Branson, Missouri and northern Arkansas are usually what comes to mind when someone says, “the Ozarks.” But did you know that the Ozark Plateau covers about half of Missouri?
The Ozarks are much bigger than most people think. They even go into Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Ozark Plateau has two mountain ranges, the Boston Mountains of Arkansas and the St. Francois Mountains of Missouri. The Ozarks of Missouri are full of limestone, which means caves! A whole of them. Over 7,300 recorded caves have been found in Missouri alone. There are also a ton of natural springs and underground streams. I’ve explored quite a bit of Missouri’s Ozarks, from mountains to caves.
