Big Sugar Creek State Park
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The Big Sugar Creek State Park is located in Southwest Missouri
, United States
. The 2082 acres (8.4 km²) park was established in 1992 to preserve part of the Elk River water system (which Big Sugar Creek
is part of). The park has a three mile (5 km) trail for hiking
.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2082 acres (8.4 km²) park was established in 1992 to preserve part of the Elk River water system (which Big Sugar Creek
Big Sugar Creek
Big Sugar Creek is a waterway in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri. The creek starts near the Arkansas state line. Only about of this is floatable during the spring and summer. The gradient is near 9 feet per mile from Highway 90 to Cyclone and 6 feet per mile to Pineville, Missouri. Big...
is part of). The park has a three mile (5 km) trail for hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
.