Directions: On Highway 21 just south of DeSoto.
Trail Information: Rockywood Trail (10 mile loop); Opossum Trail (3 mile
loop); and 1,000 Steps Trail (1.5 mile loop). Very rugged in places and
very overgrown in parts so It's hard to see your footing. 1,000 Steps
trail was so overgrown that I had to turn back. On the plus side, very few
people (like no one) and "roller-coaster-hill running" in the woods,
which are a part of the foothills of the Ozarks.
Miscellaneous Information: Big River runs through the park and is a good
place to cool down after a run. Also, there is a bed and breakfast and
restaurant (The Arlington) in DeSoto, which is on the Union Pacific main line
(if you enjoy trains).
Bob Young