STE. GENEVIEVE                       87 Botkins Pine Woods

Botkins Pine Woods Natural Area

A 30-acre area within Hawn State Park in the SW1/4, SE1/4 of Section 14, T36N, R7W, Coffman 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated November 30, 1981.

Natural Features--A mature, mixed pine-oak forest within the Mississippi River Section of the Ozark Border Natural Division. Pure stands of shortleaf pine develop at the head of coves and on side slopes which also harbor flowering dogwood, black gum, sassafras and white oak. Botkins Pine Woods is owned by the Department of Natural Resources. For further details contact the Park Superintendent, Hawn State Park, Route 3, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670, phone 573/883-3603.

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)