Explore the most popular Forest trails near St. Louis with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.
Paved. If it was unpaved, it’d be safer when wet. This place all slippy when wet my dudes.
Really not bad for a paved trail - a lot of deer hang out in this park, they mostly ignore people. Drive slowly since they cross the roads quite a bit.
A strange combination of paved path and wooded loops, but I enjoyed it. Not amazing, but so close to home that I can't really complain.
Not only boring, but had recently flooded so it was also an eyesore. Kind of a shame - might check it out again if it ever gets fixed up. Go the other direction, up the hill, and explore some of the wooded loops instead.
Walked up on ALL the elk on accident. Whoops. Scary, but very friendly creatures. Give them space and respect their space.
The trail was extremely muddy today . The suck your shoes off type of mud. Otherwise very nice day.
Great trail-kid friendly. We were the only ones on the trail and enjoyed walking along the creek and river, then exploring the bath houses and grand staircase (make sure to go to the top for a view). Needs a bit of cleanup for trash closer down to the waterline.
Incredibly muddy
Great trail it was extremely muddy. Lots of elk and bison out today
the lack of dogs is disappointing. nice elevation gains for such a short tail.
Nice easy trail with some interesting ruins and views.
Great trails. Loved hiking with the elk! Holy and great elevation! Will definitely do again!
Easy, semi-paved. There’s a fair amount of people since it’s in a metropolitan area.
I took my dog with me who was very startled by sounds that I believe may have been gun shots- I’m assuming there’s a range nearby. This may not be a good fit for dogs with anxiety. Scenic and challenging! But currently very muddy
Really muddy but very nice. Saw a lot of Elk and Whitetail.
