Saline Valley Conservation Area

The area was established in 1977, with the original purchase of 292 acres by the Conservation Department. Subsequent purchases have increased the size of the area to 4,783 acres.

The central corridor to the 4,783-acre Saline (pronounced “suh-lean”) Valley Conservation Area may be accessed by driving a short distance north from Tuscumbia on Route 17 and turning west on Saline Road. Visitors can access the headwater side of the area by turning east from Hwy. 54 near Eldon onto Miller County Route M and traveling to the end of the blacktop.

Lower Saline Creek and properties adjacent to the Osage River are accessible by boat from the nearby Tuscumbia and Kings Bluff public boat accesses.

Saline Valley Conservation Area provides public access to nine miles of bottomland corridor along Saline Creek. Jack Buster Creek, Jim Henry Creek and the Osage River provide an additional six miles of stream corridor access.