other rivers, some sections are surprisingly fast sections, yet is a very safe floatable river. The Gasconade is epitomized by steep bluffs, gorgeous cuts, hairpin turns, and lazy eddies. Many hardwoods, softwoods and dogwoods line the river. Many hidden logs and protruding boulders lie in the river. Wild flowers, many birds and animals will be seen on the Gasconade. There are several outfitters on the Gasconade. There are too many sections to describe in detail, so please call the outfitters to inquire where the ‘good water’ is when you wish to float.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 2.6 DIFFICULTY: I

QUADRANGLES: Mansfield N.E., Owens, Manes, Drynob, Richland, Waynesville, Rolla, Vienna, Linn, Bland, and Morrison

COUNTIES: Wright, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Maries, Osage, Gasconade

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 17 HUZZAH AND COURTOIS CREEK

FEATURES: The Huzzah Creek and Courtois creeks run nearby. Both are clear-water beauties. Although they do not provide adequate floating water in all seasons, Scout troops from Kansas City area have found them to be a great floats-check with the outfitters for stream conditions. In times of good water, both Creeks are very quick and sporty. They boast sharp turns, plenty of obstructions to avoid, and narrow channels. The valleys for both creeks have a real Ozark flavor to them and are very enjoyable and fun floats. Their names are pronounced: Coort-a-way and Hoo’-za.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 8.5 approx DIFFICULTY: II

QUADRANGLES: Berryman, Sullivan COUNTIES: Washington, Crawford

NAME OF SECTION: Huzzah Creek DISTANCE: 23.4 miles

GRADIENT: 8.5 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Why V bridge SE of Davisville ENDING PT: Meramec River access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: The section description is the same as the general description provided above. This is a fast, fun river. However, Scouts have made this trip safely, but do plan on ‘dumping’ a few times unless you’re experienced. A great float for Scouts of all ages.

NAME OF SECTION: Courtois Creek DISTANCE: 18.2 miles

GRADIENT: 8.5 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Forest Service access below Hazel Creek

ENDING POINT: Hwy E low water bridge, 0.3 miles down steam on the Huzzah

SECTION DESCRIPTION: The section description follows closely with the general description. About 10 miles downstream there are some rocky rapids. There is a good run along the right bank - watch for downed trees. About 5 more miles downstream the river divides. Take the left channel and you enter The Narrows, a narrow, fast section - watch for downed trees. Once again, a good river for Scouts of all ages, as long as you don’t care if you ‘dump’ once in awhile.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 18 INDIAN CREEK

FEATURES: Indian Creek is suitable primarily for spring floats. However, the gradient is steady and offers some of the best floating waters in the Ozarks. There are no outstanding hard rapids, but brush, logs, and fast turns add to the challenge of this riv er. The Indian Creek travels through relatively undisturbed countryside. The Indian Creek has the same distinct advantages the Big Sugar and Elk Rivers have: fast, steady water with moderate rapids and a good current always.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 8.7 DIFFICULTY: II & III

QUADRANGLES: Ritchey, Neosho, Noel

COUNTIES: Newton, McDonald

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy C-CC (McNatt) to Elk River DISTANCE: 20.5 miles

GRADIENT: 8.7 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy C-CC bridge at McNatt, MO ENDING POINT: low-water bridge 0.4 mi downstream on Elk River

SECTION DESCRIPTION: The section description follows closely to the general description, as this is the only section described. The Indian Creek can be floated right into the Elk River and down as far as Oklahoma, 17 miles from where they join. Be alert that 4.5 miles past the MO Hwy 76 bridge there is a concrete slab with a 4 -ft. rocky drop below it NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP. Portage, except in good water, on right.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 19 JACKS FORK RIVER

FEATURES: The Jacks Fork River is one of the wildest and most scenic of the Missouri Ozark streams. The valley which the river flows through is nearly a canyon with little to no bottomlands for the first 25 miles of the upstream sections. The river has a good gradient and current and float trips on the Jacks Fork are very enjoyable. Since the Jacks Fork meets the Current River, trips starting on the Jacks Fork and ending on the Current are a possibility. Unfortunately, the river above Alley Spring is often dry during the summer months, except following a good rain. The Jacks Fork is not a particularly difficult river, but it does have its exciting moments!

GENERAL GRADIENT: 7.3 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Summersville, Eminence COUNTIES: Texas, Shannon

NAME OF SECTION: Buck Hollow to Alley Spring DISTANCE: 24 miles

GRADIENT: 7.5 EST. TIME: 10 hours

STARTING POINT: State Hwy 17 bridge at Buck Hollow ENDING POINT: Alley Spring Mill and Access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This section is a beautiful float, but as described before, it is often unrunable during times of low water - check with outfitters. The river travels through nearly a canyon, which is a very pretty float. The river entrance to Jam Up Bluff and Cave is one of the most spectacular entrances to a cave in the state. The cave may be explored during daylight hours back to a lake which receives plunging waters from upper reaches of the cave. There is camping available at Alley Spring.

NAME OF SECTION: Alley Spring to Current River DISTANCE: 14.4 miles

GRADIENT: 6.3 EST. TIME: 7 hours

STARTING POINT: Alley Spring Mill and Access

ENDING POINT: Ferry and take-out 0.8 miles downstream on the Current River

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Alley Spring is the 10th largest spring in the state, which makes this section more often floatable than the upper section. The town of Eminence is 6 miles downstream of Alley Spring and is often used as an access point. Although the river doesn’t flow through such a restricted passage, this section of the river is beautiful indeed. Since the river flows into the Current, floats can start on the Jacks Fork and end downstream on the Current.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 20 JAMES RIVER

FEATURES: The James River is reputed to have hosted the first float trips for which the Ozarks are so famous. Before Table Rock Lake, a 125 mile, 5 day run was possible from Galena to Branson. However, the most commonly floated stretch is the section described below.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.5 DIFFICULTY: I QUADRANGLES: Ozark (15'), Nixa, Republic (7 1/2'), Highlandville, Hurley, Galena COUNTIES: Green, Christian, Stone

NAME OF SECTION: Hootentown to Galena DISTANCE: 22 miles GRADIENT: 4.5 EST. TIME: 10 hours STARTING POINT: Hootentown Bridge Access ENDING POINT: Just past MO Hwy 248-13 bridge at Galena on right

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Much of the water in the James River provide for good fishing, so be sure to bring your poles. There are several fast spots so be on the look out. Several accesses line the river, so multiple put-in spots are available. The James River twists and winds around the mountains of Southwest Missouri which offers some excellent floating possibilities and Table Rock Lake offers a multitude of summer lake activities. A fun-filled trip awaits a Scout Troop on the James River and Table Rock Lake.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 21 LITTLE NIANGUA RIVER

FEATURES: The Little Niangua River is fed by numerous large springs and is considered, along with the Niangua, to be one of the best fishing rivers in the state. Species of fish in the Little Niangua include: Green Sunfish (black perch), Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, crappie, walleye and channel catfish.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.8 DIFFICULTY: I and frequently II

QUADRANGLES: Branch, Climax Springs, Barnumton

COUNTIES: Hickory, Camden

NAME OF SECTION: US Hwy. 54 to MO Hwy P DISTANCE: 9 miles

GRADIENT: 5.5 EST. TIME: 3 hours

STARTING POINT: US Hwy 54 bridge ENDING POINT: MO Hwy P bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: In high waters, the float can begin from a low-water bridge on a small road connecting Hwy BB and Hwy 73 just south of US Hwy 54. About 2.5 miles down from Hwy 54, the river divides. Almon Cave is in bluff along the left channel.

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy P to Hwy J (lake) DISTANCE: 22 miles

GRADIENT: 4.3 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy P bridge ENDING POINT: Hwy J bridge Just before Lake of the Ozarks

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This section has several creeks and large springs feeding the river, which increases the speed of the river. About 11 miles down river, keep a lookout on the left for Upper Burnt Mill Cave and 0.3 miles further, Lower Burnt Mill Cave. Both caves can be explored, but be careful and take normal cave exploring precautions. There once was a mill at the Lower Cave site, but was burned during the Civil War.

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FEATURES: The Meramec River provides nearly 100 miles of fairly wild, floatable river with some outstanding caves and other Ozark scenery. The Meramec River is floatable most all year long. Although this river runs in regions which include some well-populated areas, it still retains much of its wilderness appeal. This is a very popular river to float for the residents of St. Louis. The most floated sections are between Maramec Spring and Meramec State Park, although the river can be floated all the way to the Mississippi River, although past St. Clair or Pacific, mans’ existence can be seen and may not be appealing to some canoeists. The river can be floated above Maramec Springs, but only in periods of high water. Plastic coated water-proofed maps are available for a fee from: Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, 111 Fairgrounds Rd., Rolla, MO 65401 (314) 364-1752.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 3.4 DIFFICULTY: I

QUADRANGLES: Stone Hill, Steelville, Maramec Spring, Cuba, Leasburg, Sullivan, Union, St. Clair, Pacific

COUNTIES: Dent, Crawford, Phelps, Franklin, Jefferson, St. Louis

NAME OF SECTION: Woods Wildlife to Riverview Access DISTANCE: 16 miles

GRADIENT: 4.2 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Woods Wildlife area reached from Hwy 8

ENDING POINT: Riverview Public Access reached from Hwy O, 6 miles off Hwy 19

SECTION DESCRIPTION: The Woods access is usually the highest practical put-in. The Maramec Spring branch is 2 miles down steam, which has a daily flow of over 90 million gallons. This is a popular floating section, with good reasons.

NAME OF SECTION: Riverview Access to Hwy H DISTANCE: 26 miles

GRADIENT: 3.2 EST. TIME: 12 hours

STARTING POINT: River Access reached from Hwy O, 6 miles off Hwy 19

ENDING POINT: Hwy H low-water bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: You will pass by the city of Steelville and right by one of its City Parks in this section. As normal, several creeks and bridges enter and cross the river. Huzzah Creek (see separate listing) enters 2.5 miles above the Hwy H low-water bridge. Onondaga Cave, an outstanding commercial cave, is about a mile from the Hwy H bridge to the left.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 23 MERAMEC RIVER (C ONTINUED )

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy H to Meramec State Park DISTANCE: 22 miles

GRADIENT: 2.8 EST. TIME: 10 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy H low-water bridge ENDING POINT: Meramec State Park boat ramp

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Look on your topos to find several caves in this section. Dry Cave, on right, is badly vandalized, but another cave is high in the bluff and often covered by trees. Green Cave (private) has one of the most spectacular entrances in the state. The cave is long and mostly ‘water passage’.

NAME OF SECTION: Meramec State Park to Mississippi DISTANCE: 100 miles

GRADIENT: 1.6 and less EST. TIME: Unknown

STARTING POINT: Meramec State Park ENDING POINT: Mississippi River

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Stay in left channel as you leave Meramec State Park. Only 4 miles from the park is Meramec Caverns, another outstanding commercial cave with an access. From the Meramec Caverns, the river will stay relatively wild and attractive down to St. Clair; a distance of about 20 miles. From St. Clair and beyond, the river is wild in stretches, and quite populated and unattractive in others. There are several access points along the way. Check with outfitters.

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FEATURES: The Niangua River is rated as one of the best fishing streams in Missouri, and is closely located to the Bennett Spring State Park. Campsites are available at Bennett Spring State Park which can serve as the headquarters for the float-trip. One canoe group (contact Bennett Spring State Park) schedules an annual ‘Fall Color Float’.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.6 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Missouri: Long Lane, Charity, Buffalo, Macks Creek

COUNTIES: Missouri: Dallas, Laclede, Camden

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy. 32 to Hwy. K-P Bridge DISTANCE: 16.2 miles

GRADIENT: 4.2 EST. TIME: 7 hours

STARTING POINT: MO Hwy 32 ENDING POINT: Hwy K-P Bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Put in at the State Hwy. 32 bridge, 4 miles east of Buffalo. Alternate put in 1.3 miles down river at low-water bridge on county road 0.8-mile northeast of Hwy 32 via road to Engle school. The Niangua is joined by the Greasy, Indian and Durington Creeks in this section.

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy K-P to Bennett Spring Park DISTANCE: 14 miles

GRADIENT: 4.1 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy. K-P bridge ENDING POINT: Bennett Spring Access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Just 3.5 miles from the Hwy K-P bridge, there is Saltpeter Cave in bluff on the left. The cave has a very large entrance, which makes for a very good shelter. The cave is small but has two levels and is one of the best examples of a cored dome pit in the state. Miners pick marks are still visible in one passage.

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NAME OF SECTION: Bennett Springs to Mountain Creek DISTANCE: 10 miles

GRADIENT: 3.5 EST. TIME: 4 hours

STARTING POINT: Bennett Springs State Park Access ENDING POINT: Mountain Creek, also known as the Prosperine Access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: There are some abruptly along bluffs in this region, making the river more challenging. Several creeks make their way to the Niangua within this section. About 7.5 miles from Bennett Springs, there is a good spring about 0.4 miles up the Prater Spring branch on left. Purify the water from the spring - it should taste better than river water anyway! There are a few fast rocky riffle areas, and in one place, some old bridge piers to navigate around.

NAME OF SECTION: Mountain Creek to Mill Creek DISTANCE: 23 miles

GRADIENT: 5.2 EST. TIME: 7-8 hours

STARTING POINT: Mountain Creek (Prosperine Access)

ENDING POINT: Access point below Mill Creek and before Tunnel Dam

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Since the gradient is increased in this section, expect faster water and increased difficulty. As with faster water, be prepared for more trees in the water, and more strainers (low, overhanging trees). The river typically winds through beautiful Ozark scenery. Several bluffs makes this section of the Niangua particularly scenic.

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FEATURES: Most commonly known as the ‘North Fork’ has some of the best whitewater in the Missouri Ozarks. Combined with a relatively constant flow of clear water from large springs makes the North Fork an excellent river for Scout Troops. There are a number of old mills in the area. There are some good and fast riffles, ledge drops and standing waves at certain places. The North Fork is well-known, well-floated river which remains floatable most all summer long. It has long been a favorite of Scout Troops because of diversity it offers.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 7.5 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Topaz, Cureall, Gainesville COUNTIES: Douglas, Ozark

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy 76 to Twin Bridges DISTANCE: 24 miles

GRADIENT: 8.6 EST. TIME: 10 hours

STARTING POINT: Low-water bridge on connecting road between Hwy 76 and E

ENDING POINT: Hwy 14 bridge at Twin Bridges

SECTION DESCRIPTION: For a good portion of this section, the river is quite crooked. The water volume is very good and the gradient keeps the canoes going. All along the North Fork there are numerous put-ins, and different outfitters have their favorites. There is a usable campground at the Hwy 14 bridge at Twin Bridges. These upper regions are in the Mark Twain National Forest which retains some wilderness character and provides the river with good watershed protection which keeps the water quality good.

NAME OF SECTION: Twin Bridges to Tecumseh Takeout DISTANCE: 25 miles

GRADIENT: 6.4 EST. TIME: 13 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy 14 bridge at Twin Bridges ENDING POINT: Tecumseh Takeout at Norfork Lake

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Many springs feed the river in the first portions of this section. Even though the gradient drops the volume remains good and some sporty rifts are produced. Often times when a spring feeds into the river, a riffle is produced just downstream. There are some beautiful stands of short-leaf pine and near wilderness Ozark scenery greets all canoeists. Nearing the lower end, past the Dawt Mill Dam (easy portage), there is 2 miles of fast, sporty riffles which are great to run.

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FEATURES: The Osage Fork is a fine floating and fishing stream which is often overlooked. Maples, redbuds, dogwoods, and other flowering trees and shrubs make it a very pretty stream in both spring and fall. Caves are abundant along its banks and there are plenty of gravel bars for camping. Since the river is not used a lot, this is a beautiful, relatively trash-free river which is a very enjoyable float.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 4.8 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Rader, Lebanon, Drynob COUNTIES: Webster, Wright, Laclede

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy ZZ to Hwy 5 DISTANCE: 17 miles

GRADIENT: 5.8 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Hwy ZZ at low-water bridge near Rader, MO

ENDING POINT: State Hwy 5 bridge

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Several low-water bridges are along this section and several creeks flow into the river in this section. This section is typical of the description of the Osage Fork as given above.

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy 5 to Drynob, MO DISTANCE: 23 miles

GRADIENT: 4.8 EST. TIME: 9 hours

STARTING POINT: State Hwy 5 bridge ENDING POINT: Drynob, MO

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Several creeks join the river in this section. Saltpeter cave is about 8 miles down river on the left. This cave was once an active saltpeter producing cave. Saltpeter was used for producing gunpowder. This section is a little more crooked than the Hwy ZZ to Hwy 5 section, and offers ideal floating waters and scenery. About 12 miles down river, the river crosses the Hwy B low-water bridge where there is a campsite.

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NAME OF SECTION: Drynob to Gasconade River DISTANCE: 17 miles

GRADIENT: 4.3 EST. TIME: 6-7 hours

STARTING POINT: Drynob, MO ENDING POINT: US Hwy 66 bridge, 0.8 miles down the Gasconade.

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This section of the river is as scenic as the other sections and follows the same general description. A good rift (rock ledge) is about 10 miles down river near Abo, MO, which makes for a fast, fun little rapid. There is a large shelter cave in bluff on the right about 1 mile from the rift which was once occupied by Indians. About 3 miles before the Gasconade River there’s a island which has a good chance of being log jammed.

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FEATURES: The Sac River flows between the Stockton Reservoir and the Truman Reservoir. The Sac River is slower than a lot of the other Ozark Rivers, but is encompasses a large drainage basin. The Sac River has fairly clean water, and some good fishing. One of the largest advantages the Sac River has is its proximity to the Kansas City Metropolitan area. If power is being generated at Stockton Dam, then the river will flow well. However, if no power is being generated, the river will flow at levels lower than before the dam was built.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 2 DIFFICULTY: I

QUADRANGLES: Stockton, Bearcreek, Bona, Aldrich, Caplinger Mills, Filley, Roscoe, Vista, Osceola

COUNTIES: Cedar, St. Clair, Polk

NAME OF SECTION: Stockton to Caplinger Mills DISTANCE: 16.5 miles

GRADIENT: 1.7 EST. TIME: 9 hours

STARTING POINT: State Hwy 32 bridge below Stockton Reservoir

ENDING POINT: Caplinger Mills public access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Bear Creek is the first tributary in this section. In good water it can be floated (gradient of lower 9 miles is 5). About 9 1/2 miles down river, Keith Island will be encountered. It is a long island with the left channel being longer, but often is better. Only another 1/2 mile is Masters Island. Both channels are of equal length. About 1 mile past Masters Island is the Narrows of Horseshoe Bend. A portage of 50 yards here will save 2.2 miles of paddling.

NAME OF SECTION: Caplinger Mills to US Hwy 54 DISTANCE: 15.7 miles

GRADIENT: 2.2 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Caplinger Mills public access

ENDING POINT: Private campsite on left above bridge. Inquire.

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Several tributaries join the Sac River within this section. Included are Cedar and Horse Creek which are floated by local fishermen. There is some scenic overhangs and pretty Ozark scenery along the river. There is a good riffle above the US Hwy 54 bridge, but below the bridge, the river becomes bigger and much slower and eventually turns into a lake.

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FEATURES: Shoal Creek is probably the most exciting and fun creeks near Joplin, MO. The river gets its name from its numerous fast, rocky riffles, ledges, and waterfalls. This is a challenging, fast river with many exciting runs, and plenty of chances to dump the canoe. Just like Spring River, which flows in the same general area, obtain a map with details on the rapids. Whenever the river gets going to fast, stop and inspect the river from the banks. As with Spring River, canoeists on this river need to already be proficient with canoeing. This would not be considered a river for beginning canoeists. However, older and more experienced Scouts will enjoy the thrills this river has to offer.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 6.5 DIFFICULTY: II and III

QUADRANGLES: Ritchey, Neosho, Joplin District COUNTIES: Newton

NAME OF SECTION: Ritchey to Tipton Ford DISTANCE: 24 miles

GRADIENT: 5.8 EST. TIME: 10 hours

STARTING POINT: Below mill dam at Richey, MO on MO Hwy W

ENDING POINT: Tipton Ford Access on right side

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Shoal Creek starts south of Joplin and flows towards it and eventually into Kansas. This section follows railroad tracks for the first few miles and the railroad bridge crosses the river at several points. For a 2 mile stretch in this section the gradient becomes 11 - Be Careful! There are three low dams within 5 miles of the US Alt. 71 bridge. Approach these dams with caution. Plenty of fast rapids await you in this section to make this a beautiful float.

NAME OF SECTION: Tipton Ford to Schernerhorn Park DISTANCE: 16 miles

GRADIENT: 5.7 EST. TIME: 6 hours

STARTING POINT: Tipton Ford Access ENDING POINT: Schernerhorn Park on NE side of Hwy So of Galena

SECTION DESCRIPTION: This section is also filled with plenty of good, fast water with the potential for log obstructions. Rifts at Redings Mill are 6 miles down river and are just above the Hwy 43-86 bridge. The first drop is a 2 foot drop and the second is a shelving of jumbled rocks which drops 6 feet or more. Both are runable in good water, but inspect carefully. Avoid both drops if unsure. About 1 mile past the Interstate 44 bridge, portage left at Grand Falls Dam.

