Clark National Forest

Former national forest in Missouri, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Clark National Forest was a National Forest in Missouri established on September 11, 1939 with 1,971,885 acres (7,979.9 km2). On July 1, 1973 it was administratively combined with Mark Twain National Forest, and on February 17, 1976 it was absorbed by Mark Twain.[1]

Map of National Forests in Missouri in 1974. Clark National Forest planning units are the dotted areas (Rolla-Houston, Salem-Potosi, Fredericktown, Poplar Bluff in this map, Cedar Creek not shown on this map).

The forest was named after Champ Clark, a state legislator.[2]

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