Forest 44 Conservation Area


Forest 44 Conservation Area consists of in western St. Louis County, Missouri. It is located near the town of Valley Park, Missouri and is bordered to the north by Interstate 44. It is part of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor.
Forest 44 was once part of a cattle ranch that covered. The land was purchased in 1990 by the Missouri Department of Conservation from the heirs of the Reinken Estates. An additional were acquired by partial donation and is known as the Dorothy E. Aselman Memorial Addition.
Forest 44 has a paved disabled-accessible trail, a hiking only trail, and of multi-use trails open to hiking and horseback riding. The area is open to hunting and fishing with permits during the appropriate seasons. There is also a staffed shooting range. There are of forest and of grassland.