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FEATURES: The Spring River is the largest and most northern of the rivers in Southwest Missouri. The river begins at Big Spring which has a daily flow of over 10 million gallons. This is a fairly fast moving stream and is more difficult than many other rivers listed. Before attempting this river, the Scouts should have some proficiency in whitewater canoeing. I would recommend that all Scouts have the canoeing merit badge and be capable of earning the Whitewater Canoeing merit badge. This is a river to learn more about the fun and techniques of whitewater canoeing, not the basics of how to maneuver a canoe. It is recommended that you obtain a map for this river, and don’t run it blind. This is not a river for beginners. However, older, more experienced Scouts should enjoy the challenge this river has to offer.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 5.3 DIFFICULTY: II and III

QUADRANGLES: Stotts City, Sarcoxie, Joplin District COUNTIES: Lawrence, Jasper

NAME OF SECTION: Williams Creek to MO Hwy 37 bridge DISTANCE: 23 miles

GRADIENT: 6 EST. TIME: 8 hours

STARTING POINT: Spring branch from Big Spring on Williams Creek

ENDING POINT: MO Hwy 37 bridge access

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Several bridges pass over the Spring River. After the third bridge (MO Hwy 97), the next 8 miles are brushy with log obstructions. At 16 miles from the starting point, there is a sharp drop at Old Mill Dam. All through this section, you must paddle slowly and be in control at all times. Backferrying is a needed technique to safely float this river. The Larussel Access is 17.3 miles from the put-in. It is public with no camping.

NAME OF SECTION: Hwy 37 to Walnut Bottoms DISTANCE: 12 miles

GRADIENT: 4.8 EST. TIME: 4 hours

STARTING POINT: Mo Hwy 37 bridge access ENDING POINT: Walnut Bottoms Public Access - no camping

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Most of this section is difficult, especially in low-water because of log debris in stream. Beware of the Morrow Mill Dam. You can take-out here or portage. When you arrive at Walnut Bottoms, you will be within the sprawling towns near Joplin. Although the wilderness effects are diminished, Spring River runs fast and fun.

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NAME OF SECTION: Walnut Bottoms to Old Mill Dam DISTANCE: 18.4 miles

GRADIENT: 5.9 EST. TIME: 7 hours

STARTING POINT: Walnut Bottoms Public Access

ENDING POINT: Access along road just past the Old Mill Dam at Galesburg

SECTION DESCRIPTION: Spring River passes under many bridges during this section since it flows so close to Joplin and vicinity. The water picks up under the bridges and possible log jams may be encountered. Be alert that 3 miles after the Hwy O bridge, the river divides for the Old Quaker Mill. Take the left channel. About 2.5 miles past the Hwy 43 bridge (good access) is the Old Mill Dam at Galesburg; take -out just past here on road on le ft.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE RIVERS – Page 33 SWAN CREEK

FEATURES: Even though there are only 21 miles of navigable river, Swan Creek is one of the favorite runs of Missouri whitewater canoeists. In normal summer water, this creek is a canoe-wade-fish stream than a whitewater run. The day after a heavy rain is an ideal time to make a run. Beware of camping near the river if the weather looks threatening, because the river can rise very rapidly. Fly-fishing can be very good in this very clear stream.

GENERAL GRADIENT: 10.2 DIFFICULTY: I and II

QUADRANGLES: Garrison, Forsyth COUNTIES: Christian, Taney

NAME OF SECTION: Garrison to Hwy 160 DISTANCE: 21 miles GRADIENT: 10.2 EST. TIME: 10 hours STARTING POINT: Hwy 125 bridge at Garrison ENDING POINT: Hwy 160 bridge at confluence of Swan Creek and White River

SECTION DESCRIPTION: In higher water, the creek has a difficulty of II and III. There are quite a few constrictions where the water will rise and form standing waves, or haystacks. There are plenty of rapids offering plenty of excitement in higher waters. This river would be a tame float in normal waters, but would be a very fun and challenging river to the more experienced Scouts during rains.

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In the following pages you will find a sampling of the caves in Missouri which your Scout Troop may want to visit and explore. We have tried to bring you, as many “wild caves” as possible, but a listing of commercial caves is also included. Note in the cave descriptions that most of the commercial caves provide a special program to Scouts. These are programs, which the “typical” tourist does not get to experience, and may be well suited for you.

Understand that there are over 5,000 caves in the state of Missouri. Some of these caves are little more than holes in the ground, not worth the effort to drive to and offer no excitement, while others are spectacular, but only well-seasoned spelunkers venture to explore their depths.

Perhaps your troop will be interested in adding spelunking to your annual program. The Missouri Speleological Society (MSS) works with Scout Troops to assist them in learning the basics of safe caving, and perhaps helping to organize and/or guide cave explorations. You may notice in the cave descriptions that often times, a cave guide is available. Most often these are people who are members of the MSS, or are closely associated with the MSS, and are very qualified experienced spelunkers. As a Scout leader, if you are not comfortable taking your Troop into a cave, the resource of cave guides should help lead your Scouts into the wonder of the underground world regardless of your personal experience and/or skills. Numerous caving clubs can be accessed through the World Wide Web at www.umsl.edu/~joellaws/ozark_caving/mss/karst.htm .

In order to ensure that your troop knows the basics of safe caving and normal caving practices and procedures, the Kansas City grotto requires the Troop to attend the Underground Laboratory. The Underground Laboratory is a program which teaches the basics of caving to Scout Troops and prepares the troop for an adventurous, safe and fun caving trip with the Kansas City grotto. The Kansas City grotto explores carious caves in the western part of the state and in the Lake of the Ozarks region. They welcome troops to contact them to set up a cave trip – Only after the Underground Laboratory Experience has been completed.

Therefore, it is the scope of this publication to list only a few caves, which represent literally hundreds more, which can be explored. Feel free to contact any of the people listed on the following pages about the caves which they are associated with. These people have agreed to work with your Troop in setting up a caving outing. If your troop has some considerable cave experience, the grotto directors can assist you in setting up a trip to a more challenging cave, which is not listed here.

Please give at least a 30-day notice before the date you desire to make this outing. If you arrange for a cave guide, be advised that this person will be traveling and caving on his or her own time and funds. They may request a small fee to cover their transportation, etc… I think you will agree that reimbursing the guide a small fee is well worth the security of having a caving expert along during the trip.

The caves of Missouri are a fantastic resource, which Scout Troops are welcome to enjoy. Good Caving!

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MISSOURI THE CAVE STATE

A cave is a natural underground opening large enough to explore. Therefore, a cave may be a rock shelter, or a pit opening in the bottom of a sinkhole, or a cavernous, many-roomed passage deep in the earth.

Missouri presently claims over 5,000 including 26 commercial caves that are open to the public. Kentucky, Virginia and several other states also may have many caves and a vast amount of Speleological material is published and available. Speleology is a cave science; speleologists are scientist or researchers. A spelunker is a cave enthusiast, explorer; a “sport caver”. Everyone – including spelunkers and speleologists – is welcome in the large commercial caves of Missouri, but not so in the wild undeveloped caves on private property. True, although non-commercial caves are not open to the public, permission from the owner can usually be gained for visits. But woe to ye who trespass – ye shall be prosecuted – usually by a shotgun blast from the north-forth cornfield!

Once entrance is gained, caving can be a save, interesting, and challenging activity. Three of the largest caves in Missouri are wild caves – each is wet, muddy, long and displays some of the most fantastic cave formations to be found in the state. In spit of news stories, people are seldom lost in caves. Danger is being trapped in a flooding cave or slipping and falling into a sinkhole entrance.

There is life in caves. Bats are abundant and often come out in the evenings to catch insects. Salamanders, blind fish and crayfish, crickets, beetles, flies, and other insects also inhabit caves. A cave can be a true paradise for a biologist or an entomologist. Snakes, sometimes found in or near cave entrances, seldom go inside a cave because the temperature is not conducive to their survival.

Indeed, caves are part of a fragile environment, which we seldom encounter. Missouri recognizes its caves as a valuable resource worth protecting. The Scout Oath and Law and the Outdoor Code must always be followed in caving, as with any outdoor activity. Remember, it only takes a few rotten apples to spoil the fun for everyone. Just a few infractions of the rules of Scouting and common sense, and the PRIVILEGE of caving for Scout units WILL be seriously endangered.

TAKE NOTHING BUT PICTURES, LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS!

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HISTORICAL AND HAZARDOUS SPORTS CURRENT USES OF AND ACTIVITIES CAVES IN MISSOURI

The general policy of Scouting is to train youth to Aboriginal Communities do safely the many things they normally do, such Air Conditioning as swimming and boating; handling firearms, Beer Cooling knives, and axes; riding bicycles; and hiking and Beer Gardens camping. Scouting’s disapproval or restriction of Burial Crypts hazardous sports and activities is a positive policy Caving to keep fun in the program and to develop sound judgment through experience. It is consistent with Dead Animal Dumps our principle of safety through skill on the part of Fallout Shelters leaders and youth. Be sure to check the Boy Guano Mining Scouts of America’s current Guide To Safe Hay Barns Scouting before any activity to ensure that your Homes unit is in compliance with all activity requirements. Honey Dipper Dumps Copies of the guide can be found on the BSA World Wide Web at WWW.BSA.ORG or by Hospitals contacting your local Scout Service Center. Implement Sheds Meeting Rooms Moonshining Mushroom Farming Music Shows

Onyx Mining Outlaw Hideouts Research Laboratories Restaurants Saltpeter Mining Seismograph Stations

Tourism Trash Dumps Treasure Stashing Water Supply

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Bear Cave (Camden County) ...... 6 Onondaga Cave (Crawford County) ...... 11

Brown’s Cave (Douglas County) ...... 6 Ozark Caverns (Lake of the Ozarks) ...... 12 C P

Cameron Cave (Marion County)...... 7 Perkins Cave (Camden County) ...... 12

Cane Bluff Caves (Taney County) ...... 7 Pike’s Peak Cave (Pulaski County) ...... 13

Cathedral Cave (Crawford County) ...... 8 Powell Cave (Taney County) ...... 13 Commercial Cave Listings ...... 12 Q D R

Devil’s Icebox (Boone County) ...... 8 Rockhouse Cave (Barry County) ...... 14 E S

F Saltpeter Cave (Phelps County) ...... 14

Fantastic Caverns (Green County) ...... 9 Spaghetti Cave (Stone County) ...... 15 Fisher Cave (Franklin County) ...... 9 T

G, H Talking Rocks Cave (Stone County) ...... 15 I Tunnel Cave & Bat Caves (Pulaski County) ...... 16

Indian Creek Caverns (Stone County) ...... 10 U J Underground Lab ...... 16

Jacob’s Cave (Morgan County) ...... 10 V, W, X, Y, Z K Commercial Cave Listings ...... 17-19 L

Lone Hill Onyx Cave (Franklin County) ...... 11

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TYPE OF CAVE BEAR CAVE Wild CAMDEN COUNTY LENGTH OF CAVE: 256 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Bear Cave is a wild cave located on the property of Bridal Cave. The Bridal Cave staff offers an educational tour of CAVE CONDITION : Bear Cave, which includes a tour of Bridal Cave and an interpretive Wet nature hike. Bear Cave demonstrates what a wild caving experience is like and offers some muddy playing! This opportunity is ideal for TYPICAL Scout Troops to add some extra fun into their program! The whole EXPLORATION program lasts two hours. Register in advance! TIME: 2 hours TYPICAL ANIMALS: Typical cave critters

WATER SOURCE: No MORE

INFORMATION : NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Call phone number given for Bridal Cave directions to nearby campsite Route 2, Box 255

Camdenton, MO 65020 CAVE GUIDE: Required and provided (573) 346-2676 www.bridalcave.com

TYPE OF CAVE Wild BROWN’S CAVE LENGTH OF CAVE: DOUGLAS COUNTY 2,660 feet

CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: This is a real fun cave to explore and GET CAVE CONDITION : MUDDY. During most times of the year, this cave is extremely Wet muddy, but a lot of fun to be in. The cave contains some nice

formations and is a great cave for Scouts to explore. TYPICAL EXPLORATION TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats TIME: 2 hours WATER SOURCE: Yes

MORE NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Close to Ava, MO INFORMATION : Kathy Rapp CAVE GUIDE: Available and required. PO Box 113 Cedar Creek MO 65627 Phone (417) 785-4431

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TYPE OF CAVE Show CAMERON CAVE

LENGTH OF CAVE: MARION COUNTY 23,760 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: This lantern lit tour is superior to the Mark Twain Cave as it is a lot less worn and commercialized. It is a maze CAVE CONDITION : cave with many intersecting passages. Provides more of an experience Dry of ‘being Tom Sawyer’ than the commercial Mark Twain Cave does. Some neat crystals and flowstone exist in the cave. TYPICAL EXPLORATION TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, cave moths, crickets

TIME: WATER SOURCE: No 3-4 hours NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Mark Twain Cave campground MORE INFORMATION : CAVE GUIDE: Required. Provided by the cave management Mark Twain Cave Highway 79 Hannibal, MO 63401 Phone (573) 221-1656

TYPE OF CAVE Wild

LENGTH OF CAVE: CANE BLUFF CAVES Various TANEY COUNTY

CAVE CONDITION : Dry CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: There are 4 distinct caves within close proximity. They are Heusel, Silvey, Clayton, and Caney I,II,III. Most all of these TYPICAL caves are relatively high. All of the caves except Heusel are relatively dry and mazey. Heusel is a good mud cave. This set of caves is an EXPLORATION excellent opportunity for Boy Scout Troops. TIME: 8 hours TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, frogs, and salamanders

MORE WATER SOURCE: Yes, creek INFORMATION : Kathy Rapp NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Hercules Glades Wilderness Area PO Box 113 Cedar Creek MO 65627 CAVE GUIDE: Available and required Phone (573) 221-1656 800-527-0304 for campground

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TYPE OF CAVE CATHEDRAL CAVE Show CRAWFORD COUNTY LENGTH OF CAVE: 16,000 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Commercial cave, by tour only. Cathedral Cave is relatively wild and very pretty. Park naturalist staff rather than CAVE CONDITION : professional guides provide tours. Onondaga Cave is located within Dry the park also. Good cave choice if the Scouts are not geared for a wild cave. TYPICAL EXPLORATION TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, frogs, salamanders, stream critters, blind TIME: salamanders. There are also pools with more animals. 2 hours WATER SOURCE: No MORE INFORMATION : NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Onondaga State Park Onondaga Cave State Park CAVE GUIDE: Required. Provided by Park Naturalist. Route 1 Box 115 Leasburg, MO 65535 Phone (573) 245-6576

TYPE OF CAVE Wild DEVIL’S ICEBOX

LENGTH OF CAVE: BOONE COUNTY 1 mile CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Very physically challenging for a Boy Scout CAVE CONDITION : troop. Lots of mud & plenty of crawling. Wet TYPICAL ANIMALS: Not provided. TYPICAL EXPLORATION WATER SOURCE: No TIME: NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Rockbridge State Park; Columbia, 6 hours Missouri

MORE CAVE GUIDE: Guide required INFORMATION : Rockbridge State Park Columbia, MO 65201 Phone (573) 449-7402

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TYPE OF CAVE Show FANTASTIC CAVERNS LENGTH OF CAVE: GREEN COUNTY 6,500 Feet

CAVE CONDITION : CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Fantastic Caverns is a show cave, but the cave Wet staff offers an educational program called ‘Living in Cave Country’. The program relates cave and karst topography to our life. The program is 2 hours long, with 1 hour spent on the surface and the TYPICAL other hour spent inside the cave studying the relationship between the EXPLORATION surface and the subsurface. The program is only available in the TIME: months of March, April, and through May 15. Several hours TYPICAL ANIMALS: Various stream and cave critters MORE INFORMATION : WATER SOURCE: No Russ Campbell Route 20, Box 1935 NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Near Springfield, MO Springfield, MO 65803 (417) 833-2010 CAVE GUIDE: Required and provided www.fantasticcaverns.com

TYPE OF CAVE Show

LENGTH OF CAVE: 2 miles FISHER CAVE CAVE CONDITION : Dry FRANKLIN COUNTY

TYPICAL CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Plenty of ‘off-the-beaten’ trail, which is led by EXPLORATION Park Naturalist. This is a very pretty lantern lit tour. TIME: 4 hours TYPICAL ANIMALS: WATER SOURCE: No

MORE NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Meramac State Park; Sullivan, INFORMATION : Missouri Meramec State Park Highway 185 South CAVE GUIDE: Required. Provided by park naturalist

Sullivan, MO 63080

(573) 468-6072

800-334-6946

www.moparks.gov

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TYPE OF CAVE INDIAN CREEK CAVERNS Wild STONE COUNTY LENGTH OF CAVE: 3 miles CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Lots of crawlways make this mazey cave a super caving experience. There are also plenty of big passageways which CAVE CONDITION : round out the cave. The biggest highlight of this cave is the MUD! Wet It’s a great cave for a Scout Troop who wants to explore a very large cave and get really muddy doing it! Both Talking Rocks Cave TYPICAL (rappelling) and Powell Cave are located on the property. EXPLORATION TIME: TYPICAL ANIMALS: Salamanders, crickets 4 ½ hours WATER SOURCE: No MORE INFORMATION : NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Primitive facility under development at cave site Silver Dollar City

Marvel Cave Park, MO CAVE GUIDE: Required and provided 65616

(660) 338-8220

TYPE OF CAVE Show JACOB’S CAVE LENGTH OF CAVE: MORGAN COUNTY 3,100 feet

CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Beautiful formations. Very interesting gift shop CAVE CONDITION : specializing in rocks of all kinds - owner is very interesting. There are Dry two wild (small) caves which were dug open in 1991 by Lake Ozark

Grotto on the property - right on the campground. There is a TYPICAL blacklight display in the first room of Jacob’s Cave and a bone display. EXPLORATION There is a maze area not on commercial route. Special arrangement TIME: could be made with owner to explore the maze area. 1 hour TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats and salamanders MORE INFORMATION : WATER SOURCE: Yes Frank Hurley Route 2, Box 129 NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Primitive campground on cave Versailles, MO 65084 property - beautiful site! (816) 378-4374 [email protected] CAVE GUIDE: Professionally guided

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TYPE OF CAVE Wild

LENGTH OF CAVE: LONE HILL ONYX CAVE 2,700 feet FRANKLIN COUNTY

CAVE CONDITION : CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Wet Easy cave to move about in. Much cave biota is available for identification. Featured in 1956 National Geographic.

Lots of mud and cave formations. A ‘fun’ wild cave experience. Cave TYPICAL maps are available from: Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, EXPLORATION Geological Survey, 111 Fairgrounds Rd., Rolla, MO 65401 (314) 364- TIME: 1752. 3-6 hours TYPICAL ANIMALS: Many cave animals including: Ahipods, Bats, MORE Isopods, Collumbua, Cave/slimy salamanders, Leopard/Pickeral Frogs INFORMATION : and crickets. Middle Mississippi Valley Grotto WATER SOURCE: No 3820 Juniata St Louis, MO 63115- NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Meramec State Park; Sullivan, 4814 Missouri (660) 772-6956 CAVE GUIDE: Totally optional, but available

TYPE OF CAVE

Show

LENGTH OF CAVE:

8,600 feet ONONDAGA CAVE CAVE CONDITION : CRAWFORD COUNTY Dry

TYPICAL CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Commercial cave, by tour only. This is the EXPLORATION prettiest, most onyx filled cave in the whole state. This is an excellent TIME: selection if the Scouts are not geared up for wild caving. Onondaga Cave has the second highest room of any show cave in the United 2 hours States.

MORE TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, frogs, and salamanders, stream critters. INFORMATION : There are also pools with animals. Onondaga Cave State Park WATER SOURCE: No Route 1 Box 115 Leasburg, MO 65535 NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Onondaga State Park Phone (5730 245-6576 Cave Tours (573) 245- CAVE GUIDE: Professionally guided 6600

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TYPE OF CAVE OZARK CAVERNS Show LAKE OF THE OZARKS LENGTH OF CAVE: 3,500 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: The tour is conducted by lantern (no electricity) and shows basic cave features and the relationship between the surface CAVE CONDITION : and the subsurface. This educational tour also focuses on the animal Wet life within a cave. The tours can be almost any length, but typically are 1 hour long. Many groups visit the cave and then travel on to Ha Ha TYPICAL Tonka State Park or enjoy activities on the Lake of the Ozarks. EXPLORATION TIME: TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, salamanders 45 minutes to 1 hour WATER SOURCE: No MORE INFORMATION : NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Ha Ha Tonka (30 min) and a Ozark Caverns campsite on the Lake 4 miles away Route 1, Box 371 Linn Creek, MO 65052 CAVE GUIDE: Required and provided (573) 348-2694

TYPE OF CAVE Wild PERKINS CAVE AMDEN OUNTY LENGTH OF CAVE: C C 2,600 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Excellent beginners cave. Some crawling adds CAVE CONDITION : to the wild cave experience, about 360-ft worth. Cave is muddy all year long. Some cave formations, but the cave is relatively young. Wet Must sign a liability waiver with owner before entering. Some basic

rock climbing skills are needed in a few areas, but no technical TYPICAL equipment is required. EXPLORATION TIME: TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, salamanders, and frogs 3-6 hours WATER SOURCE: Yes MORE INFORMATION : NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Camping is available inside cave Jim Leck Camdenton, MO 65020 CAVE GUIDE: Preferred No Number Listed

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TYPE OF CAVE Show PIKE’S PEAK CAVE PULASKI COUNTY LENGTH OF CAVE: 16,000 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: The length of this cave naturally makes this cave an excellent choice for a group of Scouts. There are also numerous CAVE CONDITION : formations, which make the cave very interesting to explore. The cave Dry entrance is easily found.

