Fiery Fork Conservation Area

Driving Directions

Fiery Fork Conservation Area is 4.3 miles east of Climax Springs on Highway 7, then 2 miles south down Granger Lane. Watch for signs.

Highlights

This area is mostly forest. Facilities/features: primitive camping, picnic areas, and two permanent streams (Little Niangua River, Fiery Fork Creek).

About This Area

Fiery Fork Conservation Area is in Camden County, 15 miles northwest of Camdenton and 7 miles east of Climax Springs, off Highway 7.

The area includes 1,606 acres of oak and hickory forest and was named after Fiery Fork Creek, which flows into the Niangau River.

During your visit to Fiery Fork Conservation Area, you may view various forest improvement practices designed to improve wildlife habitat, maintain watershed quality, enhance tree growth, quality, and species composition. Signs of disturbance are only temporary and the forest will soon return to normal.

Hiking trails on the area vary in length from 1/4-mile to 1 1/4-miles and offer ideal opportunities to view wildlife in its natural setting.

All boundaries of the area are marked from tree to tree with blue paint and are posted where they intersect state and county roads or private lands. Visitors are urged to respect the rights of adjacent land owners.

General Information

Central

Camden

573-346-2210

Owned by MDC

Activities
Activity
(Activity Explanations)		 Comments
(Population Definition)
Bird Watching   
Camping in Designated Areas  Graveled camp site pads, picnic tables, and fireplace grates at some camp sites. 
Canoeing  Little Niangua River access.  
Fishing - Bass Good population. Little Niangua River 
Fishing - Other Fair population. Bass, sunfish, and crappie in non-stocked ponds 
Fishing - Other Fair population. Suckers, Little Niangua River 
Fishing - Sunfish Good population. Little Niangua River 
Hiking  River Glade Trail 
Hunting-Deer Good population. archery and firearms antlerless-only permits not valid - closed during antlerless portion. 
Hunting-Rabbit Fair population.  
Hunting-Squirrel Good population.  
Hunting-Turkey Fair population.  

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Conservation Department Facilities
Facility Item Name Count Comments
Boat Ramp - Stream - Other  1  Gravel bar launch for small boats or canoes. Limited parking on gravel bar. 
Camping Area - Primitive  2  Some camp sites have concrete picnic tables and steel fire place rings. No drinking water available.  
Parking Lotaccessible 6   
Picnic Table  11   
Privy/Restroomaccessible 1  Located at first camp ground not the camp ground nearest the river. 

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Features
Feature Item Name Count Size Comments
Non-Stocked Pond  3 0.00 acres Contains bass and sunfish 
Spring  1 0.00 # gallons per day  
Stream - Intermittent Fiery Fork and Toby Hollow Creeks 1 2.00 miles  
Stream - Permanent Little Niangua River 1 2.00 miles Access to Little Niangua River which is floatable most months of the year. 
Wildlife Watering Hole  3 1.00 count  

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Land Cover Types
Land Type Acres Comments
Forest and Woodland 1506.00  
Wetland 5.00  
Glade 3.00  
Savanna 23.00  
Grassland (non-prairie) 40.00  
Old Field 20.00  
Other 8.75  
Total Area Acres:1605.75 

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Designated Trails
Trail Name Trail Type Length
River Glade Trail Hiking (Non-Interpretive) 1.00 

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Shooting Range General Information

This area has no shooting ranges.

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