With all the different styles and designs of bicycles, how can you determine which one is right for you? It all depends on what type of biking you plan to do.

Willa Williams, 4-H youth instructor with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, says, “At your local bicycle shop, you will find bicycles for every type of bicyclist. When you find the type of bicycle that will…[more]

Delta Heritage Trail is the 49th state park acquired
by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.

This on-going project is one of the state’s newest parks and has the potential to set the benchmark for “rails-to-trails” projects across the Delta. The Delta Heritage Trail State Park is being developed in phases along 73 miles of abandoned Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way in southeast Arkansas between Helena…[more]

Twice a year, in early fall and late spring, the hills are alive…with the sound of Ozark Trail Association (OTA) volunteers at one of the group’s popular “mega events.” Established in 2003, the OTA is the Ozark Trail’s largest volunteer organization, dedicated to helping build, maintain and promote a long-distance multi-use trail through the backcountry of the Missouri Ozarks. To date, over 350 miles have been completed, yet many more…[more]

Kirkwood, Missouri: With the recent opening of a key trail segment, the Ozark Trail (OT) in Missouri now comprises over 350 miles, with approximately 230 miles of it available as a continuous through-trail. Long-distance backpacking on the OT is now an exciting possibility. In fact, using newly established trails is as almost as vital as building them, because traffic on the trail helps pack down the new tread and discourages…[more]

You know St. Louis is America’s Best Sports City, but did you know it’s also turning into America’s Best Biking City?

Bike St. Louis, a new 20-mile on-street bicycle route, connects Forest Park to the Gateway Arch and gives riders access to other regional bike trails. The marked route also winds through the historic neighborhoods of Soulard, Lafayette Square and Tower Grove, allowing visitors to explore some of…[more]

The recent winter weather may delay the summer opening of Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park near Lesterville, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today.

The original plan was to open the shut-ins area of the park for swimming from Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day Weekend. A part of this plan involved development of a new trail and boardwalk to the shut-ins that would be accessible to people…[more]

Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Saturday, March 22 2008
8am-5pm

Enjoy a hike through Piney Creek Wilderness with Volunteer Naturalist Doug Gilliam. Meet at the nature center and carpool. Pack a sack lunch, bring water, and wear comfortable hiking shoes. Hike is five miles and moderate to difficult. Ages 18-adult. Registration begins March 1. Call 888-4237.

Reservations are required by: Saturday, March 22…[more]

A new trail has opened at Cane Creek State Park just in time to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Arkansas State Parks this year. A trail dedication will take place March 8 at 1 p.m. to unveil Cane Creek Lake Trail, the new multi-use 15.5 mile hiking, biking, and backpacking route, and also celebrate the anniversary. A luncheon to honor park volunteers will take place at noon.

Entering…[more]

STAGE 1 Mon Sep 8
St. Joseph to Kansas City, road race with circuits (90 mi / 144.81 km)

STAGE 2 Tue Sep 9
Clinton to Springfield, road race with circuits (125 mi / 201.13 km)

STAGE 3 Wed Sep 10
Branson, individual time trial (18 mi / 28.6 km)

STAGE 4 Thu Sep 11
Lebanon…[more]

“They were duck hunters, and all duck hunters are at least a little flakey. Some living near the River tend to abandon hearth, home, and reason around mid-October and usually regain their sanity barely in time for last-minute Christmas shopping.”-John Madson, Up on the River

With the Antlerless Portion of Firearms Deer Season still ahead, Missouri’s firearms deer harvest already is in the top five of all time.…[more]