Tag: Fall Foliage

Autumn hikes featuring great fall foliage pics.

Cove Lake/Lookout Window Loop (Ozark Forest) – 4 mi

South-facing vista view from Lookout Window Trail. Flattop Mountain and Mount Magazine are in the distance. Cove Lake is below.

Cove Lake Recreation Area is a scenic area in the Magazine District of the Ozark National Forest, near Paris. It has camping, boating, swimming, fishing, and two hiking trails: Cove Lake Trail and Lookout Window Trail. This hike involves both trails. The Cove Lake Trail is a roughly 3-mile trail (the trail part, anyway) that […]

Sams Throne Fall Photos (Ozark Forest)

There is no shortage of great places to see fall color in the Ozarks, but one of my personal favorite areas is at Sams Throne. The official Sams Throne Trail is a 2.5 mile loop hike in the Ozark National Forest.  The trail takes you down below the bluff line, along the bluff, around the “throne” […]

Rush Mountain Trail: Landing-Monte Cristo (Buffalo River)

This hike is the Rush Mountain Trail from Rush Landing to the Monte Cristo area. It is a short hike, but it is probably one my favorites. At the end of the post, I will also talk about the unmaintained trail from the Monte Cristo area back to the Morning Star area. Rush Landing to Monte […]