The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has a free mobile app, MO Outdoors, to make planning outdoor adventures this winter a breeze.

MO Outdoors uses mobile location data to show users conservation areas closest to their location. Users can see where they can have quick access to fishing accesses, hiking trails, birdwatching locations, nature centers and shooting ranges.

Users can also bookmark locations to quickly find them in future searches. MO Outdoors connects users to area regulations and season information, hours of operation, images, area closings and interactive maps of area boundaries and features.

The map function displays features such as parking lots,boat ramps and wildlife viewing areas and allows users to easily navigate to the features using their device’s GPS. Users can also download maps for offline use.

MO Outdoors and MDC’s other free apps, MO Hunting, MO Fishing and Mo Con Mag are available for Android and Apple devices.

More information can be found on the MDC website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z7e