TYPICAL TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats EXPLORATION TIME: WATER SOURCE: Yes 2 hours NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Gasconade River Area MORE INFORMATION : CAVE GUIDE: No Onondaga Cave State Park Route 1 Box 115 Leasburg, MO 65535 Phone (573) 245-6576

TYPE OF CAVE Wild POWELL CAVE LENGTH OF CAVE: TANEY COUNTY 400 feet

CAVE CONDITION : CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Some small crawlways make Powell Cave a fun Dry experience especially for younger Scouts. The Scouts can have lots of fun while the adult leaders can relax. Also Talking Rocks Cave and TYPICAL Indian Creek Caverns (rappelling) are located nearby. EXPLORATION TYPICAL ANIMALS: Crickets TIME: 1 hour WATER SOURCE: No

MORE NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Primitive facility under INFORMATION : development at cave site Silver Dollar City Marvel Cave Park, MO CAVE GUIDE: Required and provided 65616 No Phone Listed

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TYPE OF CAVE Wild ROCKHOUSE CAVE LENGTH OF CAVE: BARRY COUNTY 3,500 feet

CAVE CONDITION : CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: This cave is a relatively dry cave. It is a neat Dry cave to climb around in, but does not require any technical gear. Good cave for beginners TYPICAL EXPLORATION TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, salamanders

TIME: WATER SOURCE: No 2-3 hours NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Roaring River State Park, near MORE Cassville, MO INFORMATION : Kathy Rapp CAVE GUIDE: Available and required PO Box 113 Cedar Creek MO 65627 No Number Listed

TYPE OF CAVE Wild

LENGTH OF CAVE: 4,000 feet SALTPETER CAVE

CAVE CONDITION : PHELPS COUNTY Wet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Numerous bats, large formation room, and TYPICAL many other interesting formations. EXPLORATION TIME: TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, salamanders 6 hours WATER SOURCE: Yes MORE INFORMATION : NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Mark Twain National Forest President, MSM Spelunkers Club CAVE GUIDE: No guide available Dept of Geology & Geophysics 125 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65401

Phone (573) 341-4616

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TYPE OF CAVE SPAGHETTI CAVE Wild STONE COUNTY LENGTH OF CAVE: 2,500 feet CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: From the name, this cave is a maze cave. It is full of interlocking passages with some tight spots. It is, however, a CAVE CONDITION : dry cave, which lends itself to beginning caverns. There are some neat Dry formations and plenty of passageways are waiting to be explored.

TYPICAL EXPLORATION TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, salamanders, and frogs TIME: 2-3 hours WATER SOURCE: No

MORE NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Near Galena, MO INFORMATION : Kathy Rapp CAVE GUIDE: Available and required. PO Box 113 Cedar Creek, MO 65627 (417) 785-4431

TYPE OF CAVE Show TALKING ROCKS CAVE LENGTH OF CAVE: 600 feet STONE COUNTY

CAVE CONDITION : CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: Even though this is a rather small cave, it is said Dry to be the most beautiful cave in Missouri. There are over 100,000 living formations in the cave. For Boy Scout troops, a rappelling wall TYPICAL is inside the cave where you can learn the basics of rappelling while EXPLORATION inside the cave! The rappelling is not part of the regular tour, but since TIME: there are several caves nearby this offers a special opportunity for 4 or more hours Scout units.

MORE TYPICAL ANIMALS: Salamanders, crickets INFORMATION : Silver Dollar City WATER SOURCE: No Marvel Cave Park, MO 65616 NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: Primitive facility under (417) 338-8220 development at cave site www.talkingrockcave.com CAVE GUIDE: Required and provided

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TYPE OF CAVE Wild TUNNEL CAVE & BAT CAVES LENGTH OF CAVE: PULASKI COUNTY 2,600 feet

CAVE CONDITION : CAVE HIGHLIGHTS: These two are large very neat caves. Since these Wet are so large, the caving is relatively easy. Both of these caves are suitable for any skill level.

TYPICAL TYPICAL ANIMALS: Bats, salamanders, and frogs EXPLORATION TIME: WATER SOURCE: Yes 4-5 hours NEAREST CAMPING FACILITY: At Cave mouth or 1 mile away MORE INFORMATION : CAVE GUIDE: Preferred and available Lake Ozark Grotto Route 1 Box 130 Lohman, MO 65053 Phone (573) 782-3560

TYPE OF CAVE Wild

LENGTH OF CAVE: Not Given UNDERGROUND LAB

CAVE CONDITION : PROGRAM FEATURES: Not Specified This program teaches the basics of spelunking including cave conservation and safety. It also demonstrates basic caving techniques TYPICAL necessary for a successful caving trip. In addition to the training, an EXPLORATION excursion to a local wild cave is included. This is a two-day course TIME: normally held on a weekend. Kindly give at least a 30-day advance 1 Weekend notice.

MORE The Kansas City Area Grotto of the Missouri INFORMATION : Speleological Society REQUIRES that all Scout units who wish to have the Kansas City Grotto assist them in Ozark Underground Lab any caving outing, complete this course before calling Protem, MO 65733 the Grotto Director. The Kansas City Grotto would be Phone (417) 785-4289 delighted to present programs to your unit at meetings Contact KC Grotto and take you on a cave trip, but ONLY after your troop President at participates in the Underground Laboratory. [email protected] www.kcgrotto.org Don't let this excellent Cave Training opportunity pass!

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COMMERCIAL CAVE LISTINGS BEAR CAVE – Highway 5 North, Lake Road 5-88, Camdenton, MO 65020, (816) 346-2676. Rustic lantern tour of cave combined with nature trail overlooking Lake of the Ozarks. Visit unusual Chamber of the Ruins inside Bear Cave. Tickets available April through October at Bridal Cave. BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAVERNS – US Forest, PO Box 1, Mountain View, AR 72560, (501) 757-2211. Developed and operated by the US Forest Service. Magnificent well-decorated “living” cave. Guided tours cover two (2) miles of paved, lighted trails. Exhibit hall and movie at the Visitors Center are complimentary. BLUFF DWELLERS’ CAVE – Route 2, Box 229, Noel, MO 64854, (417) 475-3666. A natural living cave that sheltered a primitive Indian civilization. Cave offers a good variety of dripstone, “Musical Chimes”, “Coral”, and includes Museum or Rocks, Minerals, Fossils and Antiques. BONNE TERRE MINE TOURS – Bonne Terre, MO. A walk-through history underground at world’s largest man-made cavern. See magnificent mine where miners dug with pick and shovel for over 100 years. See one of the world’s most spectacular scuba diving resorts. Surface and underground tours of historic mining equipment. Open year round – 9 AM to 5 PM. BOONE CAVE – One (1) mile sough of I-70 at Exit 115, 9 miles west of Columbia, MO. The most beautiful and natural entrance of any cave in the state. Picnic grounds adjacent to the Katy Trail, overlooking the Missouri River. BRIDAL CAVE/THUNDER MOUNTAIN PARK – Highway 5 North of Camdenton, MO 65020, (573) 346-2676. Famous for massive onyx formations, natural colors, and underground wedding ceremonies. Unique gift shop, visitor’s center, and nature trails. CAMERON CAVE – Highway 79, 1 mile south of Hannibal, MO, (816) 221-1656. A complex maze type cave with miles of interconnecting passages. Lantern tours offered in summer. Tickets available at Mark Twain Cave Visitors Center. CATHEDRAL CAVE – Onondaga Cave State Park, Route 1, Box 15, Leasburg, MO 65535, (816) 245-6576. Tours are typically on weekend afternoons, Memorial Day through Labor Day , or by advance arrangement. Call ahead to confirm the tour schedule. This is a lantern tour which features cave wildlife and the unique features of Cathedral Cave, such as its large stromotolites. The tour lasts about 2 hours and covers about 1-mile round trip. Half of this distance is on the surface and half in the cave. CIVIL WAR CAVE – Route 3, Box 28, Bentonville, AR, (501) 795-2406. This attraction is noted for beauty and historical significance. Used by Confederate troops in the Civil War. Cave contains 50-million year old rimstone formations over which flow 60,000 gallons of water. The cave is 58 degrees year round, electrically lighted, and state approved. COSMIC CAVERN – Route 4, Box 392, Berryville, AR 72616, (501) 749-2298. Ozarks’ largest underground lake. No bottom or end has been found. Entertaining, educational guided tours. Rainbow trout live in lake. It is possible to see blind trout appear during tour. CRYSTAL CAVERNS – Route 3, Cassville, MO 65625, (417) 847-4238. Located ½ mile north of Cassville on Business 37. Largest variety of formations in US including calcite ice, black stalactites and aragonite crystals. Massive display of oceanic fossils, rare crinoid head. Guided, lighted tours.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAVES – Page 17 CRYSTAL CAVE – Five (5) miles north of I-44, Springfield, MO on Highway H, (417) 847-4238. Second oldest commercial cave that you walk through and enjoy the natural color and original state. Renowned for the Washington Monument, Helectite Room, fossil crinoids, and Indian symbols. Open daily. FANTASTIC CAVERNS – Highway 13 North, Springfield, MO 65803, (816) 833-2010. “The cave you ride through”. A jeep drawn tram will take you on a tour of wonder and mystery. Fantastic Caverns has huge passageways and many outstanding formations. FANTASY WORLD CAVERNS – Highway 54, ¼ mile west of Junction Highway 52, 7 miles east of Bagnell Dam, (816) 392-2115. Guided tours reveal Onyx Falls, Flowstone, Popcorn, Helectites, Petrified Algae, Indian Burials, and Large Underground Lake. Season is May through October, 7 days a week. FISHERS CAVE – Meramec State Park, Sullivan, MO 63080, (816) 468-6072. Open April through October. Lantern tours, a wealth of calcite deposits including several very large columns, interesting cave wildlife are frequently found. HONEY BRANCH CAVE AND RV PARK – HCR 66, Box 193, Sparta, MO 65753, (660) 683- 3733. Located 10 miles east of Sparta on Highway 14, or 16 miles west of Ava on Highway 14. Guided cave tours, bed and breakfast, call for appointment for cabin rentals. Covered picnic tables, stocked fishing lake and hiking trails. Open March through October. HURRICANE RIVER CAVE – Highway 65, Pindall, AR 72669, (501) 429-5200. One of the most spectacular Arkansas caves. Follow the trail of the saber tooth tiger along a prehistoric riverbed. Live springs, fascinating fossil beds, explicit living formations, and cathedral ceiling rooms. JACOB’S CAVE – Route 2, Box 129, Versailles, MO 65084, (816) 378-4374. Sites of fascination, reflective pools, and sponge work, world’s largest geode, a complex variety of huge formations to delicate soda straws. Enhanced by indirect lighting, along ½ mile of level concrete walkways. MARK TWAIN CAVE – Highway 79, 1 mile south of Hannibal, MO 63401, (816) 221-1656. Prominent in the stories of Mark Twain as cave where Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher were lost. Missouri’s first show cave. Now a US Natural Landmark. MARVEL CAVE – Silver Dollar City, Marvel Cave Park, MO 65616, (660) 338-2611. Missouri’s deepest cave and a registered US Natural Landmark. Marvel Cave contains the “Cathedral Room” which is 20 stories high. Two cable trains return visitors to the surface form the cave’s deepest point. MERAMEC CAVERNS – Stanton, MO 63079, (8160 468-3166. Jesse James’ hideout. Noted for grapelike clusters of “cave coral”, natural three-legged onyx table, and Famous Stage Curtains. First major cave discovery in America. First explored in 1720. MYSTIC CAVERNS/CRYSTAL DOME – Located 9 miles south of Harrison, AR on scenic Highway 7, (501) 743-1739. Two beautiful caves to see. Guided tours leave every half-hour. Large formations. Open May through October. ONONDAGA CAVE – Leasburg, MO 65535, (816) 245-6600. Seventy (70) miles west of St Louis. Giant lily pads, largest underground chamber known in Missouri. US National Natural Landmark considered to be one of America’s most beautiful caves.

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE CAVES – Page 18 ONYX CAVE PARK – Three (3) miles east of Eureka Springs on US Highway 62, 3 miles north on Onyx Cave Road. Headphone guide system means “no-wait” cave tour. OZARK CAVERNS – Linn Creek, MO65052, (816) 346-2500. Part of the Lake of the Ozarks State Park, the tour features a ½ mile guided walk using hand-held lanterns. Located just off State Road A, about 8 miles from US 54. OZARK WONDER CAVE – Four (4) miles north of Noel, MO, Route 2, Noel, MO 64854, (816) 475-3579. Seven natural rooms of beautiful onyx stalactites, columns, fossils and cave coral. Amazing sights include Madonna, Fairies Castle, Sept, Mom, Bottomless Pit and many others. ROUND SPRING CAVERNS – PO Box 490, Van Buren, MO 63965, (660) 323-4236. Operated by National Park Service. Large cave well decorated with onyx formations. Lantern tours daily during summer months. Educational tours can be arranged with advance reservations, spring and fall. TALKING ROCKS CAVERN – Two (2) miles south of Lakeview on Highway 13, (660) 338-8189. An unforgettable experience. Guided cave tours are dramatized through the artful animation of lighting and sound effects. Groups are welcome. WAR EAGLE CAVERNS – Route 5, Box 748, Rogers, AR 72756, (501) 789-2909; ½ mile of Highway 12 between Eureka Springs and Rogers, Arkansas. Spectacular natural entrance. Variety of formations shown in a living cavern by well-informed guides.

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A H American Gothic Trail ...... 4 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Trail ...... 13 B Herbert Hoover Trail ...... 14 Battle of Westport Historical Trail ...... 4 Hercules Glades Wilderness Hiking Trails ...... 14 Bell Mountain Wilderness Hiking Trails ...... 5 J Berryman Trail ...... 5 John J Audubon Trail ...... 15 Big Piney Trail ...... 6 K Buffalo Bill Trail ...... 6 Butterfield Overland – Gold Trail ...... 7 Kansas Capitols Trail ...... 15 Butterfield Overland – Green Trail ...... 7 Kate Shelley Trail ...... 16 Butterfield Overland – Orange Trail ...... 8 Katy Trail – Sedalia to Boonville Section ...... 16 Katy Trail – Boonville to Jefferson City Section ...... 17 C Katy Trail – Jefferson City to Marthasville Section ..... 17 Cedar Creek Hiking Trail ...... 8 Katy Trail – Marthasville to St Charles Section ...... 18 Chief Wapello Trail ...... 9 Kaw River Trails ...... 18 & 19 Cuivre River Trail...... 9 Kit Carson Trails ...... 19 & 20 Covered Bridge Trail ...... 10 L D Larson-Gant Ranches ...... 20 Devil’s Backbone Wilderness Trail ...... 10 Les Petite Cotes Trail ...... 21 E Lewis and Clark Trail ...... 21 F Lincoln Trail ...... 22 Log Cabin Trail ...... 22 Fort Riley Historic Trail ...... 11 Lone Jack Civil War Trail ...... 23 Lost Bridge Hiking Trail ...... 23 G Lost Creek Trail ...... 24 Gateway West Historic Trail ...... 11 M General Walt Memorial Trail ...... 12 Mark Twain Historical Trail ...... 24 George Washington Carver Trail ...... 12 Meramec Wilderness Trails ...... 25 Green-Rock Trail ...... 13 Moniteau Wilderness Trail ...... 25 Moses Austin Trail ...... 26

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 2 Sante Fe – Oregon - California T rail N (Independence Section) ...... 34 Neodesha Historical Trail ...... 26 Sante Fe – Oregon - California Tr ail (Raytown Section) ...... 34 O Sante Fe – Oregon - California Trail Old Capitol Trail ...... 27 (Kansas City Section) ...... 35 Old Sante Fe Trail ...... 27 T Osage Wilderness Trail ...... 28 Taum-Sauk Trail ...... 35 Ozark Trail ...... 28 Three Notch Trail ...... 36 Tomahawk Trail ...... 36 P Trace Creek Hi king & Horseback Riding Trail .. 37 Pea Ridge Battlefield Trail ...... 29 V Pedro Scout Hike, BSA ...... 29 Victory Horse Trail ...... 37 Piney Creek Wilderness Hiking Trails ...... 30 Pioneer Trace...... 30 W R Watkins Mill Trail ...... 38 Whispering Pine Trail ...... 38 Ridge Runner Trail ...... 31 Whites Creek Trail ...... 39 Rimrock Trail...... 31 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Rock Pile Mou ntain Wilderness Hiking Trail ..... 32 Historic Trail ...... 39 Rockywood Backpack Trail ...... 32 Wood-Lane Trail ...... 40 S World’s Fair Historical Trail (1904) ...... 40 Sante Fe Trail – Bison Route ...... 33 X, Y, Z Sante Fe Trail – Empire Route ...... 33

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 3 American Gothic Trail, PO Box 84, Eldon, IA 52554, AMERICAN GOTHIC Phone (641) 652-3148 or (641) 652-7729 TRAIL BATTLE OF WESTPORT TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historic, varies in length, Open all year HISTORICAL TRAIL

LENGTH OFF ROADS: None TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, scenic and nature, 20 miles, Open all year STARTING POINT: Eldon or Selma, Iowa LENGTH OFF ROADS: 5 miles ENDING POINT: Starting point STARTING POINT: Loose Park, Kansas City, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: ENDING POINT: Sax-Fox and Ioway Indian battleground Minor Park, Kansas City, MO American Gothic House - original as seen in the classic POINTS OF INTEREST: “American Gothic” pictures Loose Park Old Bearing Tree Wornall home Iowaville cemetery - one of the oldest west of the Swope Park Mississippi River Swope Park Nature Lodge Sioc cemetery - Indian mounds Bryam’s Ford industrial park Camp Strother - Girl Scouts of America Minor Park Old Log Cabin Rock cliffs along Big Blue River Vesser Creek - Indian arrowhead & dinosaur bone site OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Drinking water, toilets CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Toilets BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: None TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must make advance application Any 10 miles along the route will qualify for patch, GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: wearing of proper uniform is encouraged. A bicycle All groups patch is available for anyone completing 10 miles on bicycle also. TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: No Any organized groups TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Not applicable SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not applicable POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch(es) Two weeks

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RESERVATIONS: None Bobby Sims, 8604 Arlington, Raytown, MO 64138, Phone (816) 358-1333 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 4 BELL MOUNTAIN BERRYMAN TRAIL

WILDERNESS TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: HIKING TRAILS Scenic and nature, 24 miles, Open all year

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: 24 miles Scenic and nature, varies in length, Open all year STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: All Berryman camp, near Potosi, MO ENDING POINT: STARTING POINT: Starting point In Iron County Missouri on Hwy. A ENDING POINT: Varies POINTS OF INTEREST: Excellent Ozark topography, scenery, and timber POINTS OF INTEREST: types. Bell Mountain in the St. Francois Mountain range A variety of Ozark flora and fauna abound. Steep felsite and rhyolite outcroppings Old oil fields. Many species of animals, birds, reptiles, and Healthy populations of deer and turkey. amphibians Mark Twain National Forest. Wide range of typical Ozark trees Small spring flowing from a cave

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, along the trail OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Toilets and firewood BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Have proper adult leadership and be proficient with a REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: map and compass Follow good backpacking practices.

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public Open to the public

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Trails not marked, use of map and compass essential Post with mile marker on it

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No POINT IF REQUESTED: No

AVAILABLE AWARDS: None AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and choice of repeater patch ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: None Potosi Ranger District, Hwy 8 West, PO Box 188, Potosi, MO 63664, Phone (573) 438-5427 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Special Awards Co., 811 Lafayette, Webster Groves, MO 63119, Phone (314) 961-2610

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 5 BIG PINEY TRAIL BUFFALO BILL TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 15 miles, Open all year except Historical, 7 and 10 mile trails, Open all year deer hunting season LENGTH OFF ROADS: None LENGTH OFF ROADS: 15 miles STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Site of the “Green Tree” in LeClaire, IA Paddy Creek picnic area and campground ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Museum in LeClaire, IA Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Green Tree Memorial Opportunity to explore a variety of Ozark terrain, and Old limestone quarry from the Civil War period scenery. Can be hiked, backpacked, or rode on Home of river pilots John E. Smith and Orrin Smith- horseback. An ideal backpacking trail. built 1850 Home of Capt. Daniel V. Dawley - built 1855 OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Old Market Square Park CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Glendale cemetery Drinking water, toilets, firewood at campground Buffalo Bill Cody Museum Lone Star Steamboat - tours 10 am until 5 PM BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes on Saturday and Sunday TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Cody Homestead

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Follow Missouri State Park rules CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Open to the public TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Have proper adult leadership TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All groups Red paint blazes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING In the process - can follow map easily POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Shield with picture of Buffalo Bill Cody AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and repeater patch GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes, but not necessary ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING RESERVATIONS: POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes None AVAILABLE AWARDS: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Bronze medal with ribbon, patch, anniversary patch Special Awards Co., 811 Lafayette, Webster Groves, MO 63119, Phone (314) 961-2610 ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None required

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Buffalo Bill Trail Office, c/o BSA Troop #95, 4908 Lorton Ave, Davenport, IA 52807, Phone (563) 359-0814

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 6 BUTTERFIELD BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND OVERLAND GREEN TRAIL

GOLD TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical and scenic, 8.6 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical and scenic, 12 miles, Open All Year LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 2 miles STARTING POINT: Cole Camp park, Cole Camp, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Lincoln fire tower, south of Cole Camp, MO Lincoln fire tower, south of Cole Camp, MO ENDING POINT: Warsaw City Park, Warsaw, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: Cole Camp, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: Union Church - first church in Benton County Lincoln fire tower Old Ferguson Inn – Ruts of old wagon trail stage stop of the Butterfield Overland Truman Dam overlook Ruts of old wagon trail Warsaw, Missouri Lincoln fire tower

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, firewood, toilets Drinking water, firewood, toilets

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Drinking water, firewood, toilets REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Have proper adult leadership REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Proper adult leadership Open to the public GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL WELL MARKED: No 1" x 3" orange metal tags on trees and poles TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: 1" x 3" orange metal tags on trees and poles GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Reservations required, but no time limit RESERVATIONS: Reservations required, but no time limit FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Miller, Rt 2, Box 390, Warsaw, MO 65355, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Phone (816) 438-5081 John Miller, Rt 2, Box 390, Warsaw, MO 65355, Phone (816) 438-5081

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BUTTERFIELD CEDAR CREEK OVERLAND ORANGE HIKING TRAIL

TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 22 miles, Open all year except TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: deer and turkey seasons Scenic and nature, 12 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: Most LENGTH OFF ROADS: 8 miles STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Pine Ridge Recreation Area near Guthrie in Callaway Little Pomme de Terre River, south of Fairfield, MO County, Missouri ENDING POINT: Quincy, Mo ENDING POINT: Starting point

