Rock Spring Bluff Natural Area
BARRY 24 Rock Spring Bluff
Rock Spring Bluff Natural Area
A 20-acre area about five miles northeast of Golden on the Kings River Arm of Table Rock Lake in Sections 1 and 2, T21N, R25W, Viola 7.5 min. topographic map. Access is from the lake or by a private road that runs along the hogback ridge. Designated December 18, 1973.
Natural Features
A dry, open forest community on a limestone bluff. This is one of the few sites in the state where Ashe juniper, red cedar and shortleaf pine, the three native upland conifers, occur together. Some of the Ashe junipers are ancient - more than 500 years old. This tree is restricted in Missouri to the White River Section of the Ozark Natural Division. Rock Spring Bluff Natural Area is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, and is licensed to the Department of Conservation for management. For further information contact the District Forester, Neosho Forest District, 1510 S. U.S. Hwy 71, Neosho, MO 64850, phone 417/451-4158; or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Table Rock Lake, P.O. Box 1109, Branson, MO 65615.
