Roaring River Cove Hardwood

Is mostly located inside the 2 075 acre roaring river hills wild area and passes next to the roaring river cove hardwood natural area.

Roaring river cove hardwood.

Downcutting of the white river and its tributaries along with geologic uplift have created the 400 feet of relief between the ridge tops and the river. Be sure to stop at the roaring river cove hardwoods natural area located about midway along the fire tower trail. Roaring river state park. Designated as a natural area since.

Roaring river cove hardwoods natural area protects a landscape of rugged hills and knobs with old age trees that have stood the test of time on these weathered hills. National register of historic places roaring river has several structures that are registered on the national register of historic places. The roaring river cove hardwoods natural area features old growth stands of forest and limestone ledges on deeply dissected cherty hills. Look for summer tanager black and white warbler and red eyed vireo on.

Over 60 bird species have been recorded from this area. Roaring river cove hardwoods natural area created date. This natural area features the uncommon chinquapin oak on the drier cherty ridges and blueberry shrubs fill out the understory beneath post oak and black oak. Mo department of natural resources.

This area offers rugged ozark terrain dense hardwood woodlands open dolomite glades and deep hollows.