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Union Church Stands of mature oak and hickory Indian burial mounds Large pastures Log cabin Paris Fork Church and Cemetery Wildlife, including deer and wild turkeys Cedar Creek Scenic Ozark beauty Ashland Wildlife Research Area Excellent trail near Jefferson City, Missouri OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Drinking water, toilets CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Firewood, toilets

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Yes, only on Federal land TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must have proper adult leadership REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Must make reservations Open to the public GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Open to the public TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes 1" x 3" orange metal tags on trees and poles TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes Distinct slash blaze and white paint marks SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch POINT IF REQUESTED: No

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch RESERVATIONS: Reservations required, but no time limit ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Two weeks John Miller, Rt 2, Box 390, Warsaw, MO 65355, Phone (816) 438-5081 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi White, 2013 Southridge Dr, Jefferson City, MO 65109, Phone (573) 592-1400

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 8 CHIEF WAPELLO TRAIL CUIVRE RIVER TRAIL

This Trail is maintained by a BSA Troop TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, over 10 miles, Open all year Historical and scenic, 11 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: All LENGTH OFF ROADS: 10 miles STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Campground at Cuivre River State Park Ottumwa Park, Ottumwa, Iowa ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Starting point Chief Wapello’s grave, Agency, Iowa POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Heavily wooded foot trails Chief Wapello grave - Chief of the Fox Indian tribe Frenchman’s Bluff Garrison Rock - site of garrison of soldiers who Big Sugar and Little Sugar Creeks guarded settlers Horsethief Cave - cave that sheltered stolen horses, OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes now closed Garrison Cemetery - early cemetery of settlers CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Cliffland - picturesque bluffs of sand and stone Drinking water, toilets, firewood at campground Excellent fishing in Des Moines River and Ottumwa Park and lagoons BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Drinking water, toilet, firewood Follow Missouri State Park rules

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Open to the public

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Wear official uniform, register at the start of the trail TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes in Ottumwa Park. All hikers must be registered with TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: the Boy Scouts of America Yellow or Blue paint markings on trees

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No Only Scout units SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and repeater patch TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No RESERVATIONS: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING None POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Bronze medal, patch Special Awards Co., 811 Lafayette, Webster Groves, MO 63119, Phone (636) 525-7247 ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Two weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Wapello Trail Committee, 111 N Webster, Ottumwa, IA 52501, Phone (641) 684-6255

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 9 COVERED BRIDGE TRAIL DEVIL’S BACKBONE

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: WILDERNESS TRAIL Scenic and Nature, 14 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: None Scenic and nature, varies in length, Open all year

STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: All Opal’s cafe, Lemay Ferry Rd., near Hillsboro, MO ENDING POINT: STARTING POINT: Lion Den Camp, Seckman, MO Near Dora in Ozark county in south central Missouri ENDING POINT: Varies POINTS OF INTEREST: Hand hewn stone survey marker POINTS OF INTEREST: Antonio, Missouri Rugged topography Frisco Hill cycle marker North Fork River Lion Den Heavy Ozark forest Blue Spring, McGarr Spring, and Amber Spring OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Common Ozark wildlife along with beaver and CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None muskrats, hawks, owls, turkey vultures, pileated woodpeckers, and song birds BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Ruffed Grouse, Blue & Green Herons TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None Excellent fishing in the North Fork River

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, along the trail Have proper adult leadership CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Open to the public TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Have proper adult leadership and be proficient with a TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available map and compass

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING Open to the public POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Trails not marked, map and compass skills essential RESERVATIONS: Reservations not required GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: POINT IF REQUESTED: No Allen McKenzie, Hwy 21, Imperial, MO 63052 AVAILABLE AWARDS: None

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Willow Springs Ranger District, Old Springfield Rd, PO Box 99, Willow Springs, MO 65793, Phone (417) 469-3155

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 10 FORT RILEY GATEWAY WEST HISTORIC TRAIL HISTORICAL TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historic, 10 miles, Open all year Historical, 10 miles, Open all year

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 7 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: none

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Great War Monument, Camp Funston, Fort Riley, KS Wharf Street near Eads Bridge, St. Louis, MO ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Camp Moon Camp site, Fort Riley, KS Near starting point

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Great War Monument – memorial to soldiers of WWI Eads Bridge Centenary Methodist First territorial Capitol of Kansas – historic mementos Deminil Mansion Showboat "Goldenrod" Post home of General George Armstrong Custer, St. John the Apostle Lyon Park Civil & Indian War hero Gateway Arch Milles Fountain Trooper Monument - memorial to cavalry troopers Soulard Market Old Courthouse Kiel Auditorium Lafayette Park Bison pen - live bison from Colorado Eugene Field House Soldiers Memorial Home of First Army Division and Post Museum City Hospital Busch Stadium Campbell House Christ Church Cathedral OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Old Cathedral Anheuser-Busch Brewery CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Union Station St. Mary of Victories Drinking water, toilets, firewood St. John Nepomuk Church

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Wear official Scout uniform, have two deep adult TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None leadership and at least one adult with every ten Scouts, camp overnight at Camp Moon, hike the REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: entire trail and visit the Post Museum at 1:00 PM Must have two-deep adult leadership GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout, Cub, Webelos, and Explorers All Scout, Explorer, and Cub groups TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes No, follow map provided TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No

AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: 45 days RESERVATIONS: No time limit, but must make reservations FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Scout Project Coordinator, Youth Services, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Building 304, Main Post, Ft Riley, KS 66442, St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO Phone (785) 239-2840 or (785) 239-2034 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 11 GENERAL WALT GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL TRAIL CARVER TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical and scenic, 32 miles, Open all year Historical and scenic, 10 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: None LENGTH OFF ROADS: 1 mile STARTING POINT: 0.8 mile south of Harveyville, KS STARTING POINT: Neosho, MO ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Diamond, MO Wabaunsee County Historical Museum in Alma, KS POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: The school George Washington Carver attended Birthplace of Deputy Commandant of US Marine Corps Bust and Statue of G.W. Carver First Four-Star General Lewis W Walt; Scenic Flint Hills Cabin site of Carver’s birth Former Indian Reservation & artifacts in the Alma museum Carver Family Cemetery BSA Camp at Lake Wabaunsee Rock wall overlook Former German Prisoner of War Camp Boy Carver statue Trail passes former cattle shipping tower Col. Sanders pioneer store containing - store, post office, GW Carver National Monument visitor center barber shop, shoe and harness shop, fire fighting Wildlife visible in the morning equipment, dentist office, blacksmith shop, etc. OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets, firewood Drinking water, firewood, toilets, swimming, fishing, and shelter houses BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: See “Campsite Facilities” REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must have proper BSA tour permit REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must have registration form in The trail has campsite in middle of the trail. Suggested 2 GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: days for hiking 16 miles each day. Have proper adult All Scouting groups leadership. Obtain trail map before starting. GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes - maintained by Marine Corps League GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available Not specified SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: POINT IF REQUESTED: Not regularly needed Not specified SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and medal

AVAILABLE AWARDS: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Patch available at Wabaunsee County Historical Museum RESERVATIONS:

Two weeks ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR

RESERVATIONS: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: One week for campsite National Park Service, Superintendent, Box 38,

Diamond, MO 64840, Phone (417) 325-4151 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Fax: (417) 325-4231 General Walt Memorial Trail, 328 Lakeshore Dr, Rt 2, Alma, KS 66401

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 12 GREEN-ROCK TRAIL HENRY ROWE

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: SCHOOLCRAFT TRAIL Scenic and nature. 10 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: 10 miles Scenic and nature, 13.5 miles, Open all year except deer hunting season STARTING POINT: Rockwoods Range Tract, near Allenton, MO LENGTH OFF ROADS: 13 miles ENDING POINT: Rockwoods Reservation, near Grover, MO STARTING POINT: On MO hwy P, southwest of Potosi, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: ENDING POINT: Starting point Rockwoods Firetower Rockwoods Reservation POINTS OF INTEREST: Many forms of wildlife Rugged wildlife trail in Mark Twain National Forest Round House - available for group use by reservation Trail is a challenge to follow. Compass directions with OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes measurements given in paces to natural objects CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Not a woodland trail, but rather a compass trail. Drinking water, toilets, firewood OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Must have two-deep adult leadership, use map and compass REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Must have two-deep adult leadership All Scout and Explorer groups GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout and Explorer groups TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL WELL MARKED: “Green Rock Trail, St. Louis Area” No, trail is a compass hike TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No POINT IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR No time limit, but must make reservations RESERVATIONS: Two weeks FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 13 HERBERT HOOVER TRAIL HERCULES GLADES

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: WILDERNESS Historical and scenic, 17 miles, Open all year HIKING TRAILS

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 15 miles TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, varies in length, Open all year STARTING POINT: Cedar Valley Park, Cedar Valley, IA LENGTH OFF ROADS: All

ENDING POINT: Starting point STARTING POINT: The area is located in Taney County in Missouri POINTS OF INTEREST: ENDING POINT: Varies Lime kiln; Cedar Valley rock quarries Scattergood School Cabin POINTS OF INTEREST: Friend’s Log Cabin - completed 1969 using “pioneer” Hercules Glades Wilderness a network of well-worn trails workmanship Limestone rock out-croppings Cedar River - open for canoeing Open glades supporting native tall prairie grasses Maxon Farm - underground slave railway stop Wide assortment of typical Missouri trees Pilot knob and Coy Bald mountains OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Long Creek and Cane Creek CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Steep rocky hillsides Drinking water, toilets, and firewood Wildlife includes roadrunners, lizards, and tarantulas Some of the most unique country in the Midwest

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Only along the trail TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Register in advance, provide tour permit, registered TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive in the Boy Scouts of America or in Girl Scouts of the

USA, tour Hoover Park and library, and camp REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: overnight in assigned area. Wearing the official Group size is limited to 10 people or less uniform or at least a Scouting T-shirt is encouraged

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public All Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Yes, use of a topographic map is suggested TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: White paint marks on trees No trail markers; map and compasses are essential

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No

AVAILABLE AWARDS: AVAILABLE AWARDS: None Medal on ribbon, series of patches

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None RESERVATIONS:

One week FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ava Ranger District, BS Route 5 South, PO Box 188, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Ava, MO 65608 Hoover Trail Committee, Box 444, West Branch, IA Mark Twain National Fort (573) 364-4621 52358, Phone (319) 643-2541

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 14 JOHN J AUDUBON TRAIL KANSAS CAPITOLS TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, scenic, and nature, 12 miles, Open all year Historical, 22 miles, Open all year except deer hunting season (no campsite facilities October 1 through March 31)

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 12 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Clark National Forest, north of Womack, MO Coon Point campground, east of Topeka, KS ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Starting point State Capitol building, Topeka, KS

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Rough wilderness terrain with creeks and open Constitution Hall in LeCompton, KS glades LeCompton cemetery Where Kansas Capitols Trail crosses the Oregon Trail OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Theodore Kriepe home - built in 1868 CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Hoagland Castle - 8 sided home of Judge Hoagland - Drinking water, toilets, firewood built 1850 State Capitol Building - includes the State Historical BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Museum and the Kansas Historical Society. TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, at Tecumseh Park REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets Must have two-deep adult leadership GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No All Scout and Explorer groups TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Wear official uniform of the group; Trail must be TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: hiked on foot and one night spent camping Trees are marked, Appalachian Trail style, with 2" x 6" white rectangular blazes GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Boy Scout, Girl Scout, church, and family GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch Sign with “Kansas Capitols Trail”

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No RESERVATIONS: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING No time limit, but must make reservations POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Two weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Troop #18, Tecumseh, KS 66542, Phone (913) 379-0521 Jayhawk Council (785) 354-8541

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 15 KATE SHELLEY TRAIL KATY TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: SEDALIA TO BOONVILLE Historic and scenic, 25 miles, Open all year except deer hunting season TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historic and scenic, Varies In Length, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: 20 miles during daylight hours

STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: Varies Scout Cabin in Melrose Park, Boone, Iowa ENDING POINT: STARTING POINT: Starting point Varies ENDING POINT: POINTS OF INTEREST: Varies Nathan Boone campsite Mamie Eisenhower birthplace POINTS OF INTEREST: Milton Lott’s gravesite Majority of trail is accessible to persons w/disabilities The Kate Shelley High Bridge - highest and longest Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO double Former MKT Railroad Depot railroad bridge in the world Landscape along this section is more open and Kate Shelley homesite - railroad disaster heroine provides vistas across gently rolling pasture and farm Des Moines River valley land. First log cabin schoolhouse in Boone County Hikers and Bicyclists are likely to see or hear birds associated with open areas such as bobwhite, OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes killdeer, mourning doves and meadowlarks. CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets, firewood OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Available, but not on Trail CAMPSITE FACILITIES: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes None, but trail facilities are plenty TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None File application GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: None Open to the public GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Blue bull’s eye markers TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Blue and white steel fence posts State Symbols

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No

AVAILABLE AWARDS: Medal and patch AVAILABLE AWARDS: None

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: RESERVATIONS: Depends on accommodations desired None

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Shelley Trail, Inc, PO Box 134, Boone, IA MO Department of Natural Resources 50036, Phone (515) 432-1907 Phone (800) 334-6946 or TDD (800) 379-2419 www.mostateparks.com

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 16 KATY TRAIL KATY TRAIL BOONVILLE TO JEFFERSON CITY TO JEFFERSON CITY MARTHASVILLE

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historic and scenic, Varies In Length, Open all year Historic and scenic, Varies In Length, Open all year during daylight hours during daylight hours

LENGTH OFF ROADS: Varies LENGTH OFF ROADS: Varies

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Varies Varies ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Varies Varies

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Majority of trail is accessible to persons w/disabilities Majority of trail is accessible to persons w/disabilities Route closely parallels the route of the Missouri River Capitol of Missouri, Jefferson City Remnants of booming railroad town era in Boonville Jefferson Landing State Historic Site Restored MKT depot Limestone to sandstone bluffs, 250 ft at some points Town of New Franklin (previous site of historic town Birds and wildflowers of Franklin that washed away by the river) Deutschheim State Historic Site 243-foot stone arched tunnel in Rocheport Close to Daniel Boone gravesite

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Available, but not on Trail OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Available, but not on Trail CAMPSITE FACILITIES: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None, but trail facilities are plenty None, but trail facilities are plenty

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: None REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: None GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public Open to the public

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: State Symbols State Symbols

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No POINT IF REQUESTED: No

AVAILABLE AWARDS: None AVAILABLE AWARDS: None

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: RESERVATIONS: None None FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: MO Department of Natural Resources MO Department of Natural Resources Phone (800) 334-6946 or TDD (800) 379-2419 Phone (800) 334-6946 or TDD (800) 379-2419 www.mostateparks.com www.mostateparks.com

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 17 KATY TRAIL KAW RIVER TRAIL - 1

MARTHASVILLE TO TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: ST CHARLES Scenic and nature, 4 miles, Open all year

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: 4 miles Historic and scenic, Varies In Length, Open all year during daylight hours STARTING POINT: Junction of Highways 24-40 inside the LENGTH OFF ROADS: Varies Lawrence Riverfront Park ENDING POINT: STARTING POINT: Starting point Varies ENDING POINT: POINTS OF INTEREST: Varies Wide variety of forests including willow marshes; Chance to see beaver, woodchuck, coyote, deer and POINTS OF INTEREST: many others; The Kansas (Kaw) River; Bald Eagles Majority of trail is accessible to persons w/disabilities during winter months Shadow of railroad in Defiance Wineries OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes First Missouri State Capitol Historic Site CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive Weldon Spring Wildlife Area Klondike Quarry BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Available, but not on Trail CAMPSITE FACILITIES: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: None, but trail facilities are plenty None, camping permit required GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Open to the public TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes None TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Trail signs and orange paint on trees Open to the public GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: State Symbols AVAILABLE AWARDS: None

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING RESERVATIONS: POINT IF REQUESTED: No None specified

AVAILABLE AWARDS: None FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, th ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR PO Box 708, 6 East 6 St, Lawrence, KS, RESERVATIONS: None Phone (785) 832-7999

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: MO Department of Natural Resources Phone (800) 334-6946 or TDD (800) 379-2419 www.mostateparks.com

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 18 KAW VALLEY TRAIL - 2 KIT CARSON TRAIL –1

*See Also Rimrock Trail TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 8 miles, Open all year Historical and scenic, 12 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: 8 miles TOTAL LENGTH OF TRAIL: 12 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: 2 miles STARTING POINT: Hohn Scout Reservation, Laurie, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Agricultural Hall of Fame, near Bonner Springs, KS Starting point ENDING POINT: Grinter House State Historic Site on Highway K-32 POINTS OF INTEREST: The trail is located over a wide range of topography - POINTS OF INTEREST: forests, hollows, lake shore of the Lake of the Agricultural Hall of Fame – open April 1 to Dec 1 Ozarks, and an adventurous bluff. Very physical and Camp Theodore Naish, BSA rough. Christmas tree farm St. Martin’s n the Field Church OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Edwardsville cemetery CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Grinter Chapel and cemetery Grinter House State Historic Site Drinking water, firewood, toilets (oldest house in Wyandotte County) BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, at Camp Naish TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None *Except between Memorial and Labor Days CAMPSITE FACILITIES: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Drinking water and firewood Registration required GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: All Scouting groups except Cub Scouts At Camp Naish TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: No, follow descriptive leaflet REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes A provided Trail Guide is required TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Wear the proper uniform of the group Orange spots on trees Hike in daylight hours only GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING All organized youth groups POINT IF REQUESTED: No

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not specified ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Required Two weeks SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: District Ranger, US Forest Service, 1104 Walnut St, AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and medal Doniphan, MO 63935, Phone (314) 996-2153

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Two weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Thomas, 10116 Steele Road, Edwardsville KS 66111, Phone (913) 441-6786

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 19 KIT CARSON TRAIL - 2 LARSON-GANT RANCHES

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 8 miles, Open all year Scenic wilderness area - not a defined trail, Open March through May, September and October LENGTH OFF ROADS: 8 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: All STARTING POINT: Hohn Scout Reservation, Laurie, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: 9 miles west of Medicine Lodge, KS on US Hwy 160 Starting point ENDING POINT: Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: The trail is located over a wide range of topography - POINTS OF INTEREST: forests, hollows, lake shore of the Lake of the Wi lderness area, very good for backpacking Ozarks, and an adventurous bluff. Very physical and Rugged terrain rough. Twin peaks Canyons OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Various wildlife CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Ponds and creeks Drinking water, firewood, toilets The area is two adjoining cattle ranches, approx 25,000 acres BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No The area is open to horseback riding - must provide TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None own horses

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Registration required CAMPSITE FACILITIES: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Drinking water and firewood All Scouting groups except Cu b Scouts BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: No, follow descriptive leaflet REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Make advance reservations and have proper adult TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: leadership. Orange spots on trees GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All organized groups-no charge for Scouts GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Open area, no markers needed AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes RESERVATIONS: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING Two weeks POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: AVAILABLE AWARDS: None Great Rivers Council, PO Box 736, Columbia, MO 65205, Phone (314) 449-2561 ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Three weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Larson, RR 1, Box 27, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104 Phone (316) 886 -5390

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 20 LES PETITE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL

COTES TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical and scenic, 17 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 10 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

LENGTH OFF ROADS: None STARTING POINT: La Benite Park, Jackson County, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: First State Capital of Missouri, St. Charles, MO Sibley, MO ENDING POINT: Blanchette Park in St. Charles, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: La Benite Park POINTS OF INTEREST: Missouri River overlook Historical St. Charles, MO Little Blue River First State Capital of Missouri Pemberton House Missouri River Fort Osage - restoration of old trading post and fort Sibley cemetery OVERNIGHT CAMPING: None Hayes Park CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: None CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Firewood TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Must have two-deep adult leadership Firewood. May set up camp at a campsite twelve miles along trail. GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Webelos, Scout, and Explorer groups REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Follow the Lewis and Clark Trail rules sent with TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes brochure. TRAIL WELL MARKED: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: No, follow map All youth groups TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: POINT IF REQUESTED: No Signs with “Lewis and Clark Trail”

AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patches GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR POINT IF REQUESTED: No RESERVATIONS: Two weeks AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and medal

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO RESERVATIONS: 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 Two weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Historic Trails Committee, PO Box 9523, Raytown MO 64133

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 21 LINCOLN TRAIL LOG CABIN TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, scenic and nature, 20 miles, Open all year Historical, 13 miles, Open all year

LENGTH OFF ROADS: None LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: New Salem State Park, Illinois Troop 300 Scout cabin, Pleasant Hill, MO ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Springfield, Illinois Starting point

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: New Salem State Park Old opera house Village of New Salem One wooden floored bridges Lincoln’s tomb Slave built stone fence Restored Illinois State Capitol Mural depicting Bingham’s painting of Order #11 State Capitol building Two wooden silos State Museum Log cabin Lincoln home in Springfield Allow two days - the hike is a full day event in itself OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Firewood, outside lights OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, New Salem State Park BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Drinking water, firewood, toilets Drinking water; Camping is at Pleasant Hill City lake. Must make arrangements with the City of Pleasant BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Hill in advance. TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must have proper adult leadership Registration fee and 300 word book GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: report from a designated list on Lincoln books and be Any organized group at least 11 years old. GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts TRAIL WELL MARKED: Questionable TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING AVAILABLE AWARDS: 2 different patches POINT IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and medal RESERVATIONS: One week ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: One month Harry Dyke, RR %, Box 115, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, Phone (816) 987-5788 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Abraham Lincoln Council, 1911 W Monroe, Springfield, IL 62704, Phone (217) 546-5570

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 22 LONE JACK LOST BRIDGE CIVIL WAR TRAIL HIKING TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, scenic and nature, 17 miles, Open all year Historical, scenic, and nature, 5 miles, Open all year

