Going to Bennetts Spring state park from the west: Take I-44 to exit 118. At end of ramp turn left. Go to stop sign, take a left on hwy A. Go approx 5 miles to Hwy 32 stop sign. Go straight across the highway and rout A becomes rte OO approx 9 miles, This takes you right down into the state park. In the park, at the bottom of the hill at the stop sign, turn right. Immediately take a left turn and go to BSSP 12 RD 2, take a left and go to the security gate, and they will give you a map. You follow the map to campground 2, which is up the hill from the gate and to the left.
Our ride for saturday will start at the park and exit onto hwy 64 W. go 11 miles to rte T, turn right and go to the town of Lead Mine. Some want to look around here at the amish store. When we leave lead mine we will take a left on hwy E, and go to the junction of hwy 73 at Tunis Mo. Take a right on hwy 73 and continue until it intersects hwy 54. Take a right on hwy 54 and follow it to Camdenton Mo. where it will intersect hwy 5. Take a right (south) on hwy 5/7 until we are about 4 miles south of town and we go left (east) on hwy 7. We will continue on hwy 7 until we reach Richland Mo. and we will take a right on hwy 133. This will take us to I-44, Old rte 66. We will eat at the Oasis truck stop at that intersection. When we depart, we will take a left out of the drive and go across I-44 to the stop sign at Old rte 66. Take a right and we will continue on this road until we reach Lebanon. We will take a right on hwy 5/64/32 and go through town. At the west edge of Lebanon, rte 5 goes north and hwy 64 continues straight (west). On the edge of town, we will make a stop at the C&J trike shop and visit and shop with Jackie and the crew. We we depart here, we continue right on 64 to hwy 64A. Take a left on 64A into the state park and back to our campground.. It is just over 100 miles and is a very nice ride..
