Locust Creek
Locust Creek represents one of the last examples in northern Missouri of an active meandering river system and its associated oxbow sloughs, swamps and rich floodplain forest. It is a rare forested remnant in the Grand River Section of the Glaciated Plains Natural Division and offers high-quality examples of aquatic community types in that region of the state. Much of the forest consists of old-growth shellbark hickory, cottonwood, and bur, pin and swamp white oaks. Missouri's rare ostrich fern forms dense clumps at several locations.
Access Information:
GPS park office.
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