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 3 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: 5 miles

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Fleming Park (Lake Jacomo), Jackson County, MO Lost Bridge Park on Beaver Lake near Garfield, Ark. ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Lone Jack Museum, Lone Jack, MO Starting point

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Missouri Town - 1855 Two river overlooks Native animal enclosure Beaver Lake Lake Jacomo - boating, swimming and fishing Overhanging bluff shelter Adams cemetery Scenic lakeside walk Blue and Gray park General lake activities Lone Jack Battlefield Museum and cemetery Pea Ridge National Military Park with Pea Ridge Military trail nearby OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Old houseplace CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, firewood, and toilets OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Drinking water, toilets, and electricity TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Toilets, firewood, BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No May set up camp twelve miles along trail TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Follow Lone Jack Civil War Trail rules sent with Make reservations brochure GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All youth groups TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: White markers on trees TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No “Lone Jack Civil War Trail”, with cannon and balls. SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING Cannon points in direction of trail POINT IF REQUESTED: Occasionally GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch POINT IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and medal RESERVATIONS: One month ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Two weeks FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Resident Manager, Bear Resident Office, Corps of FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Engineers, PO Drawer H, Rogers, AR 72757, Phone Historic Trails Committee, PO Box 9523, (501) 636-1210 Raytown MO 64133

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 23 LOST CREEK TRAIL MARK TWAIN

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: HISTORICAL TRAIL Scenic and nature, 20 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: None Historical and scenic, 10 miles, Open all year

STARTING POINT: Pendleton, MO LENGTH OFF ROADS: 5 miles ENDING POINT: Starting point STARTING POINT: POINTS OF INTEREST: Mark Twain Cave near Hannibal, MO Primitive country ENDING POINT: Kimmich Cemetery Starting point Miller Cemetery Lost Creek POINTS OF INTEREST: Roundabout Hill Mark Twain Cave Claypits Mark Twain Home and Museum Mark Twain statue OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn statues CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive Riverview Park Mississippi River overlook BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Lighthouse TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None Rough terrain

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Must have two-deep adult leadership CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, firewood, and toilets GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout and Explorer groups BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: None TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout Trees are marked, Appalachian Trail style, with 2" x groups 6" white rectangular blazes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: POINT IF REQUESTED: No Round orange markers

AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes RESERVATIONS: Two weeks AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO RESERVATIONS: 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 One week

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Historic Trails Committee, PO Box 9523, Raytown MO 64133 Mark Twain State Park (573) 565-3440

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 24 MERAMEC WILDERNESS MONITEAU WILDERNESS TRAILS TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 10 miles, Open all year Historical, scenic, and nature, 15 miles, Open all year except during firearms, deer and turkey seasons and LENGTH OFF ROADS: 10 miles first 10 days of quail season

STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: 14.8 miles Museum parking area, Meramec State Park in Sullivan STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Rudolph Bennitt Wildlife area, south of Moberly, MO Starting Point ENDING POINT: Starting point

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Meramec State Park Museum Boyhood home of Army General - Omar Bradley Break-In cave – Cemetery where Revolutionary War veteran is buried off limits to hikers, spring flows out of cave Indian burial grounds; Monkey Bridge river crossings Fishers cave -may be explored Some of Missouri’s richest wildlife including: turkey, Meramec River (renowned canoe stream) fox, deer, coyotes, bobcat, skunk, quail, and snakes Pine forest and many more

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets, firewood at campground None, no open fires allowed

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: N/A TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Follow Missouri State Park rules No swimming. No knives, guns, or firearms allowed. GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Must have proper adult leadership Open to the public GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Open to the public TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Paint marks on trees TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING Paint markings on trees. It is suggested that groups POINT IF REQUESTED: No use map and compass frequently

AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and repeater patch GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes RESERVATIONS: None AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch, medal, and repeater patch FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Special Awards Co., 811 Lafayette, Webster Groves, ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR MO 63119, Phone (573) 961-2610 RESERVATIONS: Two weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Moniteau Wilderness Trail, Inc, PO Box 463, Moberly, MO 65270

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 25 MOSES AUSTIN TRAIL NEODESHA HISTORICAL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TRAIL Historical, scenic, and nature, 14 miles, Open all year except deer hunting season TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, nature, and scenic, 14 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: 14 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: 2 miles STARTING POINT: Clark National Forest, west of Potosi, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Norman #1, historic oil well Starting point ENDING POINT: Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: Wilderness forest POINTS OF INTEREST: Little Pilot Knob Mountain First oil well west of Mississippi River Floyd Lookout Tower Sandstone cliffs Historic Stone Arch Bridge OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Neodesha Cemetery, Civil War cannon and CAMPSITE FACILITIES: monuments Drinking water (must be treated), firewood Old oil wells still in active use Norman #1 Museum BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Historic buildings TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None Little Bear Mound, Chief Little Bear of the Osages

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must have two-deep adult leadership OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Drinking water, toilets, and firewood All Scout and Explorer groups BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Trees are marked, Appalachian Trail style, with 2" x Hike in daylight hours only. Must have proper adult 6" white rectangular blazes leadership GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All groups GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Easy to follow TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING RESERVATIONS: POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes No time limit, but must make reservations AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 RESERVATIONS: Two weeks

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: st Neodesha Chamber of Commerce, 102 South 1 , Neodesha, KS 66757, Phone (620) 325-2055

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 26 OLD CAPITOL TRAIL OLD SANTE FE TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, scenic, and nature, 17 miles, Open all year Historical and scenic, 50 miles, Open all year

LENGTH OFF ROADS: None LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Burlingame, Kansas Coraville Dam, Iowa City, Iowa ENDING POINT: Council Grove, Kansas ENDING POINT: Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: 1835 Dragoon grave Old Capitol - first State Capitol of Iowa Stone Inn Coraville Dam and Reservoir Elm Creek Mail station University of Iowa campus 1879 Stone House Plum Grove - home of Iowa’s first territorial Stone Cave Governor, Robert Lucas ICBM site Iowa Hall - University of Iowa Museum of Natural Wagon wheel ruts of the Sante Fe Trail History 3 mile nature trail through typical Iowa timber Iowa River OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Downtown Iowa City, Iowa CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Drinking water, toilets, firewood REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Proper adult leadership, advance registration TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Drinking water, toilets, firewood All organized youth groups

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Advance registration, follow trail map for the trail, TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes hike in uniform TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Wagon wheel with “Old Sante Fe Trail” and All Cub, Scout, Explorer, Girl Scout, & Camp Fire Girls “Boy Scout Historic Trail”

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Two weeks AVAILABLE AWARDS: Medal and patches FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Bob Buek, RR 2, Burlingame, KS 66413, RESERVATIONS: Phone (785) 654-3600 One week

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Old Capitol Trail, Box 2060, Iowa City, IA 52244, Phone (319) 337-9623

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 27 OSAGE WILDERNESS OZARK TRAIL

TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic & nature, Five 30-mile sections, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and Nature, 14 miles, Open all year except LENGTH OFF ROADS: All; 2-15 mile sections deer hunting season STARTING POINT: Varies LENGTH OFF ROADS: 14 miles ENDING POINT: Varies

STARTING POINT: POINTS OF INTEREST: Reservation Office, H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation Lots of prime Ozark forest near Osceola, MO Each of the 7 sections have their own highlights ENDING POINT: The complete trail connecting all of the sections is Same as starting point planned to be completed around the year 2000 Much of the trail is on National and State land POINTS OF INTEREST: Horseback riding will be available on some sections Harry S. Truman Lake Ozark forest OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Rugged wildlife trail Yes, at State and National parks “The point” CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Generally, drinking water, toilets, firewood OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Approved water supply TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Firewood Be in good physical condition and have proper adult leadership REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Must be a registered Scout, Explorer, Open to the public or leader of the Boy Scouts of America. TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout, TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Varsity Scout, and Explorer TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: “T” within an “O”

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: POINT IF REQUESTED: No Trees are marked Appalachian Trail style with 2" x 6" white rectangular blazes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Ozark Trail patch and section patches through the GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No Special Awards patch company in St. Louis SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Ozark RESERVATIONS: Trail Coordinator, PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO Two weeks 65102, Phone (800) 334-6946

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Camping Service, Heart of America Council, 10210 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, Phone (816) 942-9333

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PEA RIDGE BATTLEFIELD PEDRO SCOUT HIKE, BSA

TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 20.8 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historic and scenic, 10 miles, Open all year except LENGTH OFF ROADS: None New Year’s, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: 7 miles Fountain, corner of Main & Jefferson, Clinton, MO ENDING POINT: STARTING POINT: Truman Mall, Clinton, MO Park Visitor Center ENDING POINT: POINTS OF INTEREST: Starting point Jane Froman home Harry S. Truman home POINTS OF INTEREST: Indian fighter and Plains Scout under General Custer Interpretive exhibits Jesse James house Elkhorn Tavern Civil War Union Army Prison Camp ridge Civil War cannons Abundant wildlife OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Beaver Lake nearby CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Toilets only

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Yes, at nearby Beaver Lake TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Toilets only CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets, Group Camping area REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: none GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Open to the public, Scouts especially TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: No TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Troop leader should register at the Park Visitor’s No, follow detailed map Center and pick up pamphlets TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No Open to the public SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available Pedro Scout Hike Patch, BSA

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING RESERVATIONS: POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes None, unless use of Henry County Fox Hunters Lodge with gas cooking, then two weeks AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch and medal

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RESERVATIONS: A Ralph Boxell, 304 N Mabel, Clinton, MO 64735, None Phone (660) 885-2086

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Historian, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Pea Ridge, AR 72751, Phone (479) 451-8122

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 29 PINEY CREEK PIONEER TRACE

WILDERNESS TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: HIKING TRAILS Scenic and nature, 17 miles, Open all year

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: 17 miles Scenic and nature, varies in length, Open all year STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: All Beaumont Scout Reservation, southwest of St. Louis, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Starting point 32 miles west of Branson, Missouri ENDING POINT: POINTS OF INTEREST: Varies, can be starting point Rugged wildlife trail Old homesites POINTS OF INTEREST: Den Trees Narrow ridge tops with long steep slopes Flint ridges Narrow hollows Largest tree in Beaumont Scout Reservation Bald Eagles may be present in the winter months Indian thong tree markers Blue Herons Piney Creek OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Wide range of Missouri trees CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Typical Ozark wildlife including roadrunners, three Drinking water and firewood species of poisonous snakes and collared lizards BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, along the trail TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Must have two-deep adult leadership, must be TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive registered members of the Boy Scouts of America

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Have proper adult leadership All Scout and Explorer groups GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL WELL MARKED: No Trees are marked, Appalachian Trail style, with 2" x TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: 6" orange rectangular blazes, Trails are not marked, so use of a topographic map with mile numbers on 2" x 3" silver blazes and compass are suggested. It is also suggested that hikers develop their own route GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No POINT IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch

AVAILABLE AWARDS: None ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Two weeks RESERVATIONS: None FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO Cassville Ranger District, HWY 248 West, Cassville, 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 MO 65625, Phone (417) 847-2144 or (417) 847- 2145 HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 30 RIDGE RUNNER TRAIL RIMROCK TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 23 miles, Open all year Scenic and Nature, 12.5 miles, Open all year with exceptions noted in Council Calendar LENGTH OFF ROADS: 23 miles; Two loop trails (one 8.8 miles, the other 14 miles) LENGTH OFF ROADS: 12.5 miles

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: One trail head on Hwy. AP in Douglas County, MO; Campmaster Cabin, Central Camp, Camp Naish near One trail head 4 miles east of Dora, MO Bonner Springs, KS ENDING POINT: Varies ENDING POINT: Same as starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: Terrain ranging from gently rolling to steep hills POINTS OF INTEREST: Wide variety of typical Ozark trees and wildlife Beautiful rolling hills Area of a devastating fire in 1965 Rugged trail Horton Cemetery Lake of the Forest (Horton was a thriving lumber town around 1900) Kaw River Valley Blue Hole Hurricane Hill OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Steam Mill Hollow CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Approved water in the main camp area OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, at either trailhead BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Firewood Toilets, firewood, drinking water REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Must be a registered Scout, Explorer, TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Varsity Scout, or leader of the Boy Scouts of America GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout, REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Varsity Scout, and Explorers Have proper adult leadership GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Open to the public TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Orange paint on trees or signs nailed on trees TRAIL WELL MARKED: No with Scout logo and Rimrock Trail on them. TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Trail may be marked in sections, but use of map and GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No compass is suggested SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch POINT IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR AVAILABLE AWARDS: None RESERVATIONS: Two weeks ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Camping Service, Heart of America Council, 10210 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, Phone (816) Willow Springs Ranger District, Old Springfield Rd, 942-9333 PO Box 99, Willow Springs, MO 65793, *Cannot hike during summer months Phone (417) 469-3155

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 31 Fredericktown Ranger District, Hwy 72 & OO, Rt 2 ROCK PILE MOUNTAIN Box 175, Fredericktown, MO 63645 WILDERNESS HIKING TRAIL ROCKYWOOD BACKPACK TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, varies in length, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Nature and wilderness, 10 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: All LENGTH OFF ROADS: 10 miles STARTING POINT: Near Fredericktown in Madison County Missouri STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Washington State Park near Blackwell, MO Varies, can be starting point ENDING POINT: Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: Rock Pile Mountain POINTS OF INTEREST: Steep limestone bluffs Big River, a canoe stream Rock formations Indian petroglyphs Caves along the St. Francis River High bluffs Many narrow gorges or “shut-ins” Picnic area, Swimming pool Wildlife of all kinds abound in this isolated forest area State Park campground Saltpeter Cave - special caving gear is required Oak and hickory forest Abandoned sawmill site Rocky outcrops, Dolomite glades Black granite streambed OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Only along the trail CAMPSITE FACILITIES: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive Drinking water, firewood, and toilets

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Have proper adult leadership No open fires GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public Open to the public TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Yes, use of a topographic map is suggested TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Orange ribbons TRAIL WELL MARKED: Trail is not marked GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING No markers, use of map and compass are essential POINT IF REQUESTED: No

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: AVAILABLE AWARDS: None None required

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RESERVATIONS: None Superintendent, Washington State Park, RR 2, Box 450, DeSoto, MO 63020, Phone (314) 586-2995 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 32 SANTE FE TRAIL – SANTE FE TRAIL - EMPIRE BISON ROUTE ROUTE

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 20 miles, Open all year Historical, 20 miles, Open all year

LENGTH OFF ROADS: None LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: South of McPherson, KS County line east of McPherson, KS ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: County line west of McPherson, KS County line south of McPherson, KS

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Oil field Big Turkey Creek crossing Little Arkansas River Monument marking Charles O. Fuller ranch of 1855 Ruts of old Sante Fe Trail in pastures Old town of Empire, KS Empire cemetery with graves dating back to 1873 OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Oil fields and pipelines CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Oil refinery Drinking water, toilets, firewood Ruts of Sante Fe Trail in pastures

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Yes, only south of McPherson, KS CAMPSITE FACILITIES: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive Drinking water, toilets, firewood

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Suitable footwear, proper adult leadership, must Yes, only south of McPherson, KS wear proper uniform, must carry first aid kits, and TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive must respect private property. REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Suitable footwear, proper adult leadership, must Any organized groups wear proper uniform, must carry first aid kits, and must respect private property. TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes Any organized groups TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch One week ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RESERVATIONS: One week Gene Ewing, 1215 Eastmoor, McPherson, KS 67460, Phone (620) 241-4387 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Ewing, 1215 Eastmoor, McPherson, KS 67460, Phone (620) 241-4387

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 33 SANTE FE - OREGON - SANTE FE - OREGON - CALIFORNIA TRAIL CALIFORNIA TRAIL INDEPENDENCE RAYTOWN SECTION

SECTION TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 8 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 10 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: None

LENGTH OFF ROADS: None STARTING POINT: Blue Ridge Blvd. and 47th St. STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Kentucky Road and North River Blvd, Indep., MO Blue Ridge Blvd and Bannister Rd. ENDING POINT: Blue Ridge Blvd. and 47th St. Raytown, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: Raytown, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: William Ray’s blacksmith shop Missouri River overlook Raytown Historical Society Museum Mound Grove cemetery Archibald Rice Home - early 1800’s Harry S. Truman Museum and library William M. Klein Park Harry S. Truman boyhood home Kansas City, MO Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman home OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Follow all rules sent in the brochure Follow all rules sent with brochure GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Any Scout groups All Scout groups TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes, and follow descriptive brochure Yes, and follow descriptive brochure TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: None POINT IF REQUESTED: No AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: Two weeks RESERVATIONS: Two weeks FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Historic Trails Committee, Historic Trails Committee, PO Box 9532, Raytown MO 64133, PO Box 9532, Raytown MO 64133,

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SANTE FE - OREGON - TAUM-SAUK TRAIL

CALIFORNIA TRAIL TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: KANSAS CITY SECTION Historical and scenic, 20 miles, Open all year except deer hunting season TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 8.8 miles, Open all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: 18 miles

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 8.8 miles STARTING POINT: Fort Davidson in Pilot Knob, MO STARTING POINT: ENDING POINT: Blue Ridge Blvd and Bannister Rd. Johnson Shut-Ins State Park ENDING POINT: Approx. Oak St. and State Line Rd. POINTS OF INTEREST: Fort Davidson POINTS OF INTEREST: Russell Mountain Edwin Hickman’s Mill - 1850’s Taum-Sauk Mountain - highest point in Missouri Old St. Louis - San Francisco Railroad tracks Mina-Sauk Falls Blue River Main line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Kansas City, MO CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, firewood, toilets OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No Campsite located 10 miles along trail, camping on a TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None first come-first served basis

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Follow the rule sent with the brochure Must have two-deep adult leadership, Scouts must GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: have earned Hiking Skill Award or its equivalent Any Scout groups GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: All Scout and Explorer groups, limited to two troops Yes, and follow descriptive leaflet per day TRAIL WELL MARKED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING “Taum-Sauk, St. Louis Area” POINT IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch Two weeks ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RESERVATIONS: Historic Trails Committee, No time limit, but must make reservations PO Box 9532, Raytown MO 64133, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 35 THREE NOTCH TRAIL TOMAHAWK TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, scenic, and nature, various lengths, Open Scenic and nature, 10 miles, Open all year all year LENGTH OFF ROADS: 9.5 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: All STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Beaumont Scout Reservation, southwest of S-F Scout Ranch, near Fredericktown, MO St Louis, MO ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Starting point Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Mud Cave Rugged wilderness trail, with options for a 10 mile “East Blackberry Hollow outpost Loop” or an 11 mile “West Loop”, both loops for 21 miles, Toad Hollow outpost or a 17 mile route with both loops and a “Cut-off” Chipping arrowhead pits Whiteoak Spring Branch Little St. Francis River Rugged wildlife trail High cliff overlooks Nims Lake

Castle Rock Old settlers cabin Fern grotto OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes Drinking water, firewood CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water (must be treated), toilets, firewood BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Firewood REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Must have two-deep adult leadership, must be a REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: registered member of the Boy Scouts of America Must have two-deep adult leadership, must be a GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: registered member of the Boy Scouts of America All Webelos and Scout groups

GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes All Scout and Explorer groups TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes Trees are marked, Appalachian Trail style, with 2" x TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes 6" white rectangular blazes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Trees are marked, Appalachian trail style, with 2" x GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No 6" white rectangular blazes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch POINT IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch with segments RESERVATIONS: corresponding to the cut-off or Loops hiked No time limit, but must make reservations

ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RESERVATIONS: St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO Two weeks 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895

HOAC – Order of the Arrow – ON THE LOOSE TRAILS – Page 36 Special Awards Co., 811 Lafayette, Webster Groves, TRACE CREEK HIKING & MO 63119, Phone (573) 961-2610 HORSEBACK RIDING TRAIL VICTORY HORSE TRAIL

TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and nature, 17 miles, Open all year except Scenic and nature, 33 miles, Open all year deer hunting season LENGTH OFF ROADS: All LENGTH OFF ROADS: 17 miles STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: 6 miles northwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri Hazel Creek Camp, Washington County, Missouri ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Highway 32 Access, Iron County, Missouri Near Leeper in Wayne County

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: Winding timbered ridges with oak, hickory, and hard Located in the Mark Twain National Forest shortleaf pine trees. Great variety of forest and wildlife communities Picturesque stream bottoms containing old farm fields no Many high-point vistas longer in cultivation. Deep oak-hickory forested areas Trail can be used for hiking or horseback riding. Excellent horse riding trail Excellent backpacking trail because of its length OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, along the trail CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Protect all living things. Use only downed, dead wood for REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: fires. Extinguish fires with water and cover with soil before Have proper adult leadership leaving. Bury all garbage if there is no container. No motorized vehicles on trail. GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL:

Open to the public GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL:

Anyone in reasonable physical condition TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes

TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes

TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No Either a diamond shaped gray/white or silver blaze SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING on trees, or a diamond shaped plastic marker POINT IF REQUESTED: No showing a man on horseback or with pack. Carrying

a topographic map is advised AVAILABLE AWARDS: None

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING RESERVATIONS: POINT IF REQUESTED: No None

AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch & repeater patch FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Poplar Bluff Ranger District, 1420 Maud, PO Box 988, ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, Phone (573) 785-1475 RESERVATIONS: None

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

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TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Scenic and Nature, 3.75 miles, Open all year Nature and wilderness, 10 miles, Open all year

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 3.75 miles LENGTH OFF ROADS: 10 miles

STARTING POINT: STARTING POINT: Watkin’s Mill State State Park near Lawson, MO Hawn State Park near Ste. Genevieve, MO ENDING POINT: ENDING POINT: Starting point of chosen trail Starting point

