Castlewood State Park
River Scene Trail
Plan your visit.
Access & terrain
The official PDF describes a moderate, red-blazed 3.4-mile loop from Trailhead 1. The bluff portion is hiking only; do not infer biking access there from the trail’s overall activity list. Steps, steep grades, bluff edges, crossings and occasional water over the trail are possible features. White Connector 7 is a separate shorter option. No admitted route linework is available for elevation sampling or a relief overlay.
Missouri State Parks’ official River Scene Trail guide · Missouri State Parks · Source checked .
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Mapped route point; vehicle access and parking are not verified. Read the access notes above before choosing your arrival point.
- Published route length
- 3.4 mi
- Route type
- loop
- Surface
- Boardwalk, natural, paved/concrete
- Difficulty
- Moderate
The route
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Parking & getting there
Still to verify: Intended arrival and parking permission have not been reviewed.
Directions use the existing mapped route point. A parking pin or vehicle approach is not inferred.
Hours & rules
Still to verify: Grounds hours have not been reviewed. Trail hours have not been reviewed. Parking hours have not been reviewed. Unknown hours do not mean 24-hour access.
Checked dates record source review, not current open status. Check official notices before travel.
Before you choose
Route overview
Climb from a wooded hillside to the Meramec bluffs and follow the overlooks before descending by boardwalk past remains of Castlewood’s resort-era Grand Staircase. After passing beneath the railroad, the route follows the river through bottomland woods and an open field, then returns along Kiefer Creek Road.
Missouri State Parks’ official River Scene Trail guide · Missouri State Parks · Source checked .
The climbs ahead
Elevation
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The bigger picture
Park-context relief
See the ridges and river valley around Castlewood. Shading shows landform, not vegetation, current trail conditions or a park boundary.
N ↑Route overlay unavailable. No path has been inferred. USGS 3DEP multi-resolution hillshade · cached 2026-10-09. Display scale is not source DEM resolution.
Sources & credits
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Confirm current access with the park. Notice dates describe the notice; source check dates record a review, not a live status report.
Credit: Missouri State Parks / Missouri Department of Natural Resources · Source terms
Manual factual route attributes only. No route descriptions or map geometry copied; geometry remains null.