Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Blue Spring Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 21-6149 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking

Trailhead Blue Spring Trailhead Drive there

Blue Spring Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<em><strong>Day Use Area Fees:</strong></em> <ul> <li>$2.00 per vehicle;</li> <li>$10.00 per bus.</li> </ul> · season January to December

This is a trailhead for the Blue Spring Trail within the North Fork Recreation Area just off of the day use parking lot at the southern end of the recreation area.

Restrictions <strong><em>On the Trail</em></strong> <ul><li>No motorized vehicles are allowed on the trail or past&nbsp; designated parking areas.</li></ul><strong><em>At the Trailhead</em></strong> <ul><li>No overnight camping in day use areas at any time of year.</li><li>Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash in the day use area</li><li>No trash containers in the parking lot; please pack out all your trash.</li><li>Fireworks are prohibited.</li></ul>

Accessibility <p>Picnic tables and restrooms are accessible.</p>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.