The John Roth Memorial honors the visionary founder of the Ozark Trail Association, who transformed an overgrown path into a 360-mile trail system through his passion and volunteer leadership. After his untimely passing in 2009, the Middle Fork section—the first built under his guidance—was renamed in his memory. Today, this memorial stands as a tribute to his legacy, walked by thousands who benefit from his dream of a world-class trail through the Missouri Ozarks.