Missouri Trail Resources

 

Missouri Agencies

 

Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of State Parks has over 900 miles of hiking, backpacking, bicycling, equestrian, ATV and motorcycle trails throughout the state: www.mostateparks.com/

Missouri Department of Conservation manages fish, forest, and wildlife resources, and provides opportunities for visitors at over 1,000 conservation areas around the state: http://mdc.mo.gov/about-us/get-outside

Trails and Recreation in the Mark Twain National Forest: www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/recreation/

The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/MO_MARK.HTM

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Missouri: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Missouri.html

Official websites for National Park Service units in Missouri: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=mo

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates many Lake and River Parks in Missouri and Arkansas: www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/index.html

 

 

Missouri National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in Missouri: There are 535.25 miles of NRTs in Missouri and 20 trails!

Visit Missouri's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

 

Missouri Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Missouri mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Missouri

Earthriders is a Kansas City based organization dealing with off-road cycling issues across the Heart of America: www.earthriders.org/

Mid-America Regional Council promotes bicycling and walking in the Kansas City region: www.marc.org/bikeped/index.htm

Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route planned from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, MN to the Gulf of Mexico: www.mississippirivertrail.org/

Missouri Bicycle Federation lists Missouri bicycle trails, map sources, events, and contacts: www.mobikefed.org/motrails.html

For cycling in Southeast Missouri: http://tower-rock-winery.com/biking.htm

 

Missouri Equestrian Trails

 

Truman Lake (US Army Corps of Engineers) has 50 miles of trails and the Berry Bend Equestrian Campground: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ht/Equestrian.cfm

Missouri Equine Council covers equestrian issues: www.mo-equine.org

 

Missouri Greenways and Community Trails

 

Confluence Greenway promotes conservation, heritage, and recreation in the St. Louis area where the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers meet: www.confluencegreenway.org

Greenway Network, Inc. is supporting efforts of the City of St. Charles to develop a greenway and environmental education area on the banks of the Missouri River: www.greenwaynetwork.org/

Trailnet is a St. Louis based nonprofit encouraging people to integrate physical activity into their daily routines with information on 120 walking, hiking and biking trails and on-road bikeways in five-county area: www.trailnet.org/m_trails.php

Great Rivers Greenway District, funded by a 0.1 cent sales tax, works for an interconnected system of greenways, parks and trails: www.greatrivers.info/

Kansas City Riverfront Heritage Trail, a fully accessible bi-state, bike and pedestrian pathway begins at the riverfront and winds 10 miles through historic neighborhoods : http://kcrivertrails.org/

Lee’s Summit, MO proposes a comprehensive city-wide greenway system: http://cityofls.net/Parks/Parks-and-Trails/Greenway-Trail-System.aspx

Ozark Greenways provides information and activism on greenways and railtrails in southwest Missouri: www.ozarkgreenways.org

PedNet Coalition is a community of PEDestrians and PEDaling enthusiasts in Columbia: www.pednet.org/

St. Louis 2004is a proposal to create 200 miles of connected greenways in the metropolitan region

Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri promotes continuous greenbelt areas along streams: http://greenbeltmo.org/

Missouri Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Missouri topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Misssouri

mohiking.com is a public trail review and photo forum for Missouri: www.mohiking.com

Missouri Backpacking & Hiking Trails Reviews describes trails throughout Missouri: www.motrails.com

American Volkssport Association hosts year-round walking events; search by state at: www.ava.org/ava_search.asp

Missouri Long-Distance Trails

 

For information on the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail in Missouri: www.discoverytrail.org/states/missouri/

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation site is at: www.lewisandclark.org/ and the National Park Service site has more information on the trail at: www.nps.gov/lecl/

Ozark Trail system through Missouri and Arkansas offfers more than 500 miles of trail: www.ozarktrail.com. For detailed section maps of the Ozark Trail, call Missouri Division of State Parks (800) 334-6946.

Trail of Tears State Park has trails for hikers and equestrians and a campground for backpackers: www.mostateparks.com/trailoftears.htm

Missouri Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Finger Lakes State Park, near Columbia, and St. Joe State Park, near Park Hills, offer high quality OHV opportunities: www.mostateparks.com/fingerlakes.htm

Mark Twain National Forest has ATV and motorcycle areas, Chadwick and Sutton Bluff: www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/recreation/hiking/

Midwest Trail Riders Association is based in Missouri: www.ridemtra.com/

For a map of the St. Joe State Park OHV Area:www.mostateparks.com/stjoe.htm

Missouri Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Frisco Highline Trail now connects Springfield to Bolivar: www.friscohighlinetrail.org/

Ulysses S. Grant Trail (Grant's Trail) runs 8 miles through south and southwest St. Louis County: www.bikegrantstrail.com/

Katy Trail maps, discussion forum, current events : www.BikeKatyTrail.com

Katy Trail State Park map and brochure are at www.mostateparks.com/katytrail.htm or call (800) 334-6946. More information on the trail is at http://katytrail.showmestate.com/

Missouri Snow Trails

 

Missouri Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Lewis and Clark Water Trail runs 550 miles from the Iowa border to the confluence of the Missouri River with the Mississippi

 

Missouri Statewide Advocacy and Resources

Missouri State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Missouri Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: hwww.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-missouri/