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Home PageFeatured Accessible Trails
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Map | Key | State Park/State Historic Site -- Trail Name | Total Miles | |
A |
SE | Elephant Rocks SP -- Braille Trail | 1.0 | ||
B |
L | Lake of the Ozarks SP -- Fawn's Ridge Trail | 1.0 | ||
C |
SE | Big Oak Tree SP -- Boardwalk Trail | 1.4 | ||
D |
NE | Pershing SP -- Locust Creek Wetland Boardwalk | 2 | ||
E |
SL | St. Joe SP -- Lakeview Trail | 0.4 | ||
F |
L | Table Rock SP -- Table Rock Shoreline Trail | 4.4 | ||
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A. May - Elephant Rocks State Park - Braille Trail -- 1 total mile (loop)
Elephant Rocks Natural Area can be easily viewed from the one-mile Braille Trail. Designed especially for people with visual or physical disabilities, the Braille Trail is the first of its kind in Missouri state parks. The trail passes by a quarry pond, which now supports a variety of animal life. A short spur off of the trail takes visitors to the top of the granite outcrop, where they can explore the maze of giant elephant rocks. A second spur brings visitors to a point overlooking an old quarry site. The asphalt trail features interpretive signage.
B. June - Lake of the Ozarks State Park - Fawn’s Ridge Trail -- 1 total mile (there and back)
This easy trail, marked with yellow arrows and blazes, consists of a .5 mile portion designed to be accessible to people with disabilities or families with small children in strollers. Trailheads are located along Hwy. 134 across from the picnic area and next to the campground gatehouse. This trail winds along the side of a wooded ridge and circles a hilltop. It crosses small draws, where water flows on its way to the lake during heavy rains. The treetops are alive with songbirds in the early morning. Throughout the day, the forest floor rustles with the scurrying of broadhead skinks, five-lined skinks and fence lizards. Fallen logs along the trail provide hiding places for other small animals. As the name suggests, white-tailed deer are common here.
C. July - Big Oak Tree State Park - Boardwalk Trail -- 1.4 total miles (there and back)
A boardwalk takes you through a designated National Natural Landmark. Large, stately oaks and stands of giant cane give way to enormous cypress trees in the swamp. Several former state and national champion trees and two present state champions, a pumpkin ash (also a national champion) and a black willow, are labeled along the boardwalk. The boardwalk is accessible to people with disabilities.
D. August - Pershing State Park - Locust Creek Wetland Boardwalk -- 2 total miles (there and back)
The first mile of the six-mile Locust Creek Riparian Trail is an accessible boardwalk with interpretive signing. The boardwalk provides views of a mature bottomland forest and an expansive riverbottom prairie, marshland and swamps. This six-mile hiking and backpacking trail connects Pershing State Park and the Fountain Grove Conservation Area.
E. September - St. Joe State Park - Lakeview Trail -- 0 .4 total miles (there and back)
The first .2 mile of this 1.5-mile loop is paved, making it accessible to people with disabilities. The accessible portion of this trail can be accessed from the Monsanto Lake area. The rest of the trail is both level and steep, and is earthen and rocky.
F. October - Table Rock State Park - Table Rock Shoreline Trail -- 4.4 total miles (there and back)
This multi-use trail travels more than 2.2 miles along the shoreline of Table Rock Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. partnered in this effort to connect the Dewey Short Visitor Center, the Showboat Branson Belle and Table Rock State Park. The trail is open from dawn to dusk and its 8-foot width and asphalt surface accommodate foot traffic, motorized wheelchairs, bicycles, skateboards and scooters. At Table Rock State Park, the trail can be accessed at the picnic area.