POINTS OF INTEREST: POINTS OF INTEREST: 19 th Century Woolen Mill Pickle Creek Trail Original Mill, School, Church and Workshops Pine forest Living history farm experience in summer months Extensive exposures of sandstone and granite State Park campground State Park campground Lake, Picnic Area, Beach (Seasonal), and Fishing Wild Area Geo-Caching Natural Areas

OVERNIGHT CAMPING: OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes, Primitive and Family area sites Yes, in campground CAMPSITE FACILITIES: CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Primitive: firepits, outhouse, no water Firewood, water, electricity, tables Family: toilets, showers, laundry; Firewood for sale BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: None TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None Primitive, no open fires allowed, must use backpacking stoves REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Proper adult leadership, Scout t-shirts encouraged REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: None GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: Open to the public Open to the public TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Colored arrows on posts State Symbols GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes AVAILABLE AWARDS: AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch may be ordered from private supplier Patch through trailmaster. Not available at Visitor’s Center. Allow mailing time. ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: None for Trail Hike FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Hawn State Park, RT 3, Box 124, St FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve, MO 63670, Phone (573) 883-3603 Trailmaster, [email protected] Primitive Camping: 816-580-3387 and Family: http://www.mostateparks.com/wwmill/camp.htm

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TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD Scenic and nature, 18.5 miles, Open all year HISTORIC TRAIL

LENGTH OFF ROADS: 18 miles TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: Historical, 6 miles, Open all year STARTING POINT: Camp 5 pond on Hwy MO-J,20 miles south of LENGTH OFF ROADS: Unknown Fremont, MO ENDING POINT: Starting point STARTING POINT: Visitor’s Center in Republic, MO POINTS OF INTEREST: ENDING POINT: Eleven Point scenic river Starting point Whites Creek cave Geologic sink holes POINTS OF INTEREST: Fiddler Spring Designed as an Eagle Scout Project in 1992 and Forest trail through the Irish Wilderness 1993, Officially opened as part of 1993 Trailblazer District Spring Camporee. West Overlook, Bloody OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Yes hill, Civil War Era Cabin, Pulaski Battery, Gibson Mill CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None site, Edgar Cemetery

BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: Primitive CAMPSITE FACILITIES: Drinking water, toilets REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: Yes Open to the public, 10 person limit enforced TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: No

TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL WELL MARKED: No Hike in daylight hours only. Must have proper adult TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: leadership Minimal marking, bring map and compass GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All groups

GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING TRAIL WELL MARKED: Easy to follow POINT IF REQUESTED: No TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: Not available

AVAILABLE AWARDS: None GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes RESERVATIONS: Not required AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR District Ranger, US Forest Service, 1104 Walnut St, RESERVATIONS: Doniphan, MO 63935, Phone (314) 996-2153 Unknown

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, 6424 W Farm Rd 182, Republic, MO 65738, Phone (417) 732-2662 or (417) 732-2862

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TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: HISTORICAL TRAIL (1904) Historical, 16 miles, Open all year TYPE, LENGTH AND SEASON OF TRAIL: LENGTH OFF ROADS: None Historical and scenic, 10 miles, Open all year

STARTING POINT: LENGTH OFF ROADS: None 63rd and Nieman Road, Shawnee, KS ENDING POINT: STARTING POINT: Shawnee Mission Park, Shawnee, KS Forest Park in St. Louis, MO ENDING POINT: Starting point POINTS OF INTEREST: Original site of Gum Springs POINTS OF INTEREST: Laird Park Forest Park, site of the 1904 World’s Fair First Governor of Kansas Mansion Confederate Memorial Old castle McDonnell Planetarium Chief Blue Jacket burial site Jewel Box Toma-Shaw Lake World’s Fair Pavilion Shawnee’s oldest building Zoo Shawnee Mission Park Jefferson Memorial Shawnee Historical Museum Statue of St. Louis Methodist Church St. Joseph’s Catholic Church OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No Shawnee Baptist Church CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None Old Shawnee Town BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No OVERNIGHT CAMPING: No TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None CAMPSITE FACILITIES: None BACKPACKING CAMP ALONG TRAIL: No REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: TRAIL CAMP FACILITIES: None Must have two-deep adult leadership. Trail is on public property and such is open to the public. REQUIREMENTS FOR HIKING TRAIL: Make prior reservations GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Webelos, Scout, and Explorer groups GROUPS PERMITTED ON TRAIL: All Scout groups with proper leadership TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL WELL MARKED: Not necessary TRAIL MAPS AVAILABLE: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: None TRAIL WELL MARKED: Yes TRAIL MARKER DESIGN: GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: No Tan sign with “Wood-Lane Trail’ SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING POINT IF REQUESTED: No GUIDES AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED: Yes SOMEONE TO MEET HIKERS AT STARTING AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch POINT IF REQUESTED: Yes ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR AVAILABLE AWARDS: Patch RESERVATIONS: Two weeks ADVANCE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESERVATIONS: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: One week St Louis Area Council, 4568 W Pine, St Louis, MO 63108, Phone (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Wood-Lane Trail Committee, Herb Wood, 26030 W 83 rd St, Lenexa, KS 66227, Phone (913) 441-1758

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ON THE LOOSE HIGH ADVENTURE Table of Contents

A E Adirondack Adventure Area ...... 4 Edward N Cole Canoe Base ...... 12 Adirondack Canoe and Trail Base ...... 5 Elkhorn High Adventure Base ...... 13 Allegany Out Trip (Specialty Adventures) ...... 32 F Appalachian Wilderness Adventure ...... 5 G B Grand Ledge Trek ...... 34 Beaver High Adventure Base ...... 6 Grayson Sailing Cruise ...... 13 Boston Minuteman Scout Reservation ...... 6 H Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch ...... 7 Hiawatha’s Footprints ...... 14 C High Knoll Trail Camp ...... 14 Camp Buck Toms mountain-Man Trek High Sierra Adventures ...... 15 (Specialty Adventures) ...... 32 Highlander Outback Programs ...... 15 Camp Bud Schiele High Adventure ...... 7 Camp Daniel Boone High Adventure Base ...... 8 I Camp HoNonWah High Adventure Treks ...... 8 J Camp Orr Adventure Base ...... 9 John H Stemler, Journey of the Diamond Cedar Valley Challenge ...... 9 (Specialty Adventure) ...... 34 Challenge Programs ...... 10 K Cherokee Saddle-Up Horse Trek ...... 10 K-M Voyageur Program ...... 16 Clayton Lake Aquatics Base (Specialty Adventures)...... 33 L Coastal Adventures ...... 11 Laguna Station ...... 16 Constantin Sailing Cruise ...... 11 Lenhok’sin High Adventure ...... 17 D Lewis and Clark Canoe Trek (Specialty Davy Crockett Adventures (Specialty Adventure)...... 35 Adventures)...... 33 Log Cabin Wilderness Camp Getaway ...... 17 Del Webb Adventure Camp...... 12

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Log Cabin Wilderness Camp Quest Beyond The Eagle ...... 18

Longhorn Trek ...... 18 Q M R Main High Adventure Area ...... 19 Ranger Camp (Specialty Adventure) ...... 36 Marengo Extreme ...... 19 S Mead Wilderness Base ...... 20 Sabattis High Adventure Camp...... 27 Mt Allamuchy Voyager Treks ...... 20 Salmon River High Adventure Base ...... 27 N Salmon River High Adventure Base (Specialty Nanticoke Watershed Ecotour (Specialty Adventure)...... 37 Adventure) ...... 35 Spanish Peak Scout Ranch (Specialty Adv) ...... 37 New River Adventure Program (Specialty Summit High Adventure Base ...... 28 Adventure) ...... 36 Super Camp (Specialty Adventure) ...... 38 North Idaho High Adventure Base ...... 21 T O Tapico Outdoor Adventure ...... 28 Occoneechee Challenge Treks ...... 21 Ten Mile River Trek ...... 29 Odyssey Adventure ...... 22 Teton High Adventure Base ...... 29 Oklawaha Canoe Trek ...... 22 Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe Base ...... 30 Ozark Mountain Trek ...... 23 U P Ultimate Zone “Great Smoky Mountain Pacific Northwest High Adventure ...... 23 Challenge” ...... 30 Packard High Adventure Base ...... 24 V Paul Bunyan Scout Reservation ...... 24 Voyager Trek Outpost ...... 31 Pendola High Adventure Base, Camp John Mensinger ...... 25 W Phillips Scout Reservation High Wildfire ...... 31 Adventure Base ...... 25 X, Y Pigeon River Trek ...... 26 Prevailing Winds II Sailing Adventure...... 26 Z Zink Aquatic Sports Center (Specialty Adv) ...... 38

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BSA COUNCIL ADIRONDACK HIGH ADVENTURE ADVENTURE BASE

The label “high adventure” has been appended to many different programs of the Boy Scouts of America. The follow criteria have been established LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days for a program to be designated as a council high adventure program. # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 - 7

1. The council administers and operates the APPX STARTING DATE: End of June program. APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: Mid-August

2. The program may be based on a Scout MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/10 reservation, but is not conducted in the traditional framework of council Scout camp. An COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes extension of Boy Scout camp, such as an outpost camp, does not qualify. TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, mountain biking, combination treks 3. Participation is limited to older Scouts, Varsity Scouts and Explorers who are at least age 13 by DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: January 1 of the year they take part, or who A National Camp School Voyageur guide have completed the seventh grade. accompanies each group throughout its hiking or canoeing trek in the Adirondack 4. The staff is trained in the outdoor specialties Mountains. Each trek is custom designed to offered in the program s specified in the National meet group needs and wants. Standards for Council High Adventure. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, stoves, 5. The outdoor trek or treklike program includes canoes, cooking equipment, maps, action, adventure, challenge, a risk factor,* food and local transportation. excitement, and vigorous activity. An opportunity is provided for participants to reflect LOCATION OF BASE: Massawepie Scout Camp, on personal goals and how to apply what they Tupper Lake, New York have learned as a result of the high adventure experience. REGION: Northeast

6. Advance preparation and training is conducted FOR MORE INFORMATION: for participants at least thirty days prior to the Otetiana/Hiawatha Councils 397/373 program. 474 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607-1992 7. The program is a high adventure experience (such as climbing) rather than a training experience (such as rock-climbing practice).

8. The program is at least five nights and six days in length.

9. The program has been conducted for at least two years.

In addition to the criteria for council high-adventure programs, some councils have more stringent

requirements. These may included a higher age

limit, a rank and/or merit badge requirement, a

preparatory high-adventure experience (such as completion of Project COPE), or other prerequisites.

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ADIRONDACK CANOE APPALACHIAN AND TRAIL BASE WILDERNESS

ADVENTURE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: July 7 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 2 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 11 APPX STARTING DATE: June 29 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 4/12 (charged for a APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 12 minimum of 7) MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 1/60 COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, high peaks TYPE OF TREK(s): Whitewater rafting and canoeing, backpacking, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: rappelling, spelunking Crews select their trek agendas from canoeing, backpacking, and high peak DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: experiences in the Adirondack Mountains. This diversified outdoor program features The area’s unique natural and human history two days of backpacking on the Appalachian is emphasized. Trail, two days of whitewater canoeing on the New River, and a choice of either an EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tentage, cooking Applachian mountain-man experience, a gear, stoves, canoes, personal spelunking adventure, or rock climbing and flotation devices, trail food, first aid rappelling. kits, etc. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Russell, BSA, one mile north of Woodgate, New York, off LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Roland, near Bastian, New York State Route 28 Virginia, off of Interstate Highway 77 south of Bluefield, West Virginia REGION: Northeast REGION: Central FOR MORE INFORMATION: General Herkimer Council No. 400 FOR MORE INFORMATION: 427 North Main Street Buckskin Council No. 617 PO Box 128 2829 Kanawha Boulevard East Herkimer, NY 13350-0128 Charleston, WV 25311-1727 Phone: 315-392-3290 Phone: 304-340-3663 or 800-272-6880

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BEAVER HIGH BOSTON MINUTEMAN ADVENTURE BASE SCOUT RESERVATION

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6-12 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6

APPX STARTING DATE: Monday after July 4 APPX STARTING DATE: July 5 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: 2nd Sat in August APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 2

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 5/20 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/10

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, rappelling, TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, Project COPE, mountain whitewater canoeing biking, canoeing, mountain- man skills DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Wilderness backpacking treks in White DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Mountains National Forest in New For their week’s experience, participants Hampshire, lake and river canoeing in New backpack from camp to camp, choosing from Hampshire, and whitewater canoeing in ten different outposts that include field Maine. sports (shooting, archery, orienteering), Project COPE, mountain biking, rappelling, EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes and general mountain-man skills, “Sherwood Forest”, crew equipment (stoves, cook kits, “Homestead” (gold panning and logging), etc.) aquatics, a three-peaks hike, or a weeklong 50-mile trek. LOCATION OF BASE: Barnstead, New Hampshire

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Cooking gear, all REGION: Northeast outpost program gear FOR MORE INFORMATION: LOCATION OF BASE: 17 miles east of Beaver, Boston Minuteman Council No 227 Utah, on State Highway 153 891 Centre Street Boston, MA 02130 REGION: Western Phone: 617-615-0004

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Utah National Parks Council No 591 250 West 500 North PO Box N Provo, UT 84603-0106 Phone: 801-437-6222

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BUFFALO TRAIL CAMP BUD SCHIELE HIGH SCOUT RANCH ADVENTURE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 5 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6

APPX STARTING DATE: June 1 APPX STARTING DATE: June 15 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 20 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 20

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/12

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, horse trekking TYPE OF TREK(s): Caving, horseback riding, rock climbing, rappelling, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: whitewater rafting Crews backpack through the pines and desert cacti of the rugged Davis Mountains, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: on trails that may have a vertical change of Scouts enjoy a different high adventure more than a thousand feet in less than a experience each day off camp property. mile. In the cavalcade program, riders cover Treks include caving, horseback riding, rock 50 to 60 miles on horseback through some of climbing, rappelling and whitewater rafting. the mountains’ most scenic areas. Treks can be customized to fit the needs of a crew. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear Trekkers may split their itinerary between hiking and riding. LOCATION OF BASE: Rutherfordton, North Carolina, approximately 60 miles EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All meals; all tack for west of Charlotte and 45 miles south cavalcade program of Asheville in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. LOCATION OF BASE: 21 miles southwest of Balmorhea, Texas, in the Davis REGION: Southern Mountains of West Texas FOR MORE INFORMATION: REGION: Southern Piedmont Council No 420 PO Box 1059 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Gastonia, NC 28053-1059 Buffalo Trail Council No 567 Phone: 704-864-2694 1101 West Texas Avenue Midland, TX 79701-6171 Phone: 432-570-7601

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CAMP DANIEL BOONE CAMP HONONWAH HIGH HIGH ADVENTURE BASE ADVENTURE TREKS

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 9 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5

APPX STARTING DATE: June 9 APPX STARTING DATE: June 10 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 4 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 10

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 12/15

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, llama treks, TYPE OF TREK(s): Mountain treks, backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater outerbanks excursion rafting, kayaking DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Mountain treks (two per summer) include All treks of 50 to 60 miles include whitewater rafting, swimming, and hiking. backpacking, rock climbing, and whitewater The outerbanks excursion (one per summer) rafting. In “rock climbing school”, emphasizes fishing and touring. These trips participants learn the basics of climbing and as well as two backpacking treks per summer rappelling on Devil’s Courthouse and Look coincide with the weeks of traditional Boy Glass Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Scout camp. Provisional campers accepted. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All patrol equipment EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear furnished, participants provide their own tents, backpacks, etc. LOCATION OF BASE: Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains, Haywood County, LOCATION OF BASE: Wadmalaw Island, South western North Carolina Carolina, 20 miles south of Charleston REGION: Southern REGION: Southern FOR MORE INFORMATION: Daniel Boone Council No 414 FOR MORE INFORMATION: PO Box 8010 Coastal Caroling Council No 550 Asheville, NC 28814-8010 1025 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard Phone: 800-526-6708 Charleston, SC 29407-3441 Phone: 803-763-0305

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CAMP ORR ADVENTURE CEDAR VALLEY BASE CHALLENGE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5-7

APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 APPX STARTING DATE: June 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 21 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 15

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/24 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10/50

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, rappelling, rock climbing whitewater, rappelling, and spelunking DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Crews hike the trails of the Ozarks along the DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Buffalo National River and through 95,000 Each trek incorporates canoeing on several acres of wilderness, canoe the river’s cold different rivers with backpacking, day hikes, waters, climb and rappel on the bluffs, and rappelling, whitewater, and spelunking learn how pioneers lived in the Ozark wilderness in the early 1840s. On each EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tentage, cooking hiking trek, some time is spent working to equipment, canoes, and rappelling improve the trails. gear; backpack rentals available

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, rappelling LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Cedar Valley in the and climbing gear Pine Trail Reservation, 2 miles south of Viola, Ark LOCATION OF BASE: North central Arkansas, 7 miles west of Jasper REGION: Southern

REGION: Southern FOR MORE INFORMATION: Eastern Arkansas Area Council No 15 FOR MORE INFORMATION: P O Box 146 Westark Area Council No 16 Council Camping Office – PO Box 323 1401 South 31 st Street Jonesboro, AR 72403-0146 Station A, PO Box 3156 Phone: 501-664-4780 Ft Smith, AR 72913-3156 Phone: 479-782-7244

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CHALLENGE PROGRAMS CHEROKEE SADDLE-UP

HORSE TREK

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 2-3 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: June 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 12 APPX STARTING DATE: June 9 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 12/16 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 13

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 15

TYPE OF TREK(s): Mountaineering, whitewater COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes rafting, sea kayaking, Project COPE, ski touring TYPE OF TREK(s): Horse trek

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Mountaineering treks (two per summer) take This is a weeklong horse trek, with climbers up Mt Hood, the highest summit in wranglers, on the Clements Scout Ranch. Oregon; climbs are limited to 12 participants each. Three-day whitewater rafting trips on EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Horse, tack, and food the Deschutes River (two per summer) accommodate up to 15 participants. A LOCATION OF BASE: 9 miles southwest of Athens, maximum of 16 kayakers may participate in a Texas three-day sea kayaking expedition (on trip per summer) on the lower Columbia River. REGION: Southern

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Boots, crampons, ice FOR MORE INFORMATION: axes, rope, and harnesses for Circle Ten Council No 571 mountaineering; rafts, sea kayaks, 8605 Harry Hines Boulevard spray skirts, paddles, and personal Dallas, TX 75235 flotation devices for aquatics Phone: 214-902-6700

LOCATION OF BASE: Portland, Oregon

REGION: Western

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Cascade Pacific Council No 492 2145 Southwest Naito Parkway Portland, OR 97201 Phone: 503-226-3423

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COASTAL ADVENTURES CONSTANTIN

SAILING CRUISE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 4 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 15 APPX STARTING DATE: June 2 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/13 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 19

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 15

TYPE OF TREK(s): Barrier-island camping; sailing COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing Barrier-island campers live on Sapalo Island, a remote barrier island off the coast of DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Georgia. Sailing adventures involve learning Cruise directors guide these weeklong sailing to sail a 26-foot sailboat, exploring the cruises in large sailboats on Possum Kingdom Atlantic Ocean and the Sea Islands along the Lake. Located in north Texas, the lake has a coast. surface area of 19,800 acres and 310 miles of shoreline meandering through rugged hills EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but tents, and valleys. sleeping bags, and personal gear EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: 22 to 24-foot LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Blue Heron sailboats, personal flotation devices, food, and communications REGION: Southern equipment.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: LOCATION OF BASE: Possum Kingdom Lake, west Coastal Empire Council No 99 of Mineral Wells, Texas PO Box 60007 Savannah, GA 31420-0007 REGION: Southern Phone: 912-927-7272 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Circle 10 Council No 571 8605 Harry Hines Dallas, TX 75235-0726 Phone: 214-902-6700

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DEL WEB HIGH EDWARD N COLE CANOE ADVENTURE CAMP BASE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 14-18 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7

APPX STARTING DATE: August 1 APPX STARTING DATE: June 30 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 14 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 11

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 4/12 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/36

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing kayaking, rock climbing, rappelling, mountain biking DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Canoeing on the Rifle River 6 miles to DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Saginaw Bay. This diversified program offers a variety of experiences, including a mountain- EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, personal man/Indian village, blackpowder shooting, flotation devices, paddles, river mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, packs, cooking gear, trail tarps, raw swimming, fishing, rappelling, rock climbing, food delivery, local transportation backpacking, action archery, and Dutch-oven cooking. LOCATION OF BASE: Northern Michigan near Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay, in Ogemaw EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, kayaks, County at Alger (Interstate Highway black-powder rifles, mountain bikes, 75 Exit 202) archery equipment REGION: Central LOCATION OF BASE: Southern Utah, north of Zion National Park near Cedar City FOR MORE INFORMATION: Detroit Area Council No 262 REGION: Western 1776 West Warren Detroit, MI 48208-2215 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone: 313-897-1965 Boulder Dam Area Council No 328 1135 University Road Las Vegas, NV 89119-6605 Phone: 702-736-4366

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ELKHORN HIGH GRAYSON ADVENTURE BASE SAILING CRUISE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5

APPX STARTING DATE: June 25 APPX STARTING DATE: June 2 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 6

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 7/11 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 15

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, whitewater TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing rafting, horse treks DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Cruise directors guide these weeklong sailing In addition to backpacking, whitewater cruises on Lake Texoma in 22 to 24-foot rafting, and horse treks, other program sailboats. Located on the Red River between opportunities include snow camping, rock Texas and Oklahoma, Lake Texoma has climbing, Project COPE, black-powder 1,250 miles of shoreline and is popular for shooting, and fly fishing. Treks of 50 miles hunting, boating, fishing and camping. are possible. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Sailboats, personal EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Stoves, cooking flotation devices, food, and equipment, program items, rental communications equipment tents available. LOCATION OF BASE: Lake Texoma, northwest of LOCATION OF BASE: Red Feather Lakes, Colorado Pottsboro, Texas

