Ozark Isle Nature Preserve

06/05/2026

The rains last week caused a lot of growth on Ozark Isle. Today I cleared Loop A, B, water tower, south loop and lower water tower on Ozark Isle. (Everything in yellow has been cleared). From the triangle at the entrance everything to the left has been cut. Right now the path out to Barnes Island is open but as the lake rises it will be cut off. Barnes Island is at the end of Loop A. Area D up by Point 9 shouldn't be too bad, I'll get to that next week. It was great to see a bunch of cars in the new lot tonight when i left!

05/13/2026

Awesome view of BullShoals Lake from the Pt 9 bluff !! Hike out and enjoy the view!

05/04/2026

Yesterday I cut Area D and moved the downed tree by Area C. I still need to return and use my backpack blower to clear off the debris.

If you hike out to Area D, look for the newly cleared path up to the Point 9 sign and enjoy the view of the main bay!

05/02/2026

We started clearing paths yesterday on Ozark Isle. (Everything in yellow has been cleared). From the triangle at the entrance everything to the left has been cut. Loop A, B, water tower, south loop and lower water tower has been cut and cleared. There is a tree down by the water tower but its easily passable. I'll work on Area C and D this weekend.

04/03/2026

New parking lot at Ozark Isle has been completed!

Here is the First vehicle to utilize one of the 20 new parking spots. 👍👍👍

03/23/2026

Thank you Gary Leimkuehler for helping me today to move the fallen tree at area C.
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03/19/2026

Looks like we’ll need some help removing the fallen tree at Ozark Isle.

Who is available to help Saturday or Sunday? I’ll have my tractor and chains, but we’ll need a few big chainsaws.
Let us know here or send a pm and we’ll set a time.

03/17/2026

We have been notified of a large tree down near area c. We’ll check it out today and get it removed. Thanks for keeping us informed 👍

02/02/2026

01/01/2026

I know some folks hiked Ozark Isle today, let’s see your pictures!!