Name: Day Hike at Washington State Park
Start: 2024-12-08T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-08T13:00:00-06:00

If you are coming, please RSVP on the [event website](https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000XWAWGIA5&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=Day%20Hike%20at%20Washington%20State%20Park@38.085784,-90.684445).

**Length**: 6+ miles; 3.5 – 4 hours of hiking

**Description:** The Rockywood Trail loop passes through an oak-hickory Hardwoods Nature Area and past numerous glades. We will pause briefly at the Interpretive Center and for a longer period at the well-preserved Native American petroglyph site. Along the way, we will see several stone structures built by the CCC in the 1930’s including a gazebo at an outlook.

**Place:** Washington State Park is located on MO-21 about 40 miles south of the I-270 and MO-21 [Tesson Ferry] junction in South County. Park at Thunderbird Lodge, Washington State Park. If you enter Thunderbird Lodge Washington State Park into your GPS system, you will find the correct parking lot. Coordinates: 38.085784, -90.684445 Rick will be driving a gray RAV4 with license number starting with GB6.

**Difficulty:** Strenuous. After an early steep climb, there will be several lesser elevation changes along a very rocky trail. Sturdy footwear and 1-2 hiking poles are recommended.

**Restrooms:** Vault toilets may be open. But I recommend you stop at a gas station on MO-21.

RESOURCES:
**Rockywood Trail description**:
[https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/TrailDetails-RockywoodTrail.pdf](https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/TrailDetails-RockywoodTrail.pdf)
**Rockywood Trail map:** [https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/TrailMap-rockywood.pdf](https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/TrailMap-rockywood.pdf)
**Petroglyph Info for Washington SP:** [https://mostateparks.com/page/77856/petroglyphs](https://mostateparks.com/page/77856/petroglyphs)
**Level:** Strenuous
**Cost:** A one dollar per person Sierra Club donation is requested.
**Signup Instructions:** All participants must sign a waiver. Please RSVP and electronically sign the Waiver on the EMG website.
**Bring:** Dress in layers for the weather. Bring plenty of water and a snack.
**Signup Restrictions:** A leashed, well-behaved dog is allowed if it can handle a 6-mile hike. Guns are prohibited on all Sierra Club outings.

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