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Watkins Mill State Park

Williams Creek Lake–Watkins Mill Beach Loop, 3 beaches

3.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Williams Creek Lake–Watkins Mill Beach Loop, 3 beaches is a 3.7-mile loop in Watkins Mill State Park near Greenville, MO. The route passes Williams Creek Lake, Williams Creek Lake, Watkins Mill Beach and Watkins Mill Beach. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 935 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paved Bicycle Lake Trail 39.39163, -94.26061
Nearest town Greenville, MO
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Williams Creek Lake–Watkins Mill Beach Loop, 3 beaches

3.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 902–936 ft

Loop · Watkins Mill State Park

Trailhead: Paved Bicycle Lake Trail · 39.39163, -94.26061

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paved Bicycle Lake Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Williams Creek Lake.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Williams Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miPass Williams Creek Lake.
  7. 50 ftPass Watkins Mill Beach.
  8. 0.3 miPass Watkins Mill Beach.
  9. 2.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/williams-creek-lake-loop

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Greenville, Missouri