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. Show All Videos
Sharing stories and photos from the past and present of Castlewood Missouri. 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
Expand Post Photo: Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park September 2015.
Europe
Expand Post 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
Expand Post 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
Expand Post 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
Expand Post Photo: Panther Den Wilderness on the River to River Trail in the Shawnee National Forest the last day of 2021.
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.
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
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...
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...
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
Expand Post 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
Expand Post 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
Expand Post 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
Expand Post Photo: Kalaloch Beach on the Pacific Ocean by the Kalaloch Lodge in the Olympic National Park.
Wyoming - Grand Teton - Yellowstone
Expand Post 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.
