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=Grand Bluffs Conservation Area= Rhineland, Missouri 65069 Grand Bluffs Conservation Area web site Grand Bluffs Conservation Area map Grand Bluffs Conservation Area brochure

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Grand Bluffs CA
Coordinates: 38.7076951, -91.6105056 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Grand Bluffs Conservation Area
Grand Bluffs Conservation Area is located in southern Montgomery County near the towns of Rhineland and Bluffton. This area can be accessed from Bluffton Rd. off of MO-94. Five miles east of Portland along MO-94 in Montgomery County, then 0.25 mile off MO-94 on County Road 291 (Bluffton Road).

This area is mostly forest and also contains woodland, savanna, prairie and glades. Facilities/features: Grand Bluffs Scenic Overlook Trail (two miles) leads users through post oak woodland, maple/oak forest and prairie to an overlook deck installed in 2003. The deck sits atop tall, dolomite bluffs and provides a view of the Missouri River, bottomland fields, Highway 94 and adjacent bluffs and blufftop glades.

The Katy Trail passes south of the area.

This 236-acre area features a stretch of dolomite bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. They are a portion of a spectacular and scenic two-mile stretch of 300-foot bluffs along the river. These steep bluffs were formed by the river, which is now one-half mile to the south. Canada geese have been known to nest on these bluffs. The unique bluff features and the associated flora have earned this area the designation as a Natural Area.

The Conservation Department purchased the area from Lorna Rice and James Gregory in 1991.

Two parking lots are provided for public vehicles and visitors are encouraged to explore the area on foot. They will find small fishless ponds, a remnant hill prairie and glade along the ridge. Synthiana Creek flows through the lower portion of the area. From Grand Bluffs Conservation Area web site

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