REGION: Central REGION: Southern

FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Longs Peak Council No 62 Circle 10 Council No 571 PO Box 1166 8605 Harry Hines Greeley, CO 80632-1166 Dallas, TX 75235-0726 Phone: 970-330-6305 Phone: 214-902-6700

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HIAWATHA’S HIGH KNOLL FOOTPRINTS TRAIL CAMP

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6

APPX STARTING DATE: July 6 APPX STARTING DATE: Last week of June APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 3 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: First week of August

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/15 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 5/16

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking and canoeing TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, rock climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Crews take weeklong backpacking trips to DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: the remote and scenic Grand Island National A weeklong backpacking trek takes Recreation Area or Pictured Rocks National participants to outpost camps with programs Lakeshore, and canoe several local rivers. such as rock climbing and rappelling, horseback riding, blackpowder rifle shooting, EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear logging skills, Appalachian culture, mountain biking, Indian lore, and wilderness survival. LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Hiawatha, near Munising, Michigan EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Food and cooking gear, horses and riding gear, REGION: Central mountain bikes

FOR MORE INFORMATION: LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Ottari near Radford, Hiawathaland Council No 261 Virginia 2210 US 41 South Marquette, MI 49855-9134 REGION: Southern Phone: 906-249-1461 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Blue Ridge Mountains Council No 599 PO Box 7606 Roanoke, VA 24019-0606 Phone: 540-265-0656

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HIGH SIERRA HIGHLANDER OUTBACK ADVENTURES PROGRAMS

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 9 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 9

APPX STARTING DATE: June 20 APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 18 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 17

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 5/12 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, mountain biking, TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing, backpacking sailing, rock climbing DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Activities include whitewater canoeing and Units and individuals choose from several kayaking on the Flint River, Class I-III rapids; different activities, including hiking, fishing, mountain biking over rugged terrain; fly fishing, sailing, rock climbing, and climbing and rappelling on a 50-foot tower or mountain bike treks. Each crew can design on natural cliffs; a Project COPE course with its own wilderness adventure in the High both low and high events; a 50-mile Sierras. A typical crew will hike 30 to 35 afoot/afloat trek; or combination treks. miles, and spend an afternoon rock climbing and another afternoon sailing or mountain EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Climbing and biking. rappelling gear, canoes, kayaks, paddles, personal flotation devices, EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Food, tents, cooking mountain bikes, helmets, etc. gear, water filters, mountain bikes, helmets, all needed rock climbing LOCATION OF BASE: Canoe Base, approximately equipment 60 miles south of Atlanta and halfway between Columbus and LOCATION OF BASE: Huntington Lake in the Sierra Macon, Georgia National Forest, off Highway 168 near Lakeshore, California REGION: Southern

REGION: Western FOR MORE INFORMATION: Flint River Council NO 95 FOR MORE INFORMATION: PO Box 173 Southern Sierra Council No 30 Griffin, GA 30224-0173 2417 M Street Phone: 770-227-4556 Bakersfield, CA 93301-2341 Phone: 661-325-9036

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K-M VOYAGEUR PROGRAM LAGUNA STATION

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 and 10 days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 3

APPX STARTING DATE: June 13 APPX STARTING DATE: June 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 27 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 31

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 1/13 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 1/300

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing and mountain biking TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing, island adventure, scuba certification, gulf fishing DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Canoeists enjoy scenic vistas and a relaxing, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: easy-going river experience retracing Lewis This program offers high adventure on the and Clark’s return trip down the wild and Texas Gulf coast including fishing, sailing, scenic Missouri River, on the only portion of scuba certification, and island adventure. the Missouri to be protected and preserved in Participants enjoy fun and sun in the surf. its natural, free-flowing state. Crews may (See the Laguna Station home page on the also travel by mountain bike through the World Wild Web at nearby mountains and plains. http://members.aol.com/lagunaBS/index.html

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Food, lodging, beds, bait, tackle, boats (captained), LOCATION OF BASE: K-M Scout Camp, 21 miles kayaks, boogie boards, scuba and north of Lewistown, Montana, snorkeling gear, fishing lodge, beach located closer to Hilger, Montana huts

REGION: Western LOCATION OF BASE: South Padre Island, Texas

FOR MORE INFORMATION: REGION: Southern Montana Council No 315 820 Seventeenth Avenue South FOR MORE INFORMATION: Great Falls, MT 59405-5999 Rio Grande Council No 775 Phone: 406-761-6000 PO Box 2424 Harlingen, TX 78551-2424 Phone: 956-423-0250

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LENHOK’SIN LOG CABIN WILDERNESS HIGH ADVENTURE CAMP GATEWAY

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 4

APPX STARTING DATE: June 23 APPX STARTING DATE: July 20 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 11 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 17

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 12 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 15

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Participants backpack between camps with Camp staff available to plan and lead themes. The camp themes include backpacking trips. Also offered is a full horseback riding, foxfire crafts, chuck wagon, Project COPE course and classes in lumberjack, mountain man, Native American, backpacking stove operation and cooking wagon train, rock climbing, kayaking, caving, procedures, backcountry first aid, Project COPE and primitive camping. backcountry ethics, sanitation and water purification, and map and compass skills. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All specialty equipment; participants bring personal gear EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, stoves, cooking utensils, fuel, food LOCATION OF BASE: Outside Goshen, Virginia, 20 miles from Lexington, near LOCATION OF BASE: Lee Vining, California, near intersection of Interstate Highways Yosemite National Park and 64 and 81 Mono Lake

REGION: Northeast REGION: Western

FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: National Capital Council No 82 Los Angeles Area Council No 33 9190 Wisconsin Avenue 233 Scout Way Bethesda, MD 20814-3897 Los Angeles, CA 90026-4995 Phone: 301-530-9360 Phone: 213-413-4400

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LOG CABIN WILDERNESS LONGHORN TREK

CAMP QUEST BEYOND THE EAGLE LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 14 Days APPX STARTING DATE: June 1 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 1

APPX STARTING DATE: July 6 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 14 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 20 COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/32 TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, Project COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No COPE, rock climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, rock climbing, mountain peak climb, and ice-axe DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: travel This trek entails backpacking each day to specific program areas on Sid Richardson DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Scout Ranch. Participants spend one day This two-week high adventure program for each on Project COPE, canoeing, rock Eagle Scouts includes cross-country climbing, mountain biking and horsemanship. backpacking, peak bagging, a glacier climb, Project COPE course, and solo quest. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, stoves, cooking LOCATION OF BASE: Sid Richardson Scout Ranch, utensils, fuel, food Bridgeport, Texas

LOCATION OF BASE: Lee Vining, California, near REGION: Southern Yosemite National Park and Mono Lake FOR MORE INFORMATION: Longhorn Council No 582 REGION: Western 4917 Briarhaven Road Fort Worth, TX 76109-4498 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone: 817-231-8500 Los Angeles Area Council No 33 233 Scout Way Los Angeles, CA 90026-4995 Phone: 213-413-4400

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MAINE HIGH MARENGO EXTREME

ADVENTURE BASE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7-10 Days # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 1 APPX STARTING DATE: June 6 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 3 APPX STARTING DATE: June 20 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 18 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10/20

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/11 COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes TYPE OF TREK(s): Caving, rock climbing, canoeing, backpacking TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, whitewater and lake canoeing DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: The weeklong program includes three caving DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: expeditions, rock climbing inside a cave, The area encompasses Mount Katahdin, the canoeing the Blue River, and backpacking in Allagash Waterway, a portion of the a state forest. The base camp has a hot Appalachian Trail, and the Penobscot and shower and swimming pool. Kennebec rivers, totaling more than 10,000 square miles of wilderness that remains EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Cooking gear, food, much as Henry Thoreau saw it 140 years local transportation, canoes, caving ago. Wilderness experiences include and climbing gear backpacking a portion of the Appalachian Trail, including Mount Katahdin, and LOCATION OF BASE: Southern Indiana, 30 miles whitewater and lake canoeing in northern north of Louisville, Kentucky Maine. REGION: Southern EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear FOR MORE INFORMATION: LOCATION OF BASE: Matagamon Base, north Lincoln Heritage Council No 205 entrance of Baxter State Park, 37 12001 Sycamorestation Place miles west of Interstate Highway 95 Louisville, KY 40233-6273 (Patten-Sherman exit in Maine) Phone: 502-361-2624

REGION: Northeast

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Pine Tree Council 131 Johnson Rd Portland, ME 04102 207-797-5252

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MEAD WILDERNESS BASE MT ALLAMUCHY

VOYAGER TREKS

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: June 23 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 12 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 11 APPX STARTING DATE: July 6 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/12 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 9

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, rock climbing, COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes mountain biking, sea kayaking, lake and river canoeing TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, rafting

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Mead Wilderness Base, located in the heart Groups hike the Appalachian Trail or ride the of the White Mountains National Forest, waters of the Delaware River on customized customizes backpacking, mountain biking, treks into the Adirondack wilderness. Treks rock climbing, river and lake canoeing, and of varying difficulty challenge participants in sea kayaking treks in New Hampshire and camping, hiking, climbing and rappelling. A Maine to meet the needs of groups. Voyageur guide accompanies each trek group from arrival to departure and arranges EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear; for food, equipment and program services personal equipment rentals available provided by Camp Somers.

LOCATION OF BASE: White Mountains National EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, canoes, personal Forest, Sandwich, New Hampshire flotation devices, paddles, stoves, trail food, cook kits and local REGION: Northeast transportation

FOR MORE INFORMATION: LOCATION OF BASE: Mt Allamuchy Scout Daniel Webster Council No 330 Reservation, Stanhope, New Jersey 571 Holt Avenue Manchester, NH 03103-1892 REGION: Northeast Phone: 603-625-6431 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Patriots Path Council 222 Columbia Turnpike Florham Park, NJ 07932 973-765-9322

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NORTH IDAHO HIGH OCCONEECHEE ADVENTURE BASE CHALLENGE TREKS

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 3

APPX STARTING DATE: June 24 APPX STARTING DATE: June 20 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 18 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 5

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10/14 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 24

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, whitewater TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking and whitewater rafting, and scuba diving canoeing

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Backpacking trips are 50 miles into Selkirk Participants choose from among three treks Crest, the Mallard Larkins Pioneer Area, and offered: a backpacking trek of more than 50 the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area. miles on the rugged Appalachian and other Some trips have the option of adding trails, a 50 mile whitewater canoeing trek on mountain climbing. Whitewater rafting is on the scenic New River in the mountains of the St Joe, Lochsa, and Salmon Rivers, which North Carolina and Virginia, and a “second- have rapids to Class III+. One week in year” whitewater canoeing trek on the August, the base has an all-aquatics week French Broad River for those who have the that features a Professional Association of Whitewater merit badge or equivalent skills Diving Instructors (PADI) certification course. and experience. Merit badge is incorporated into the program. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All activity equipment, transportation from base to activity EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, paddles, area, food personal flotation devices, food and local transportation LOCATION OF BASE: Coeur d’ Alene Lake, 20 miles southeast of Coeur d’ Allene, LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Durant in Moore Idaho, on Highway 97 County, North Carolina

REGION: Western REGION: Southern

FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Inland Northwest Council No 611 Occoneechee Council No 421 West 411 Boy Scout Way PO Box 41229 Spokane, WA 99201-2243 Raleigh, NC 27629-1229 Phone: 509-325-4562 Phone: 919-872-4884 or 800-662-7102

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ODYSSEY ADVENTURE OKLAWAHA

CANOE TREK

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 9 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: June 23 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 18 APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 3

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12

TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing This weeklong cruise on a 90 foot sailing vessel through the San Juan Islands and DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: scenic Puget Sound offers a hands-on sailing A 62.5 mile tropical canoeing trek down the experience on a tall-mast schooner. Oklawaha River tests the physical abilities of participants on the crystal-clear waters of the EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear Silver River, long paddles to Eureka Dam and Rodman Dam on lake Oklawaha, and finally a LOCATION OF BASE: Friday Harbor, San Juan beautiful paddle through a dense river Islands, Washington swamp and across the St Johns River to Welaka, site of a national fish hatchery. REGION: Western EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, paddles, FOR MORE INFORMATION: personal flotation devices Pacific Harbors Council No 612 1722 South Union Avenue LOCATION OF BASE: La-No-Che Scout Ranch, east Tacoma, WA 98405-1930 central Florida Phone: 253-752-7731 REGION: Southern

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Central Florida Council No 83 Council Camping Office PO Box 531084 Orlando, FL 32853-1084 Phone: 407-889-4403

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OZARK PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN TREK HIGH ADVENTURE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 3 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8

APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 APPX STARTING DATE: June 21 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 6 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 9

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/16 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/10

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, caving TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, mountain biking, sea kayaking, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: mounting climbing This program offers 50 miles of hiking and canoeing in the Mark Twain National Forest. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Participants may canoe down the Courtois, Participants choose from sea kayaking, Huzzah, and Meramec rivers to Onondaga mountain biking, backpacking, mountain Cave and camp overnight. climbing, and canoeing treks in northwestern Washington, in settings that stretch from the EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear snow-capped mountains of the Cascade Range to the Olympic National Forest and LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Sunnen, 8 miles west the waters of Puget Sound. on Highway 8 from Potosi, Missouri EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, kayaks, REGION: Central mountain bikes (for a fee), climbing gear, cooking equipment FOR MORE INFORMATION: Trails West Council No 112 LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Sheppard, southeast 1055 Harrison of Seattle, Washington, Wood River, IL 62095-1895 approximately 26 miles from Phone: 618-259-2145 Enumclaw

REGION: Western

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Chief Seattle Council No 609 PO Box 440408 Seattle, WA 98114-9758 Phone: 206-725-5200

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PACKARD HIGH PAUL BUNYAN ADVENTURE BASE SCOUT RESERVATION

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 4

APPX STARTING DATE: June 8 APPX STARTING DATE: July 6 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 27 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 27

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 20 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 12

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, whitewater TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing rafting, mountain biking, rappelling, and fishing DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Groups tailor a weeklong program of DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: canoeing and/or hiking to include as many Participants enjoy whitewater rafting on the days of each activity as desired. Guides are Arkansas River, hiking the Colorado Trail provided. (climbing above 14,000 feet on some peaks), mountain biking the backcountry, rappelling, EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, patrol and fishing for rainbow trout. equipment

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear LOCATION OF BASE: Rose City, Michigan (backpack and sleeping bag) REGION: Central LOCATION OF BASE: South of Poncha Springs, Colorado, on Chaffee County Road 115 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lake Huron Area Council No 265 REGION: Western PO Box 129 Auburn, MI 48611-0129 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone: 989-695-5593 Rocky Mountain Council No 63 411 South Pueblo Boulevard Pueblo, CO 81005-0292 Phone: 719-561-1220 [email protected]

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PENDOLA HIGH PHILLIPS SCOUT ADVENTURE BASE, CAMP RESERVATION HIGH JOHN MENSINGER ADVENTURE BASE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7

APPX STARTING DATE: June 22 APPX STARTING DATE: June 15 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 3 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 1

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 2/20 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Mountain biking, caving, TYPE OF TREK(s): canoeing, sea kayaking, kayaking backpacking

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Participants enjoy a mountain biking trek that Participants enjoy sea kayaking on Lake begins at the Pendola High Adventure Base. Superior; canoeing on the Brule, Flambeau, Activities include Project COPE, rock climbing, Namekagon, and St Croix Rivers; and cycling, caving and kayaking over six days. backpacking in the Rainbow Lakes Wilderness Area or on the Ice Age Trail. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All except personal gear (sleeping bag, clothes) EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear

LOCATION OF BASE: Stanislaus National Forest LOCATION OF BASE: Haugen, Wisconsin, north of above Beardsley Reservoir, Highway 10B, Eau Clair and northeast of California Minneapolis-St Paul

REGION: Western REGION: Central

FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Yosemite Area Council No 059 Chippewa Valley Council No 637 1324 Celeste Drive 710 South Hastings Way Modesto, CA 95355 Eau Claire, WI 54701-3425 Phone: 209-545-6320 Phone: 715-832-6671

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PIGEON RIVER TREK PREVAILING WINDS II

SAILING ADVENTURE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: June 22 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 11 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 26 APPX STARTING DATE: June 8 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 4/12 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 10

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 18

TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing Crews canoe through several northern Indiana lakes, fishing for dinner as they go, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: portaging around dams, and camping on the Most trips take participants into the Canadian river. Stops include the Pigeon River State waters of northern Lake Huron, sailing on a Game Preserve and a campsite that offers 47-foot ketch. The Prevailing Winds II is horseback riding and other features. licensed by the State of Michigan as a Participants can qualify for the Anthony traveling long-term camp. Wayne Reservation High Adventure Patch and the 50-Miler Award. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Cooking equipment, eating utensils, refrigeration, maps, EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, canoes, paddles, buckets personal flotation devices, local transportation LOCATION OF BASE: Rogers City, Michigan

LOCATION OF BASE: Means Canoe Base, Angola, REGION: Central Indiana FOR MORE INFORMATION: REGION: Central Tall Pine Council No 264 202 East Boulevard Dr FOR MORE INFORMATION: Flint, MI 48503-1894 Anthony Wayne Area Council No 157 Phone: 810-235-2531 3635 Portage Boulevard Fort Wayne, IN 46802-4797 Phone: 219-432-9593

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SABATTIS HIGH SALMON RIVER HIGH ADVENTURE CAMP ADVENTURE BASE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 4-6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 4 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8

APPX STARTING DATE: July 1 APPX STARTING DATE: July 7 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 1

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: Up to 40

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing, backpacking, high- TYPE OF TREK(s): Whitewater rafting, kayaking peak hiking DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: This program offers whitewater rafting or The Adirondack Mountains challenge trekkers kayaking on the River of No Return, the main with more than 2,500 miles of backpacking fork of the Salmon River. Other activities trails and 1,500 miles of lake and river include rappelling and mountain bike riding. waterways for canoeing. For climbers, the Adirondacks offer rugged hiking and climbing EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Watercraft, personal on 46 peaks above 4,000 feet. flotation devices, helmets, and rappelling gear EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, paddles, personal flotation devices, trail food, LOCATION OF BASE: 18 miles up the main fork of ropes for lashings, tents if necessary the Salmon River from Riggins, Idaho LOCATION OF BASE: 18 miles from Long Lake, New York REGION: Western

REGION: Northeast FOR MORE INFORMATION: Ore Ida Council No 102 FOR MORE INFORMATION: 8901 West Franklin Road Patriots Path Council Boise, ID 83709-0638 222 Columbia Turnpike Phone: 208-376-4411 Florham, NJ 07932 973-765-9322

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SUMMIT HIGH TAPICO OUTDOOR ADVENTURE BASE ADVENTURE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8-9

APPX STARTING DATE: July 7 APPX STARTING DATE: June 29 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 10 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 9

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/11 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/12

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, mountain biking DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Weeklong backpacking or canoeing treks DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: anywhere in the six million acre Adirondack Crews backpack in and around Tapico Scout Park. Experts work with each crew to tailor- Reservation in rolling hills and valleys, fish make an experience that fits the group’s for trout in premier trout streams, canoe to desires and experience level. Lake Huron on the Au Sable River and mountain bike to Sleeping Bear Dunes and EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Cooking equipment, Mackinaw Island. canoes, personal flotation devices, paddles, tents, and local EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Mountain bikes, canoes; transportation can provide tents and backpacks

LOCATION OF BASE: Brant Lake, New York, in the LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Tapico, Kalkaska, Adirondack Park approximately 30 miles Michigan north of the village of Lake George REGION: Central REGION: Northeast FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Tall Pine Council No 264 Westchester Putnam Council No 38 202 East Boulevard Drive 41 Saw Mill River Road Flint, MI 48503-1894 Hawthorne, NY 10532-1519 Phone: 810-235-2531 Phone: 914-773-1135

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TEN MILE RIVER TREK TETON HIGH

ADVENTURE BASE

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: July 7 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 35 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 18 APPX STARTING DATE: June 23 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 15 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 23

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 12/48

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, whitewater rafting COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes and canoeing, mountain biking, rock climbing, rappelling, horseback riding TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, canoeing, mountain biking, whitewater rafting DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: In this flexible program, groups schedule DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: backpacking, whitewater canoeing, overnight Challenging treks include canoeing and horseback riding, and mountain biking trips. rafting through Grand Teton National Park Each trek is designed for a maximum of 15 for more than 65 miles, and backpacking and people either from one unit, or as part of a mountain biking in the Bridger-Teton Ten-Mile River provisional group. National Forest.

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, personal flotation devices, paddles, mountain bikes, LOCATION OF BASE: Ten-Mile River Scout Camps backpacking tents

REGION: Northeast LOCATION OF BASE: 12 miles from Jackson, Wyoming FOR MORE INFORMATION: Greater New York Councils No 640 REGION: Western 345 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014-4588 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone: 212-242-1100 Great Salt Lake Council No 590 525 Foothill Boulevard Salt Lake City, UT 84113-1199 Phone: 801-582-3663

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TINNERMAN WILDERNESS CANOE ULTIMATE ZONE BASE “GREAT SMOKY

MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE”

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 7 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: Mid June # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: Early August APPX STARTING DATE: June 22 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 5/12 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 27

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 5/20

TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing and sea kayaking COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: TYPE OF TREK(s): Whitewater rafting, Participants canoe 50 miles in six days, on backpacking, climbing and rappelling, the French River through Canadian horseback riding, Project COPE waterways once traveled by French explorers and traders. Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Base offers the beauty of the Canadian north This weeklong adventure includes whitewater and the splendor of a wilderness river. rafting on the Nantahala River, hiking the Appalachian Trail, horseback riding, a EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, sea kayaks, rappelling/climbing tower, and a Project paddles, cooking gear, tents COPE high events course.

