Starting from the trail head at the end of the marina, you'll travel through nearly jungle like forests raging prairies to beautiful creeks.
The first that you will see will be the woodlands. Bring a stick, because the cobwebs are thick as all get out! Not many people take the trail, and it's lush enough to afford the spiders plenty of bugs to feast on - you've been warned.
The moss grows thick here, protected from the sun and kept moist thanks to the lakes and Kill Creek
The next section you'll run in to will be the prairies. This was one of my favorite parts - mainly due to the lack of spiderwebs.
Admittedly, I am not much of a prairie buff myself, there weren't many of them in the ozarks so I never bothered learning about them. Now, however, I'm going to have to beef up my knowledge.
It doesn't take an expert to see the beauty here though. Everywhere I looked their was a new species of flower or plant. It was paradise. . .
After the prairies, the trail runs in to a paved trail that winds through the trees and over the Kill Creek
The creek is something beautiful to behold. Unfortunately, the trail does not often run alongside it. But in the points that it does, it requires one to stop and admire
Running along side the creek you'll find small white flower pods. At the time in which I was there - they looked like small hanging lights, just waiting for the evening show.
The park is easy to find, but less easy to navigate. I wasn't able to find a map for the hiking/horse trails at the park, however. So I was hiking blind. Thankfully, you will not have to:
The park was easy to find. Just take west hwy 10 out of kansas city and you'll see signs the park about 20 minutes out of the city. Once you take the exit for Kill Creek Road, you're only about 15 minutes away from the park. And if this isn't making any sense, follow the link below to the park site.
