🌿 Hidden gem hike alert! 🌿 We love exploring Missouri's conservation areas and this is a beautiful but lesser known spot hat should be on your bucket list! 🌿 A businessman named Lon Sanders once decided to built a resort in this lovely canyon along McKenzie creek. The resort project failed but the stone steps, pillars, and dams remain as historic signs. 🚂 Local legend also states the notorious Jesse James gang hid out here after the nearby Gads Hill Train Robbery. 😮 🌿 Today visitors can ex

While many of our conservation areas have a 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure listed, the Wildlife Code often allows hunting, fishing, and camping during late-night hours. Visit mdc.mo.gov to read more on exceptions. #outdoorrecreation #mdcdiscovernature | Missouri Dept. of Conservation