Lake of the Ozarks Vacation Getaway
Stay 3 days / 2 nights at The Lodge of Four Seasons, access to three major golf courses, 5 restaurants and night club, marina with boat rentals, free DVD movie cinema, and full service spa.

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Katy Trail SP	Sedalia	Biking / Hiking Trails
Finger Lakes SP	Columbia	Fishing / Camping
Rock Bridge SP	Columbia	Fishing / Camping
Runge Nature Center	Jefferson City	Wildlife Center
Bothwell Lodge SHS	Sedalia	Historic Site

MainTour Missouri Outdoor Recreation Adventures
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The Complete Katy Trail Guidebook
by Brett Dufur - Paperback - 224 pages 5th edition (October 1999) Pebble Publishing, Inc.;
This book covers the Katy from west to east and has a wealth of historical information on the towns along the trail

Katy Trail State Park
PO Box 166, Boonville, MO 65233; (800) 334-6946; Email;
[ Scenic Trails / Biking / Camping / Birding ]


Scenic trail follows the path of the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (AKA the Katy), roughly parallel to the Missouri River. In 1986 when the railroad ceased operations, in donated the corridor to the state park system, creating an extraordinary long-distance biking and hiking route. Today, Katy Trail is recognized as the longest rails to trails conversion in the country stretching some 225 miles from from St. Charles to Sedalia. It passes thru a wide variety of topography, including dense forests, wetlands, deep valleys, remnant prairies and rolling farmland.

Along the trail you can find a wide variety of wildlife and it covers a great part of the Missouri River flyway for migrating birds. Watch for great blue herons, sandpipers, red-tailed haks, turkey vultures, robins, orioles, bald eagle, Canadian geese and many others.

There is a trailhead at these locations:

• Jefferson City
• Sedalia
• Boonville
• Columbia
• Augusta
• Defiance
• Marthasville
• St. Charles
• Franklin

Special Events along Katy Trail


Annual 5K/10K Run	Clinton	Early April	(660) 885-5511
Annual Heart Walk	St. Charles	Early May	(314) 615-6528

Horse Magazine-of-the-Month Club
Horse Magazine-of-the-Month Club makes finding the latest horse riding tips and techniques easier than ever. Each month a different horse magazine is delivered to your doorstep for one year. This is simply the best way to receive a variety of the best.

Binder County Park
650 acres off US-50W - Jefferson City.

Cole County Park
80 acres on Country Club Dr - Jefferson City.

Hough County Park
Mississippi Street, Jefferson City - 18-hole golf course.

Hunting Magazine-of-the-Month Club
Hunting Magazine-of-the-Month Club offers subscribers a different hunting magazine each month for a year. Subscribers will receive up-to-date information on everything from planning your next hunting trip to deciding which scope is the best.

Runge Conservation Nature Center
Open: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM / Sun Noon-5PM; (573) 526-5544; Free Admission; [Aquarium ]
Located on SR-79 about one-half mile north of junction with US-50/US-63 from Jefferson City, MO. Includes exhibits and nature trails that depict various Missouri habitats; i.e. wetlands, rivers, farms, prairies, glades, forests and caves. 2,400 gallon aquarium holds indigenous fish.

STYLYX
A new innovative product that solves the century old problem of bikeseat pain.