Clifty Creek Natural Area
MARIES 1 Clifty Creek
Natural Bridge at Clifty Creek Natural Area
Creek at Clifty Creek Natural Area
A 230-acre area south of Hayden off Hwy W in part of Sections 1 and 12, T38N, R10W, Nagogami Lodge 7.5 min. topographic map. Access is by foot from a county road off Hwy W. Designated December 20, 1971.
Natural Features
Oak-hickory forest, mixed bottomland forest, limestone glades, cliffs, a natural bridge and a headwaters stream of the Upper Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. The scenic natural bridge, with a span of about 40 feet, is carved through Gasconade dolomite by a tributary of Clifty Creek. The natural area is owned by the L-A-D Foundation and managed by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the District Forester, Gasconade Forest District, P.O. Box 1128 (12655 State Route Y), Rolla, MO 65401, phone 573/368-2225.
