Sharing the Adventure Beyond Castlewood Missouri

Photos, maps, information and links to sites for parks, trails and rivers Beyond Castlewood Missouri.
Photo: High Falls State Park on a cloudy day in January.
Beyond Castlewood - August 29, 2017
Rockford Beach Park on the Big River in Jefferson County, Missouri.
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Photo: Castlewood bluffs overlooking the Meramec River Saturday after a snow storm Friday, February 16. The snow was melting fast in the warm sunny afternoon.

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Africa - Morocco

Marrakech and Imlil - Morocco
Photo: Overlooking Marrakech, Morocco December 2022.

California - Yosemite NP

Photo: Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park on a hot day in late June 2016.

Canada - British Columbia

Hiked to the first peak of Stawamus Chief with my son and his dog on National Trails day. Squamish, British Columbia
Photo: View of the Stawamus Chief second peak from the first. The hike to the first peak is a 1.5 kilometre trail with an elevation gain of 540 meters.

Colorado - Rocky Mountain NP

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Photo: Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park September 2015.

Europe

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London UK - Sicily and Palermo, Italy - Munich, Germany
Photo: Faraglioni di Scopello, Sicily. - Hiking seven kilometers along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Zingaro Nature Reserve, Sicily.

Florida Parks and Beaches

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Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Myakka River State Park and, Highlands Hammock State Park, Rainbow Springs State Park.
Photo: Spring and swimming area at Rainbow Springs State Park. January 2024.

Georgia

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High Falls State Park and Cloudland Canyon State Park
Photo: Hemlock Falls at Cloudland Canyon State Park on a cloudy afternoon January 12, 2022.

Idaho

Shoshone Falls and Salmon River
Photo: Hint of a second rainbow in the mist of Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Illinois Parks, Hikes and Historic Sites

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Photo: Panther Den Wilderness on the River to River Trail in the Shawnee National Forest the last day of 2021.

Missouri Parks, Rivers and Hikes

The Ozark Trail - Missouri
Over 390 miles of hiking trails in the Missouri Ozarks.
Tom Uhlenbrock - Missouri State Parks
A Guide to the Turquoise Jewels of the Missouri Ozarks
Sherman Beach Park
Al Foster Trail
Hickory Canyons
Box canyons, waterfalls and creeks located less than a mile from two trailheads located on either side of Sprott Road.
Don Robinson State Park
9275 Byrnesville Road, Cedar Hill, Missouri 63016 Hiking trails and sandstone canyons with wet weather waterfalls.
Cuivre River State Park
678 State Route 147 Troy, MO 63379-5350
Paddy Creek Wilderness
Big Piney Trail - Mark Twain National Forest
Castlewood State Park
Castlewood Missouri and Castlewood State Park, 1401 Kiefer Creek Rd, Ballwin, MO 63021 More photos and info for Castlewood Missouri and Castlewood State Park at Cas...
Rockford Beach Park
Rockford Beach Park on the Big River in Jefferson County, Missouri.
St. Francois State Park
8920 U.S. 67, Bonne Terre, MO 63628
Lower Rock Creek
Lower Rock Creek west of Fredericktown Missouri off Hwy E.
Pickle Springs Natural Area
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Millstream Gardens Conservation Area
Silver Mines Recreation Area
Young Conservation Area
Eureka, MO 63025
Council Bluff Recreation Area
Hiking the 12-mile Council Bluff Trail that circles the 440 acre lake.
Meramec State Park
670 Fisher Cave Drive, Sullivan, MO 63080
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park
800 Guy Park Dr, Wildwood, MO 63005
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park
Johnson's Shut-Ins on the East Fork of the Black River. Park Trails
Elephant Rocks State Park
Giant elephant-shaped granite boulders formed from 1.5 billion year old granite. Elephant Rocks Natural Area can be easily viewed from the one mile Braille Trail.
Shut-ins Creek
Bushwhack hike from Lindsey Mountain to Shut-in Creek below Bell Mountain. Bell Mountain Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest
Rockwoods Reservation
2751 Glencoe Rd. Wildwood, MO 63038
McCormack Lake Recreation Area
Located 13 miles south of Winona on Highway 19.
Bluff View Park - Al Foster Trail
Bluff View Park in Wildwood Missouri on Old State Road. There is a trailhead for the Bluff View Trail at the back end of the park drive. The bluffs overlooking the Meramec River ar...
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area
Valley Drive South, Missouri 63015
Lone Elk Park
I-44 North Outer Road west of Highway 141, St. Louis, MO
Hawn State Park
12096 Park Drive, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670 Pickle Springs
Black Mountain
Located on Hwy E about 11 miles west of Hwy 67 south of Fredericktown, MO. There are two small pull offs on Hwy E at the bottom of the cascades with room for four vehicles. No trai...
Castor River Shut-Ins
Missouri's only known pink granite shut-ins. Located in the Amidon Memorial Conservation Area east of Fredericktown, Missouri.
Hercules Glades Wilderness
Long Creek in Hercules Glades Wilderness, located near Branson Missouri in the Mark Twain National Forest. We backpacked about four miles to a camp just below the falls Saturday, D...
West Tyson County Park
Chubb Trail and Flint Quarry Trail
Onondaga Cave State Park
7556 Hwy. H, Leasburg, MO 65535-9136 Park Trails
Kayaking the Current River
Camped at the Pulltite Campground and kayaked the Current River from Akers to Round Spring June 28 -29, 2014 with kayaks from Carr's Canoe Rental.
Buford Mountain
Buford Mountain Conservation Area, located east of highway 21 on route U northeast to the area. 10.5 mile hiking trail.
Sam A. Baker State Park
5580 MO-143, Patterson, MO 63956 samabaker.com Rustic cabins, a campground, a Lodge Restaurant and hiking trails on the St. Francis River and Big Creek.

Missouri Springs, Mills and Historic Sites

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Photo: Greer Spring, The second largest spring in Missouri with an average daily flow of 222 million gallons from two outlets about 250 feet apart. The spring is 0.9 miles from the trailhead located about 8 miles north of Alton, Missouri on Highway 19.

Oregon

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Cannon Beach and waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Photo: Multnomah Falls, 611 feet tall and located off of I-84 just 30-minute east of Portland, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Tennessee National and State Parks

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Fall Creek Falls, Cummins Falls and Burgess Falls State Park.
Photo: Cummins Falls, nine miles north of Cookeville, Tennessee on the Blackburn Fork State Scenic River.

Utah - Arches NP

Photo: Broken Arch in Arches National Park June 2016.

Washington, Pacific North West

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Photo: Kalaloch Beach on the Pacific Ocean by the Kalaloch Lodge in the Olympic National Park.

Wyoming - Grand Teton - Yellowstone

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Photo: Wanting to get away from the crowded holiday weekend in Yellowstone, Friday afternoon my son and I went to a ranger station to register for a backcountry permit. There were several sites available, from a mile to a 10 mile hike in. We chose Backcountry Campsite 2H4 on Hellroaring Creek, two-and-a-half miles from the Hellroaring Trailhead. The trail was easy to follow, crossing the Yellowstone River on a foot bridge and passing small herds of bison and pronghorn along the way.