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Something to check off the bucket list

We went when the river was low and you could walk to the Rock. News stations were broadcasting it and a lot of people showed up. What you need to know: the road is mostly gravel, it's very narrow,...

At 5 foot you can access the rock.

We make a few trips to "Our Rock" each year. Proposed there in October 2012 when we could walk out to the rock. When river level is around 5 foot at Cape Girardeau you can get out to the rock. They ha...

Not Very Developed.

At the end of Highway A in Perry County, you will come to a sign for the Tower Rock Conservation Area. Then you take a mostly unimproved road for a half-mile, cross the tracks, and reach the rustic p...

Lewis and Clark passed by this landmark.

Remote location, but a true landmark. Because the swift waters of the Mississippi flow around it, I've been told there are dangerous whirlpools just south of it. You can only access it by boat, unless...

Cool place!

This is a cool place. It's a huge rock that just jets up out of the Mississippi River. Serene and quite place to see.