Wolf Junction (GTT Stop 7)

Near Ava, Missouri

36.69639, -92.78376

Dispersed Camping — Mark Twain National Forest — This stop combines Wolf Junction and Willie Lee recreation sites. The 1930s plat book shows J.W. Findley as the owner of the land now known as Wolf Junction. Other individuals owned the land before Mr. Findley, but he left a lasting impression that is part of Ozarks history. Mr. Findley was a noted author, local historian, and was known as the “walking preacher of the Ozarks”. In his retirement, J.W. Findley wrote 8 books, each relating to the Missouri Ozarks. He was 92 years old when he died in 1990 while living in Ava, MO. You can tell by the following quote that J.W. Findley was fond of the Ozarks: “And when Indian Summer comes and God hangs a shimmering curtain of blue purple over these Ozark Hills, and the trees put on