Branches for the Lake is a non-profit that makes the Lake Area
a great place to live, visit, work and play.

Branches for the Lake is a non-profit that makes the Lake Area a great place to live, visit, work and play.

Here for the Community.

We serve the community to build a better place to visit, live, work and play.

Mature man paddling a kayak
Mature man paddling a kayak

Working together for your future.

We identify community opportunities to build a great future with purpose and intention.

Mature man paddling a kayak

Here for the Community.

We serve the community to build a better place to visit, live, work and play.

Female hiker drinking water from reusable bottle in green forest

Working together for your future.

We identify community opportunities to build a great future with purpose and intention.

What we’re working on

The Magic Dragon Trail System was professionally designed to build approximately 70 miles of world-class, recreational trails in the Osage Beach area as an economic driver for the Lake Area. Branches for the Lake and Magic Dragon plan to bring recreational trails to all areas of the Lake of the Ozarks and eventually connect to other trail systems. In 2022, The Magic Dragon Skills Park and a half mile of single-track natural surface trail were completed and located adjacent to the Tri-County YMCA. The Skills Park and Trail are open to the public free of charge. You can learn more and support this initiative through Magic Dragon Trails.  Other initiatives include workforce training, veteran inclusions, education activities promoting the outdoors, etc.

Magic Dragon Plans (1)
Magic Dragon Plans (1)