Oregon County, Missouri, is home to many beautiful river accesses, springs, and historical sites. Two springs and a historical mill in Oregon County is located by the Narrows access on the Eleven Point River near Thayer, Missouri.
Blue Spring
Blue Spring is the first spring along the trail, about a quarter of a mile from the parking lot. Hikers can view the spring down below from an outlook up on the rocks. The spring looks just like its name: a cyrstal-clear blue color.
Morgan Spring
After Blue Spring, hikers have to walk around three-quarters of a mile farther to reach Morgan Spring. Morgan Spring can also be viewed from an outlook or by Thomasson Mill. It may be hard to spot the actual spring, as it blends in well.
Thomasson Mill
Thomasson Mill is right next to Morgan Spring. An old stone building, a stone foundation, and a stone wall are left from the mill. A fence lies front of the foundation.
River
If you follow the trail, you will also reach the point where Morgan Spring empties into the Eleven Point River. There is room for kayakers to float out of the river into where the spring empties in.
Trail
The trail is around two miles long round-trip. The path is around six feet wide, with branches cut back. From late fall to early spring, hikers will have beautiful views overlooking the fields and forests below.
Amenities
Along the trail, there are a couple picnic tables for hikers to have lunches or to have breaks. Down by where the spring meets the river, there are a couple campsites with picnic tables and fire-pits. A vault bathroom is also located by the campsites, although the cleanliness leaves something to be desired.
Parking
There is parking to walk down to the springs. The driveway to the parking spots is very rough and only wide enough to fit one vehicle. The actual parking area has room for several cars and is mostly grass.
