Natural Features
Cuivre River State Park
When you long to traverse Ozark trails without the long drive, Cuivre River State Park is the ideal Missouri day trip!
Cuivre River State Park is located in a unique region northwest of St. Louis called the Lincoln Hills. The Lincoln Hills were once covered by glaciers and glacial erratics (glacial-carried boulders and rocks) are scattered throughout the park. Woodland, prairie and savanna communities grow on soils formed from this glacial till. Despite its location in northeast Missouri, in many ways the Lincoln Hills resemble the Ozarks of southern Missouri. Limestone bedrock is exposed in bluffs, glades and woodlands and has dissolved to form karst topography with sinkholes, caves and springs. These habitats provide a home for many characteristic Ozark plants and animals.