About this place

The United States Congress designated the Piney Creek Wilderness in 1980. The Wilderness has a total of 8,178 acres. Railroad companies were the principle loggers in this area in the late 1800s, followed by settlers on the ridges who, happily, discovered tomatoes and strawberries grew large and juicy here. In the early 1950s residents abandoned the last permanent household in the vicinity of Piney Creek. The ridgetops rise 400 or more feet above the hollows and drainages that dissect the area. Numerous small springs feed several waterways, but the main stream is Piney Creek, which drains into scenic Table Rock Lake in the heart of the Wilderness. All five miles of Piney Creek watershed lies within the Wilderness.