Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Blossom Rock

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 03-010 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead Blossom Rock trailhead Drive there

Blossom Rock trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<em><b>Day Use</b></em> <ul> <li>Per car: $2/day</li> </ul> · season January to December

Blossom Rock Trail is a 1.1-mile trail in the Lane Spring Recreation Area . It leads up to the Blossom Rock, which is a sandstone formation that appears to "blossom" forth from the surrounding limestone. The views of the rock outcrop is very pretty and the back half of the trail provides views of the Little Piney River.

The trailhead is at the southern portion of the campground. The trail is a loop to the point where you cross the bridge over the drainage to the rocks. You cross back over the bridge and will return to the campground on the same path you followed to the rocks.

You walk by a drainage stream that will fluctuate with the rain but rarely floods the trail out.

The trail starts along the drainage at the campground level and then turns and goes slightly uphill along the base of the ridge. The trail is narrow and fairly bumpy from rocks and roots.

Restrictions <strong><em>On the Trail</em></strong> <ul><li>Hiking is permitted.</li><li>No motorized vehicles, horses or bikes are permitted.</li></ul><strong><em>At the Trailheads</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>Fireworks are prohibited.</li></ul>

Accessibility <p>Toilets 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.