Mark Twain National Forest Backpacking

This backpacking trip will be done as a complete group, moving at the pace necessary for the whole group. We will be tenting in group tents, and we will be cooking/eating together.

This trip is for anyone looking for a wilderness adventure! This promises to be an amazing adventure for those who are up for some Ozark wildernessfun!

Additional info:

• We generally leave very early Saturday morning from the Twin Cities area. Usually, we want to depart no later than 7am. This allows us to arrive in the St. Robert area somewhere around 6:00pm time that same day.
• We stay in a hotel in the St. Robert, MO area Saturday night. We will have 2-3 people stay in each room.
• We will get all the gear ready for backpacking in the hotel parking lot Sunday morning and then head out towards the Paddy Creek area.
• Currently, our destination is the Big Piney Trail but is subject to change. There is considerable opportunities for dispersed camping less than a few miles from the trailhead.
• Our plan is to camp 5 nights on the trail.
• We may come out to the trailhead, resupply, and do a different trail midway through the week.
• On Friday, we will head out of the area, head towards home and spend the night in a hotel near Osceola, Iowa.
• We will arrive home Saturday afternoon.

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