- Piney Creek Wilderness
Infobox_protected_area | name = Piney Creek Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib
caption =
locator_x = 160
locator_y = 100
location =Missouri ,United States
nearest_city =Cassville, Missouri
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 47
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 91
long_minutes = 10
long_seconds =
long_direction = W
area = 8,112 acres (66 km²)
established = 1980
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =U.S. Forest Service The Piney Creek Wilderness is an convert|8122|acre|km2|0|sing=on
wilderness area in theU.S. state ofMissouri . TheUnited States Congress designated it wilderness in 1980. The Piney Creek Wilderness is located within the Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs Ranger District, of theMark Twain National Forest , east ofCassville, Missouri . The area is named after Piney Creek, which runs the length of the wilderness area, an eventually empties into the James River arm ofTable Rock Lake . The Piney Creek Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas protected and preserved in Missouri.The major east-west trail follows Piney Creek for approximately four miles. From Pineview Tower Trailhead on the north, two paths of 1.5 miles each lead south to Piney Creek. Two other maintained foot and horse trails leave the main trail to head south for a grand total of 13.1 Wilderness miles. Portions of the trail system utilize old roads. Unauthorized ATV use, is problematic along the wilderness and surrounding Forest Service lands.
See also
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Bell Mountain Wilderness
*Devils Backbone Wilderness
*Hercules-Glades Wilderness
*Irish Wilderness
*Paddy Creek Wilderness
*Rockpile Mountain Wilderness
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