Day Trippin near southwest Missouri: Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area and Smallin Civil War Cave
Neosho Daily News
Over the course of this summer, I’ll be plotting out and exploring some day trips that can be made in the southwest Missouri area.
This day trip over to Branson combined the hiking aspect that I’ve hit hard this summer and the past couple of day trips that included visits to caves in the area. After visiting Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area in Branson, on the way home I stopped by the Smallin Civil War Cave in Ozark.
It can be a family friendly day trip, with play grounds and picnic tables in the parking lot next to the trailhead at the Lakeside Forest Wildness Area, as well as another chance to escape the heat on these hot summer days with an educational aspect in learning about the background of the Smallin Civil War Cave.