Higginsville Advance

Highway 13 Butterfly Trail: Bethany to Branson

Kathi Mecham, MU Extension Field Specialist in Horticulture Missouri Highway 13 extends nearly the full length of the state, running from Bethany near the Iowa border to Branson at the Arkansas state line. This approximately 300mile highway passes through a diverse landscape, including the rugged hills of the southwest Missouri Ozarks, farmland, rolling hills, remnants of tallgrass prairie, and the fertile floodplains of the Missouri River. From north to south, Highway 13 showcases the ecological diversity that makes Missouri unique.

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