
#ELK RIVER FLOATS FULL#
Stay at one of their 120 full hookup RV sites, 5 condos, 20 motel rooms, or 27 cabins along with 200 tent campsites. Enjoy tubing, rafting, canoeing, or kayaking on the Meramec, Huzzah, or Courtois Rivers. Situated on the banks of the Meramec in Leasburg, MO, this 110-acre resort is a complete playcation. Primitive riverside campsites are a great way to spend the night after a day of floating fun. Also try glamping at their partner site, Lost Hill Lake. Make sure and check out the iron furnace built in 1849. They offer two trips, starting upstream and ending at your car. Hiking and fishing are also fun to add to your trip. You can relax and enjoy the river by floating, kayaking, or just swimming. They have over 20 cabins and lots of space for sampling and parking. This is a class I (sometimes II) that can be enjoyed by all ages. Although most paddlers prefer the upper part due to development farther down. It is floatable right down to where it flows into the Mississippi River. It is fed by Meramec Spring and many other smaller springs. The Meramec River is one of the longest free-flowing, waterways in Missouri. And of course, rafts, canoes, and kayaks are on hand for long or short float trips. Their campground has RV sites along with tent sites. Their motel amenities include a pool, an 18-hole miniature golf course, and the Journeyman Restaurant and Lounge. Located just south of the Current River Bridge on the east side of the river, in Doniphan, MO.

Campsites are available through the National Park Service, 87, or on their website. They have groceries, ice, soda, t-shirts, caps, and visors. Supplies can be purchased at Jadwin Canoe Rental. They furnish canoes, kayaks, and 4-6 person rafts. Be sure to try the crab-stuffed filet at their Blue Heron Restaurant. Located on 23 acres on the banks of the Current River, The Landing offers deluxe tubes, canoes, kayaks, and rafts at their riverfront lodge. Akers Ferry Canoe Rental is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service. Their facilities include canoes, tubes, camping, cabins, a pool, a general store, hot showers, restrooms, and electric hookups. They are located in Akers, MO on the Current River. The Current River is a Class I with an occasional Class II.Īkers Ferry Canoe (formerly Current River Canoe) It is the most spring-fed of all the Ozark rivers making it floatable any time of the year. The cold and clear Current River, the first river in America designated as a National Riverway, has been rated the #1 canoe camping river in the US. keep in mind if it rains, the river will rise. The adventurous might want to pack up tents, sleeping bags, gear, and supplies and camp along the river bank or on a gravel bar. The National Park operates the campground at Two Rivers. Located just east of Eminence, MO, they can outfit you with everything you need. Call the Riverways Headquarters at 57 or go to their website to get info on tent camping. Visit their site for info on camping and lodging.Ĭampgrounds along the river are owned and operated by the National Park Service. They have kayaks, canoes, rafts, and tubes all available for rent. Check out their website, for area lodging and campgrounds.Įstablished in 1963, Harvey’s is the oldest canoe rental on The Jack’s Fork. Canoes, rafts, kayaks, and tubes are ready to rent. Providing service authorized by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, National Park Service, and Dept of Interior. The upper 25 miles flow through a deep valley and have many class 11 rapids.įamily-owned and operated for three generations. It’s one of the two rivers that make up the Ozark National Scenic Riverway. You can also purchase snacks and drinks, firewood, and select camping items.Ī spring-fed tributary of the Current River, Jack’s Fork is one of the wildest and most scenic of all Missouri Ozark streams. On the weekends, comfort food is served from a concession stand on the gravel bar. Canoes, kayaks, rafts, or tubes are on-hand to rent. Big Bear offers tent camping, RV sites, and cabins.

Full hookup RV sites are available along with campsites and cabins that sleep up to 20 people.įormerly known as One-eyed Willy’s. Located on the banks of the Niangua, Riverfront offers canoes, rafts, kayaks, and tubes too.

Enjoy breakfast, lunch, or even happy hour from 2-5 at the Gravel Bar and Grill. There is lodging available with amenities including an indoor pool, hot tub, kitchenettes add party facilities. This popular resort has canoes, kayaks, rafts, and tube rentals.
