Hiking Mudlick Mountain at Sam A Baker State Park | Hiking Missouri
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Published 2023-11-02
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This week I head to Sam A. Baker State Park in Missouri to hike the Shut-Ins Trail to the top of Mudlick Mountain (1,313 feet). It was the end of October and the Missouri fall colors were in full effect on this midwest hiking trail. Along the trail there is one beautiful Missouri bluff view, three historic stone camping shelters, and an active fire tower atop Mudlick Mountain. The hike was going beautifully until I got caught in the rain and actually had to use the hiking shelters.
Two hours south of St. Louis in Wayne County, Missouri you’ll find Sam A. Baker State Park, one of Missouri’s oldest state parks. This 5,323 acre park was established in 1926 when then Missouri Governor Samual A. Baker encouraged the creation of the park in his birth county. Nestled between the St. Francis River and Big Creek in the St. Francois Mountains, Sam A. Baker State Park offers visitors fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking, cycling, and equestrian activities within one of Missouri’s most undisturbed wildernesses, the Mudlick Mountain Natural Area.
This 5 mile inverted lolli-pop loop trail takes hikers from the historic Park Store and Mudlick Dining Lodge to the top of Mudlick Mountain (1,313 feet) via the Shut-Ins Trail and both Mudlick Mountain Hiking and Equestrian trails. During the hike you’ll pass by 3 stone shelters built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, be treated to an unobstructed bluff view of the Big Creek and the shut-ins below, and gaze up at the active fire tower atop Mudlick Mountain.
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00:00 Introduction
00:22 Shut-Ins Trail
04:36 Stone Hiking Shelters
08:21 Climbing Mudlick Mountain
10:13 Mudlick Mountain Fire Tower
11:08 Getting Caught in the Rain
11:58 Mudlick Mountain Trail Review
All Comments (13)
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What's your getting caught in the rain hiking story?
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Been to Baker many times over the years. Great times and memories going wayyyyyy back
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The leaves 🍁😍
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Fantastic hike, fantastic scenery, thanks so much for sharing it!
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Outstanding opening bud, such a great and inspiring content! 👏👏
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Another great video. I need to get out this weekend to catch the last of the colors.
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Love Sam A Baker. Here are some other suggested destinations for hiking in Missouri. Castor River Shut Ins, Silver Mines Recreational Area, Pilot Knob, Hughes Mountain, Pickle Springs Conservation Area. All remarkable.
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I hiked up to the first shelter a couple months ago, took a few minutes at the overlook, and as i turned around to see where the trail went past the shelter caught a glimpse of a black bear about 200ft away as he turned to go back down the other side of the hill. Right where you were pointing towards mudlick trail. Decided that was enough for the day.
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Been there n camped- love the shelter with the double fireplace- stay safe😊
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Thats a nice hike! Thanks for taking me along with you. I have liked and subscribed.
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come to support, thank you for sharing interesting videos, I like your content, keep up the good work, always success for all of us:stayhome:
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Excellent video, thanks for sharing. I've hiked the trail in the summer, lots of ticks. lol
