CLAY                       63 Maple Woods

Maple Woods Natural Area

An 18-acre portion of the Maple Woods Nature Preserve in Gladstone. Access is from a parking lot on 76th Street. Part of the SW1/4 of Section 18, T51N, R32W, North Kansas City 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated September 26, 1978.

Natural Features--An old-growth upland forest with many wildflowers and beautiful fall colors in the Western Section of the Glaciated Plains Natural Division. Sugar maple, red oak, white oak and basswood are the dominant trees. Maple Woods Natural Area is owned by the Conservation Department and leased to the City of Gladstone for management and use as a nature preserve. For further information contact the City of Gladstone Parks Department, P.O. Box 10719, 7010 N. Holmes, Gladstone, MO 64188, phone 816/436-2200.

Aerial view of Maple Woods Natural Area in Autumn

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) at Maple Woods Natural Area