Mark Twain National Forest

Discover Missouri's Glade Top Trail, a stunning National Forest Scenic Byway, offering breathtaking views and diverse wildlife in the heart of Mark Twain National Forest.

The brush fire in Missouri was 600 acres when it began, but is now around 1500 acres in size.

I've got good news and bad news if you've ever daydreamed about getting away from it all and living off-the-grid in Missouri. The good news is that a place just became available recently that is seriously hidden in the trees of the Mark Twain National Forest in the Ozarks and there are pics to prove it.

There are few experiences more enjoyable that exploring the more remote parts of Missouri. However, sometimes you see and experience things you cannot understand. That happened to one Missouri turkey hunter who could not believe his eyes when something appeared on a remote road in front of him that he still can't explain.

In a year that has had pretty much every type of weather event already in Missouri, you can add wildfires to the list as there are reports that many are occurring right now in the Ozarks.

The best hikes are the ones with few other humans around. If you share that sentiment, whatever you do don't tell anyone about a secret Missouri place in the middle of the Mark Twain National Forest which offers 16 miles of trails to hike.

If you're a farmer and/or rancher in Missouri, having your cattle attacked by a predator is a part of life. However, there's a new share of a story from a Missouri farmer who claims that his sheep were attacked by a creature that towered 7 feet above him.

When I daydream, I don't even imagine places as nice as this one. It's a Missouri fire tower that's hidden deep in the woods of the Mark Twain National Forest and includes a telescope to stargaze with and a natural rock hot tub. Yes, please.

A war has been raging in Missouri that you likely knew nothing about. The enemy that the state has in its sights is quite literally thousands of invasive feral hogs who are destroying the land and some of the species that are endangered and native to the state.

Bears are curious creatures. One Missouri man learned that the hard way as he's shared video of a black bear he encountered in the Mark Twain National Forest. Spoiler Alert: it did not run away.