Many of the park's 24 miles of hiking trails wind through restored oak woodlands and savannas. Parts of the park are designated natural areas. From Troy, travel east on Highway 47 for 3 miles to Highway 147. Follow 147 north to the park entrance. Scattered, open-grown oaks with large, spreading branches are characteristic savanna trees.
Prescribed fire is an essential tool in savanna and woodland management.
A typical Ozark woodland includes a canopy of oaks, an open understory and dense ground cover. A blue-gray gnatcatcher perches near purple prairie clover, and indicator plant of good quality savanna. Post oaks, like this specimen at Henning Conservation Area are signature trees of savannas and woodlands. Six-lined racerunners are among the many species of wildlife inhabiting savannas and woodlands. Field sparrows visit the brush areas of a savanna.