Trail: Table Rock Lakeshore Trail
National Park: U.S. Crop of Eng., Table Rock State Park
Features: Beach(es)
Creek(s)
Lake(s)/pond(s)/reservoir(s)
Other (describe below)
Activities: Bicycling (any)
Bicycling - Mountain
Dogs - On leash
Fishing
Pedestrian - Walking/Hiking/Running
Roller/Inline Skating
Skateboarding
Swimming
Swimming - Diving/snorkeling
Wildlife observation - Birds
Wildlife observation - Mammals
Snow - Snow play, general
Others
Elevation: 938 ft
Miles: 2.7 miles
Desc: The Table Rock Lakeshore Trail is located just south of Table Rock Lake Dam in Branson, Missouri. The trail is 2.7 miles in length, 8 feet in width, and runs parallel to the beautiful shores of Table Rock Lake. Built for optimum accessibility, the trail allows everyone the ability to enjoy the area’s wildlife, rock formations, and vegetation as well as four local attractions.
The trail starts at the Dewey Short Visitors Center where you can view and learn about the history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and also the area’s wildlife and its habitat. It then takes you by the Showboat Branson Belle where you can enjoy lunch or a dinner cruise on Table Rock Lake. The trail then runs through the Table Rock State Park, and ends at the State Park Marina, which have camping accommodations as well as boat rentals.
The Table Rock Lakeshore Trail serves many tourists from around the nation as well as the local population, and supports many activities such as hiking, bicycling, inline skating, and photography.

Trail: Crane Lake
National Park: Mark Twain National Forest
Features: Creek(s)
Lake(s)/pond(s)/reservoir(s)
Activities: Dogs - On leash
Camping - Backpacking
Pedestrian - Walking/Hiking/Running
Bicycling - Mountain
Wildlife observation - Birds
Equestrian - riding

Difficulty: Intermediate
Desc: Five-mile, double-loop hiking and mountain biking trail, with a short segment also open to horses, where it connects with the cross-state Ozark Trail. The lake loop roughly parallels the shoreline of Crane Lake, while the South Loop passes through a series of glades, shut-ins, old fields, and oak-hickory forest.
East from MO highway 49 on A124 at Chloride, 34 miles south on Route 131 to lake (2 miles).