Big Piney is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri

Pulaski County, Missouri

Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...

 on the southeastern edge of Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood (military base)

Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood, former Chief of Staff, in January 1941...

 and sixteen miles northwest of Licking

Licking, Missouri

Licking is a city located in Texas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Licking is located at...

. Its post office and its former K-8 school are both closed; mail now comes from Newburg

Newburg, Missouri

-Registered historic places:* Gourd Creek Cave Archeological Site* Ozark Iron Furnace Stack-External links:* * Historic maps of Newburg in the at the University of Missouri...

 and students attend the Plato R-V School District,http://www.plato.k12.mo.us/.

The Big Piney area has several resorts for horseback riding and canoeing, taking advantage of its scenic location on the Big Piney River.

Transportation

Access to roads out of Big Piney is limited.

• Highway TT leads west from Big Piney to Highway AW, a paved road running from the south gate of Fort Leonard Wood to Route 17.

• Access eastward is by unpaved gravel roads which cross the Big Piney River and lead to Duke
  Duke, Missouri
  Duke is an unincorporated community in southern Phelps County, Missouri. It is located about thirteen miles northwest of Licking and eight miles east of Fort Leonard Wood in the Mark Twain National Forest....
  
   at Highway J, which runs north to Interstate 44.

• Route 17 crosses Interstate 44
  Interstate 44
  Interstate 44 is a major highway in the central United States. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, Texas at a concurrency with US 277, US 281 and US 287; its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Poplar Street Bridge over the Mississippi River in St...
  
   at exit 153 at , runs east through Waynesville
  Waynesville, Missouri
  -Registered historic places:* Old Stagecoach Stop * Pulaski County Courthouse-Transportation:Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field serves the community with air service; even though it's on Fort Leonard Wood, it is jointly run by the cities of Waynesville and St...
  
  , turns north to Crocker
  Crocker, Missouri
  Crocker is a city in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2006 census.-Geography:Crocker is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  , and then runs north out of the county to Iberia. South of Interstate 44, Route 17 hugs the western edge of Fort Leonard Wood, passes near Laquey
  Laquey, Missouri
  Laquey is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri. It is about six miles southwest of Waynesville. It was founded in 1900 and named for the Laquey family.The community has a school, post office and zip code...
  
  , and circles south of the post until it runs out of the county and eventually joins Highway 32 in Roby
  Roby, Missouri
  Roby is an unincorporated community in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located about sixteen miles northwest of Houston and ten miles south of Fort Leonard Wood at the northern junction of Routes 17 and 32...
  
  .