Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

In the Ozarks, our idea of camping is usually something like pitching a tent beside a lake or a stream, maybe a few hundred feet off a main trail, unrolling the sleeping bag, gathering up firewood and cooking over the…[more]

One of the features of the Arkansas State Parks website is an interactive trial guide for hikers, backpackers, mountain bikers and horseback riders.

The site allows visitors to choose how rugged or easy a trail they seek, as…[more]

Before setting out on an expedition by foot, there are some preliminary measures that will help ensure the hike is safe and comfortable.

It is important to become get familiar with the equipment you will take on your…[more]

Google Earth has introduced an expanded layer that allows hikers to do a little scouting before heading out to the trails.

The Trimble Outdoors Trips layer has GPS-marked trails and information on hiking, biking, camping and other activities…[more]

Celebrate the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day 2010 on Saturday, June 5, by exploring some of the Show-me State’s 700-plus miles of foot, bicycle and equestrian trails provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The Department offers various…[more]

The Arkansas Trails Council, which provides a public forum for members of the trails community and serves as an organized voice for trails advocacy within the state, met recently at the Tyler Bend Recreation Area of the Buffalo National River.…[more]

“Bear country.” What mental image does that phrase conjure up for you? A fern-choked valley in the Appalachian Mountains? A high meadow in the Rockies? Missourians often forget they could encounter a black bear while camping or hiking in their…[more]

A new leg of the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail, or as it is affectionately known by its acronym- the LOViT- is now open.

The trail is being created with a specific goal in mind: as a means for…[more]

Last fall, I got a chance to hike the trail to Big Bluff in the Ponca Wilderness Area in northern Arkansas. Despite living in the Ozarks for many years, it was my first venture along trails in the upper Buffalo…[more]

If you like hiking, but don’t know where to go, don’t like deciphering guidebooks, or don’t have someone to hike with, a new business called On and Off the Beaten Path offers tours to address those issues.

The…[more]