Ozarks (Rural)
Crooked Creek Conservation Area sits on an impact-crater rim
MDC says Crooked Creek Conservation Area is a 337-acre Crawford County area on an outcrop that is the rim of an ancient meteor-impact crater.
Crooked Creek Conservation Area adds a geology note to Crawford County’s outdoor page. MDC describes it as a 337-acre conservation area in the middle of Crawford County.
The unusual part is the ground itself. MDC says the area lies on an outcrop that is actually the rim of an impact crater created by a meteor strike thousands of years ago. The official page also describes a short linear trail through oak-hickory and shortleaf pine hills.
For a visitor, the practical move is simple: use the MDC page and map before hiking. For the county page, the bigger value is local texture. Crawford County’s outdoor identity includes float streams and caves, but it also includes a public place where the geology is the point.
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Where this fits: this note belongs to Crawford County. See every local note for the county on its page.