jd from gkc on 7/12/2009 2:37:36 PM:
Generally, the traffic is medium to light on the weekdays after school starts, except toward the east end (St Charles/St Louis) where the traffic is moderately heavier. You shouldn't have any trouble finding camping spots at that time. You might see a classroom or two of school kids on a nature hike somewhere along the trail. Of couse, the riders and hikers alike, like to see the October autumn colors about then, too.