Below are links to various area attractions. However, this page is currently under construction. By clicking on the link you will be taken to the appropriate section of the page, however, there is only limited content within the sections at the moment...I hope to remedy this very soon!... I'm editing the "Council Bluff" photos at the moment. Hopefully there might even be some video soon!!!

This page will be information, photos, video, etc that we ourselves have taking, thought about, or experienced while at the vineyard. I'll have links to each locations actual website on our Links page...eventually...mjh

The Ozark Trail

Council Bluff Lake

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Located about 10 miles from Twain's Vineyard, Council Bluff Lake is a beautiful 440-acre lake. The largest in the Mark Twain National Forest! There's something for everyone here! Camping on top of the overlooking hilltop at Wild Boar Ridge Campground and picnicing and swimming at the awesome rec area. Complete with a very nice beach/swimming area, picnic pavilions, real bathrooms and a gift shop. There is also a 12-mile trail around the lake that connects with the Ozark Trail. Accessible to hikers and mountain bikers. The trail can also be reached by hiking/biking down from the campground. It's pretty sweet! Do check out the photos I took recently...as soon as I get them posted!:) I'm working on it.

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Elephant Rocks

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Located about 25 minutes from Twain's Vineyard, Elephant Rocks State Park is a neat surprise tucked away in the Acradia Valley on Highway 21 near Ironton. Don't expect to spend more than an hour or two. It doesn't take all that long to get through the park. Plan on heading to Johnson Shut-Ins while your in the area. Then head back to Council Bluff to camp...

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Imagine giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants. That's what you'll see at Elephant Rocks State Park. About 1.5 billion years ago, hot magma cooled forming coarsely crystalline red granite, which later weathered into huge, rounded boulders. Standing atop a granite outcrop, one of the largest elephant rocks, Dumbo, tops the scales at a whopping 680 tons!

Visitors to Elephant Rocks State Park can easily view the granite boulders from the one-mile Braille Trail, designed to accommodate people with visual or physical disabilities. The trail passes by a quarry pond, which now supports a variety of animal life. A short spur off of the trail takes visitors to the top of the granite outcrop, where they can explore the maze of giant elephant rocks.

Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites - MoDNR

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Johnson Shut-Ins

Taum Sauk Mountain and Trail