Pickle Springs Natural Area

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Overview – Pickle Springs is operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation and is a 262-acre preserve of unique geological interest, which is amazingly little known to Missourians. Located just 5 miles from Hawn State Park, Pickle Springs features hidden box canyons, bluffs, hiking trails and enough unique sandstone formations to have been designated a natural landmark by the National Park Service. – – The Experience – Trek the well-marked Trail Through Time past sandstone overhangs, the unusual sandstone double arch, through the Slot, past the Keyhole and…