Point of interest
Peck Ranch Conservation Area
12 locals recommend
Location
Fremont, MO
Tips from locals
self guided driving tour to see the elk and other wildlife early am and dusk are the best time to catch them
View Missouri’s recently restored elk herd, fall color, spring flowering trees and an Ozark woodland from your car.At Peck Ranch you can also go hiking, fishing, camping, bird watching/feeding, bicycling, and so much more! To give you a chance to see some of Missouri’s first free-ranging elk in nearly 150 years, we’ve set up a self-guided driving tour at Peck Ranch Conservation Area. The route begins at the Peck Ranch office and is marked along the way. Peck Ranch is located near Winona in Shannon County with entrances off both Route 19 and Route 60. Peck Ranch is open sunrise to sunset seven days a week–except during managed deer hunts, fall firearms deer season and in the event roads are closed due to weather. Your best chances of seeing elk are the hours right after sunrise or right before sunset. We can’t guarantee an elk sighting, but the tour is a beautiful drive though fields, forests and glades where you can also see deer and other wildlife. Feel free to take photographs, and get out of your vehicle if needed for a better view, but please do not disturb elk or other wildlife in any way. Note that the gravel roads on Peck Ranch may not be accessible to vehicles without adequate ground clearance, and some roads may also be impassible at times due to high water at stream crossings.
View Missouri’s recently restored elk herd, fall color, spring flowering trees and an Ozark woodland from your car.At Peck Ranch you can also go hiking, fishing, camping, bird watching/feeding, bicycling, and so much more! To give you a chance to see some of Missouri’s first free-ranging elk in near…