LOCATION OF BASE: On the French River near EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, stoves (if Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, five hours needed), and other program equipment north of Niagara Falls LOCATION OF BASE: Northern Georgia REGION: Central REGION: Southern FOR MORE INFORMATION: Greater Cleveland Council No 440 FOR MORE INFORMATION: East 22 nd Street at Woodland Avenue Atlanta Area Council No 92 Cleveland, OH 44115 100 Edgewood Avenue NE Phone: 216-861-6060 Fourth Floor Atlanta, GA 30303-3068 Phone: 770-989-8820

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VOYAGUER WILDFIRE

TREK OUTPOST

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 2

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 APPX STARTING DATE: August 4 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 11 APPX STARTING DATE: June 23 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 28 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 20

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/12 COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, caving, rock climbing and rappelling, Project TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing and backpacking COPE

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Participants canoe the Delaware River for the This program offers a caving expedition to first half of the weeklong program, then wet and dry caves, a 20-mile backpacking backpack on the Appalachian Trail during the trek to Massachusetts’ highest mountain, second half. Groups can work toward rock climbing and rappelling on a 200-foot earning the BSA 50-Miler Award. cliff face, and Project COPE low and high course events. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, paddles, personal flotation devices, food and EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear; cooking equipment participants need gloves and boots

LOCATION OF BASE: Approximately one-quarter LOCATION OF BASE: Chesterfield Scout mile from the western shore of Lake Reservation, Chesterfield, Massachusetts Wallenpaupack in northeastern Pennsylvania REGION: Northeast

REGION: Northeast FOR MORE INFORMATION: Great Trails Council No 243 FOR MORE INFORMATION: 88 Old Windsor Road Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Dalton, MA 01226-1398 1 Bob Mellow Drive Phone: 413-684-3542 Moosic, PA 18507 570-207-1227 Fax (570) 207-1232

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CAMP BUCK TOMS SPECIALTY MOUNTAIN-MAN TREK

ADVENTURES LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 5 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6

The following programs do not fully meet the criteria APPX STARTING DATE: June 8 for council high-adventure programs. In most cases, APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 13 these “specialty adventures” are less than six days in length, offer training only, or have been in operation MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/15 for less than two years. High-adventure crews should consider these opportunities. They offer COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes excellent training and preparation, and they may be reclassified as council high-adventure programs in TYPE OF TREK(s): Rock climbing, rappelling, the future. spelunking, whitewater rafting

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Five days of adventure take participants to a ALLEGANY OUT TRIP climbing wall, rappelling tower, and Project COPE high course, followed by spelunking near Jamestown, Tennessee; free rappelling LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 4 Days over Ozone Falls, a 160-foot waterfall; whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River; and # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 3 rock climbing and rappelling near the Hiwassee River, south of Athens, Tennessee. APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 4 EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal tentage and backpacking gear MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10 LOCATION OF BASE: Near Rockwood, Tennessee, COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No west of Knoxville on Watts Bar Lake

TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking REGION: Southern

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: FOR MORE INFORMATION: This trek is for First Class Scouts with two Great Smoky Mountain Council No 557 long-term camping experiences. Participants 6440 Papermill Road arrive at Camp Manatoe on Sunday, have PO Box 51885 outdoor skills training on Monday, leave for Knoxville, TN 37950-1885 Cooks Forest, Allegheny National Park on Phone: 865-588-6514 Tuesday and return on Friday.

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Food

LOCATION OF BASE: 20 miles from Akron

REGION: Central

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Great Trail Council No 433 PO Box 68 Akron, OH 44309-0068 Phone: 330-773-0415

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CLAYTON LAKE DAVY CROCKETT AQUATICS BASE ADVENTURES

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 3-5 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6

APPX STARTING DATE: Last week of June APPX STARTING DATE: June 15 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: 2nd week of August APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 20

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: Up to 40 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 10/60

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing, water-skiing, TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking, sailing, motorboating whitewater rafting

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Campers participate in sailing, water-skiing Participants may choose between and motorboating. backpacking and sailing. Whitewater rafting concludes the week. Participants may also EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All specialized choose any one of the activities. equipment; participants bring personal gear EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Boats, rafts, personal flotation devices, helmets LOCATION OF BASE: Clayton Lake, near Radford, Virginia LOCATION OF BASE: Whitesburg, Tennessee

REGION: Southern REGION: Southern

FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Blue Ridge Mountains Council No 599 Sequoyah Council No 713 PO Box 7606 PO Box 3010 CRS Roanoke, VA 24019-0606 Johnson City, TN 37602-3010 Phone: 540-265-0656 Phone: 423-952-6961

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GRAND LEDGE TREK JOHN H STEMLER,

JOURNEY OF THE LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days DIAMOND

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 5 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 5 Days APPX STARTING DATE: June 22 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 21 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 4/12 APPX STARTING DATE: June 22 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 6 COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 6/10 TYPE OF TREK(s): Rock climbing COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Crews train on a climbing tower and a TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking and canoeing Project COPE course to receive certification before being bused to Grand Ledge, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Michigan, for climbing on the cliffs Features of this program include hiking overlooking the Grand River. (approximately four to five miles), Project COPE, river canoeing, backcountry first aid EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, cooking gear and sessions, and an Indian village. Participants climbing gear including ropes, can earn the TRAIL Boss award. helmets, hardware, harnesses EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, trail tools, LOCATION OF BASE: Grand Ledge, Michigan Project COPE gear

REGION: Central LOCATION OF BASE: Bert Adams Scout Reservation, Covington, Georgia FOR MORE INFORMATION: Anthony Wayne Area Council No 157 REGION: Southern 3635 Portage Boulevard Fort Wayne, IN 46802-4797 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone: 260-432-9593 Atlanta Area Council No 92 100 Edgewood Avenue, NE Fourth Floor Atlanta, GA 30303-3068 Phone: 770-989-8820

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LEWIS AND CLARK CANOE NANTICOKE WATERSHED TREK ECOTOUR

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 5 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 5 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 6 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 3

APPX STARTING DATE: June 16 APPX STARTING DATE: June 28 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 28 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 12

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/14 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: Scouts may participate provisionally COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing TYPE OF TREK(s): Cross-country canoe/bicycle DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: trek Crews canoe down the Niobrara River into the Missouri River, with a tour of the Gavins DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Point Dam. The combination tour through the pristine woodlands and wetlands of the Nanticoke EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, paddles, food, River watershed includes field visits to cooking gear, personal flotation private, state and federal facilities including a devices managed forest, a wildlife refuge, and an outdoor education center. Participants LOCATION OF BASE: 10 miles west of Yankton, complete requirements for the Environmental South Dakota Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Soil and Water Conservation, and Forestry merit REGION: Central badges, as well as many of the requirements for the Cycling, Camping, and Cooking merit FOR MORE INFORMATION: badges and World Conservation Award. Sioux Council No 733 3200 West 49 th Street EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear Sioux Falls, SD 57106-2331 Phone: 605-361-2697 LOCATION OF BASE: Henson Scout Reservation, Camp Nanticoke, Eastern Shore of Maryland east of Washington, DC

REGION: Northeast

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Del-Mar-Va Council No 81 901 North Washington Street Wilmington, DE 19801-1597 Phone: 302-622-3300

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NEW RIVER ADVENTURE RANGER CAMP

PROGRAM LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6 Days # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 1

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 7 APPX STARTING DATE: June 22 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: June 22 APPX STARTING DATE: Last week of June nd APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: 2 week of August MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: Up to 150

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: None COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes TYPE OF TREK(s): Climbing, rappelling, backpacking TYPE OF TREK(s): Whitewater rafting, canoeing, caving, Project COPE, mountain biking, rock DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: climbing, rappelling This weeklong program is a chance for older Scouts and Explorers to learn basic DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: mountaineering skills. The expedition This program combines teamwork, encompasses climbing, rappelling, and leadership, and confidence building. backpacking. The camp also provides an Participants camp in one location and introduction to the military lifestyle and a participate in the activities listed above. view of what it takes to be a US Army Merit badges are not offered. Ranger. Participants live in barracks and eat in the camp’s dining facility. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All specialized equipment provided; participants bring EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All climbing and personal gear rappelling gear, ropes, compasses, helmets, etc.

LOCATION OF BASE: Camp Pawkatan, near LOCATION OF BASE: US Army Camp Frank D Pulaski, Virginia Merrill, near Dahlonega, Georgia

REGION: Southern REGION: Southern

FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Blue Ridge Mountains Council No 599 Northeast Georgia Council No 101 PO Box 7606 PO Box 6049 Roanoke, VA 24019-0606 Athens, GA 30604-6049 Phone: 540-265-0656 Phone: 706-693-2446

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SALMON RIVER SPANISH PEAK HIGH ADVENTURE BASE SCOUT RANCH

LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 3 Days LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 3-5 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 14 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 4

APPX STARTING DATE: Mid-June APPX STARTING DATE: July 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 1 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 31

MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: Up to 75 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 8/10

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes

TYPE OF TREK(s): Kayaking TYPE OF TREK(s): Backpacking

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: This challenging whitewater experience Crews hike around both the East Spanish offers a three-day kayaking program on the Peak (elevation 12,708 feet) and the West mighty Salmon River. Groups learn the Spanish Peak (elevation 13,623 feet). basics of kayaking and also whitewater Summit assaults are possible. rafting. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Tents, cooking gear, EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal water bottles, camping equipment equipment; participants should bring river shoes LOCATION OF BASE: 16 miles southwest of Walsenburg, Colorado LOCATION OF BASE: On the Salmon River, 35 miles from Salmon, Idaho and 12 miles REGION: Central from North Fork, Idaho FOR MORE INFORMATION: REGION: Western Santa Fe Trail Council No 194 304 North Main FOR MORE INFORMATION: Garden City, KS 67846-5427 Grand Teton Council No 107 Phone: 620-275-5162 574 Fourth Street Idaho Falls, ID 83401-3988 Phone: 208-522-5155

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SUPER CAMP ZINK AQUATIC

SPORTS CENTER LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 6-7 Days

# OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 3 LENGTH OF SESSIONS: 5 Days

APPX STARTING DATE: June 23 # OF SESSIONS PER YEAR: 8 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: July 21 APPX STARTING DATE: July 7 MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 20 APPX LAST ARRIVAL DATE: August 4

COED GROUPS PERMITTED: Yes MIN/MAX CREW SIZE: 1/40

TYPE OF TREK(s): Canoeing, backpacking, COED GROUPS PERMITTED: No mountain biking TYPE OF TREK(s): Sailing, water sports, mountain DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: biking, and blackpowder shooting Treks originate at Camp Durant on Sunday afternoons and return for the Friday evening DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: campfire. Activities take place in remote Located on Lake Skiatook, the Zink Aquatic locations within 200 miles of Camp Durant. Sports Center offers the opportunity to learn Each trek features a different activity, either the skills and techniques of sailing, with river canoeing, flatwater canoeing, mountain complete sailing instruction on 22-foot boats. biking or backpacking. Other activities include mountain biking and blackpowder shooting. Participants sleep in EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: Canoes, paddles, air-conditioned crew quarters. personal flotation devices EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: All but personal gear LOCATION OF BASE: 8 miles west of Carthage, North Carolina LOCATION OF BASE: 30 miles northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma on Lake Skiatook REGION: Southern REGION: Southern FOR MORE INFORMATION: Occoneechee Council No 421 FOR MORE INFORMATION: PO Box 41229 Indian Nations Council No 488 Raleigh, NC 27629-1229 3206 South Peoria Phone: 919-872-4884 Tulsa, OK 74105-2027 Phone: 918-743-6125

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Travel Centers for Each State

Tour Plan

BSA Health Form

Unit Money-Earning Application

Historic Trails Award Application

50-Miler Award Application

Coup of the Far Traveler Award Application

Coup of the Long Trail Award Application

User Survey

State Tourism Bureau Addresses

State Address Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel Alabama PO Box 4927 Montgomery, AL 36103 Alaska Division of Tourism Alaska PO Box 110801 Juneau, AK 99811-0801 Arizona Office of Tourism Arizona 1110 W. Washington Street, Suite 155 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Arkansas One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 California Division of Tourism PO Box 1499 California Dept TIA Sacramento, CA 95812 Colorado Tourism Office 1625 Broadway Colorado Suite 2700 Denver, CO 80202 Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism One Financial Plaza Connecticut 755 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 Delaware Tourism Office 99 Kings Highway Delaware PO Box 1401 Dover, DE 19903 Florida Office of Tourism Florida PO Box 1100 Tallahassee, FL 32302 Georgia Department of Economic Development Georgia 75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30308 Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Hawaii PO Box 2359 Honolulu, HI 96804 Idaho Department of Commerce, Travel, Leisure and Tourism 700 West State St. Idaho PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0093

State Address Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs Illinois 620 E. Adams Springfield, IL 62701 Indiana Department of Tourism One North Capitol Indiana Suite 700 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Iowa 200 East Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 Kansas Dept. of Commerce Travel And Tourism Div. Kansas 1000 S.W. Jackson Street Suite 100 Topeka, KS 66612 Kentucky Department of Travel Kentucky 500 Mero St. #2200 Frankfurt, KY 40601 Louisiana Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism Louisiana PO Box 94291 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9291 Maine Office of Tourism Maine #59 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0059 Maryland Office of Tourism Development Maryland 217 Redwood St Baltimore, MD 21202 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism 10 Park Plaza Massachusetts Suite 4510 Boston, MA 02116 Michigan Economic Development Michigan 300 N. Washington Sq. Lansing, MI 48913 Minnesota Office of Tourism 500 Metro Square Minnesota 121-7th PL East St. Paul, MN 55101 Mississippi Dept. of Economic and Community Development Division of Tourism Development Mississippi PO Box 849 Jackson, MS 39205

State Address Missouri Division of Tourism PO Box 1055 Missouri Jefferson City, MO 65102 Montana Department of Commerce 1424 9th Ave. Montana PO Box 200533 Helena, MT 59620-0533 Nebraska Tourism Office PO Box 98907 Nebraska Dept. 9INT Lincoln, NE 68509-8907 Nevada Commission on Tourism Nevada 401 North Carson St. Carson City, NV 89701 New Hampshire Office of Tourism New Hampshire PO Box 1856 Concord, NH 03302 New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission PO Box 820 New Jersey 20 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08625 New Mexico Department of Tourism 491 Old Santa Fe Trail New Mexico PO Box 20002 Santa Fe, NM 87501 New York Department of Tourism New York PO Box 2603 Albany, NY 12220-0603 North Carolina Department of Commerce North Carolina 301 N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601 North Dakota Tourism Liberty Memorial Building North Dakota 604 East Boulevard Bismark, ND 58505-0825 Ohio Department of Commerce 77 South High St Ohio 23rd Floor Columbus, OH 43266-0544

State Address Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation 20 N. Robinson Avenue, 6th Floor Oklahoma PO Box 52002 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2002 Oregon Toursim Commission Oregon 775 Summer St, NE Salem, OR 97310 Pennsylvania Tourism Office Dept. of Community & Economic Development Pennsylvania 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Tourism Division Rhode Island One West Exchange St. Providence, RI 02903 South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism 1205 Pendleton St South Carolina Suite 106 Columbia, SC 29201 South Dakota Department of Tourism 711 East Wells Ave. South Dakota c/o 500 East Capitol Ave. Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Rachel Jackson State Office Building Tennessee 320 Sixth Ave., 5th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Texas Dept. of Economic Development Texas PO Box 12728 Austin, TX 78711 Utah Travel Council Council Hall Utah Capitol Hill Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development Department of Tourism and Marketing Vermont 6 Baldwin St., Drawer 33 Montpelier, VT 05603-1301 Virginia Tourism Corporation Virginia 901 E. Byrd St. Richmond, VA 23219

State Address Washington State Community, Trade and Economic Development 906 Coumbia St. SW Washington PO Box 48300 Olympia, WA 98504-8300 West Virginia Division of Tourism West Virginia 2101 Washington St., E. Charleston, WV 25305 Wisconsin Department of Tourism 201 W. Washington Ave. Wisconsin PO Box 8690 Madison, WI 53708-8690 Wyoming Travel & Tourism Wyoming I-25 at College Dr. Cheyenne, WY 82002

BSA National Tour Plan

Information on the Tour Plan can be found at www.hoac-bsa.org . Click on “Tour Plan” on the front page of the council web site.

Tour Plan The “Adventure of Scouting” … Every Cub, Scout and Venturer delights in the adventure of a hike in the woods. They love to explore caves, climb hills, float a new river, and travel to unknown territory. These adventures become positive, memorable experiences for our young members only when a unit holds to the Scout Motto….”Be Prepared.” The Tour Plan is designed to help ensure that your unit is properly prepared to handle the risk factors of your adventure, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure of a lifetime. To assist in the development of your Tour Plan, it should be filed at the Council Service Center at least THREE WEEKS (21 days) in advance of the trip and is required for the following trips: • Trips of 500 miles or more • Trips outside of council borders • Trips to any national high-adventure base, national Scout jamboree, National Order of the Arrow Conference, the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve or a regionally sponsored event. • When conducting any of the following unit activities not associated with a council or district event: o Aquatics activities (swimming, boating, floating, scuba, etc.) o Climbing and rappelling o Orientation flights (process flying plan) o Shooting sports o Any activities involving motorized vehicles as part of the program (snowmobiles, boating, etc.) o At a council’s request • Trips to facilities that require a Tour Plan, such as military bases, state parks, etc. • When units have pre-registered to attend a Heart of America Council or district event (Camporees, Summer Camp, Day Camp, Webelos Camp, etc.) a Tour Plan is not required.

HOW TO FILE YOUR TOUR PLAN All Tour Plans are to be filed electronically through MyScouting.org . A link to the Tour Plan is found at the upper right-hand corner of the front page of the Council Website at hoac-bsa.org. There is a video tutorial as well as resource links on this site to assist you in the process to complete your tour plan. Link to answers to frequently asked questions ( FAQs )

Other Resourses Tours and Expeditions (#33737), Guide to Safe Scouting (available online from our website) are excellent publications at the BSA, which explain the approved methods for planning and conducting safe Scouting activities.

BSA Health Form – Because the Health form is subject to change at any time, we have NOT provided a copy of it in this publication. The most current version can be found online at the council website at www.hoac-bsa.org in our Camping Resources section.

GUIDES TO UNIT MONEY-EARNING PROJECTS A unit’s money-earning methods should reflect Scouting’s basic values. Whenever your unit is planning a money-earning project, this checklist can serve as your guide. If your answer is “Yes” to all the questions that follow, it is likely the project conforms to Scouting’s standards and will be approved.

1. Do you really need a fund-raising project? All commercial products must sell on their own There should be a real need for raising money merits, not the benefit received by the Boy based on your unit’s program. Units should not Scouts. The principle of value received is critical in engage in money-earning projects merely because choosing what to sell. someone has offered an attractive plan. Remember that individual youth members are 6. If a commercial product is to be sold, will the expected to earn their own way. The need should fund-raising activity comply with BSA policy on be beyond normal budget items covered by dues. wearing the uniform? The official uniform is intended to be worn 2. If any contracts are to be signed, will they be primarily for use in connection with Scouting signed by an individual, without reference to the activities. However, council executive boards may Boy Scouts of America and without binding the approve use of the uniform for any fund-raising local council, the Boy Scouts of America, or the activity. Typically, council popcorn sales or Scout chartered organization? show ticket sales are approved uniform fund- Before any person in your unit signs a contract, he raisers. must make sure the venture is legitimate and worthy. If a contract is signed, he is personally 7. Will the fund-raising project avoid soliciting responsible. He may not sign on behalf of the money or gifts? local council or the Boy Scouts of America, nor The BSA Rules and Regulations state, “Youth may he bind the chartered organization without members shall not be permitted to serve as its written authorization. If you are not sure, solicitors of money for their chartered check with your district executive for help. organizations, for the local council, or in support of other organizations. Adult and youth members 3. Will your fund-raiser prevent promoters from shall not be permitted to serve as solicitors of trading on the name and goodwill of the Boy Scouts money in support of personal or unit participation of America? in local, national, or international events.” For Because of Scouting’s good reputation, customers example: Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts and leaders rarely question the quality or price of a product. should not identify themselves as Boy Scouts/Cub The nationwide network of Scouting units must Scouts or as a troop/pack participate in The not become a beehive of commercial interest. Salvation Army’s Christmas Bell Ringing program. This would be raising money for another 4. Will the fund-raising activity uphold the good organization. At no time are units permitted to name of the BSA? Does it avoid games of chance, solicit contributions for unit programs. gambling, etc.? Selling raffle tickets or other games of chance is a 8. Does the fund-raising activity avoid competition direct violation of the BSA Rules and Regulations, with other units, your chartered organization, your which forbid gambling. The product must not local council, and the United Way? detract from the ideals and principles of the BSA. Check with your chartered organization representative and your district executive to make 5. If a commercial product is to be sold, will it be certain that your chartered organization and the sold on its own merits and without reference to the council agree on the dates and type of fund- needs of Scouting? raiser.

The local council is responsible for upholding the Charter and By-laws and the Rules and Regulations of the BSA. To ensure compliance, all unit fund-raisers MUST OBTAIN WRITTEN APPROVAL from the local council NO LESS THAN 14 DAYS before the fund-raising activity.

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Please take a few moments to answer the following questions and let us know what you experienced on your outing.

Area Visited (Please be specific – i.e. Monkey Mountain Park) ______

Time of Visit (month, season, etc): ______

Were the accommodations what you expected? ______

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What was most interesting about the area? ______

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Would you recommend this area to other Scouters? ______

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What other facilities are close by? ______

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(Use additional sheets if required)

Please return this completed survey to: Heart of America Council, BSA Program Services Department 10210 Holmes Rd Kansas City, MO 64131-4212 Phone: (816) 942-9333 or (800) 776-1110 Fax: (816) 942-8086 Website: www.hoac-bsa.org