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Day Hiking Clifty Creek CA

neidholdt

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Location
Kansas City Missouri area
Trail/Route Name
Clifty Creek CA natural bridge
Date of Hike
June 2023 last visit, first was 28 May 2011
Mileage
3
Difficulty Level
Moderate
Trip Rating
5.00 star(s)
Trail Conditions
Excellent, well maintained, travelled. Typical rocky Ozark hill country. Creek crossing caution after recent rain.
Clifty Creek Conservation Area, one of just a few natural bridges found in Missouri, NW of Rolla, short 3mile loop, allows backpack camping or at the trailhead parking lot Have visited this trail half a dozen times while revisiting taking others.
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I think this is the best arch in Missouri. Though the natural tunnel at Bennett Springs SP, though not an arch is great. The natural tunnel is the length of a football field and big enough to drive a car through. Have you done it?


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