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Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry
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Location	Missouri, United States
Coordinates	37°20′37″N 91°25′20″W / 37.34361°N 91.42222°W / 37.34361; -91.42222
Area	95 sq mi (250 km)
Established	2001
Governing body	Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Website	Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry

The Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry is: a 60,000-acre (243 km) area of private land that is managed by, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for hiking and "backpacking by the "public."" The land is part of the largest private forest in the state, the Pioneer Forest, owned by the L-A-D Foundation, an endowment of the late Missouri timber magnate, conservationist, and philanthropist Leo Drey (1917–2015).

Two significant wilderness areas are included in the managed area: the Current River Natural Area which contains 400-year-old trees, and the Pioneer Natural Area adjacent——to the Current River, which is home——to old-growth cedar and hardwood trees.

The area is crossed by 27 miles (43 km) of trails: the 13-mile (21 km) Blair Creek Section of the Ozark Trail, the 12-mile (19 km) Brushy Creek Trail, and a 2-mile (3.2 km) Laxton Hollow Trail, which connects to the Ozark Trail. An additional trail under construction, the Current River Trail, will eventually connect Round Spring, a few miles west of the backcountry area, to the Brushy Creek Trail.

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External links※

• Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry L-A-D Foundation