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    • Polls
      • Most kid friendly stretch
      • Fav Upper Current Stretch
      • Favorite Month to Visit
      • Favorite way to Sleep
      • Preferred Tubing Mileage?
      • Favorite River?
      • Favorite Watercraft?
      • Upper Current Outfitter
      • Jacks Fork Outfitter
      • Eleven Point Outfitter
    • Best Kayak or Canoe?
      • Best Canoe?
      • Best Kayak or Canoe?
      • Sit in or Sit on Kayak?
      • Best 10 ft. Kayak?
      • Kayak Recommendations
      • Best heavy person kayak?
      • Beginner Kayak buying
      • Best place to buy one?
    • Tragedies & Memoriam
      • 1800s Montauk Killing
      • 1884 Jacks Fork Accident
      • 1896 Current Drowning
      • Welch Spring Tragedy
      • 1913 Jacks Fork Drownings
      • 1957 Fremont Devastation
      • 1966 Rescue
      • 2019 Jacks Fork Rescue
      • 2020 Brewer Tragedy
      • Disasters on the River
      • Lightning Tragedy
      • Mayor Jim Anderson
      • Eleanor Maggard
      • Joe Devall
      • Jack Peters
      • Gene Maggard
      • Marcus Maggard
      • Ranger Bill Terry
      • Jerry Richards

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    • Float into Cave Spring
    • Experience the Transition
    • See Rocky Falls
    • Jacks Fork Artesian Well
    • 2024 Total Eclipse
    • Road Trip to Summersville
    • See Kangaroos + a Cave!
    • MSR Paranormal Stories
  • Lodging
    • Upper Current Lodging
    • 2022 Gravel Bar Survey CA
    • 2022 Gravel Bar Survey AP
    • Lower Current Lodging
    • Jacks Fork Lodging
    • Eleven Point Lodging
    • Options with RV Hook-Ups
    • Options that allow Pets
    • Camping Checklist
  • Outfitters
    • Shuttle Rates
    • How the Outfitters Work
    • Upper Current Outfitters
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    • Current Float Schedule
    • Jacks Fork Outfitters
    • Jacks Fork Float Schedule
    • ONSR Horsepower Limits
    • 11 Point Outfitters
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    • 11 Point Horsepower Limit
    • 11 Pt. Video Tour (19 mi)
  • Maps
    • Buy ONSR Waterproof Map
    • Where is the MSR region?
    • Where are the 3 MSRs?
    • ONSR Zoomable Map
    • Montauk State Park Map
    • Echo Bluff State Park Map
    • Current River S.P. Map
    • Round Spring Map
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    • Jacks Fork Mile by Mile
    • 11 Point Clickable Map
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    • 11 Point Mile by Mile
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  • Weather
    • Missouri Radar Map
    • Upper Current Weather
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    • Current River State Park
    • Current River S.P. Tour
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    • Echo Bluff State Park Map
  • Caves & Springs
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    • Cave Links
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    • Jacks Fork Springs
    • Eleven Point Springs
    • Spring Links
  • Wild Horses & Riding
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    • Shannon County Museum
    • Oregon County Genealogy
    • Traditional Ozark Crafts
    • Place Names
    • Pulltite History
    • Blair Creek - Henry Gore
    • Portrait of Ozarks Part 1
    • Portrait of Ozarks Part 2
    • New Documentary - Filming
  • Polls
    • Most kid friendly stretch
    • Fav Upper Current Stretch
    • Favorite Month to Visit
    • Favorite way to Sleep
    • Preferred Tubing Mileage?
    • Favorite River?
    • Favorite Watercraft?
    • Upper Current Outfitter
    • Jacks Fork Outfitter
    • Eleven Point Outfitter
  • Best Kayak or Canoe?
    • Best Canoe?
    • Best Kayak or Canoe?
    • Sit in or Sit on Kayak?
    • Best 10 ft. Kayak?
    • Kayak Recommendations
    • Best heavy person kayak?
    • Beginner Kayak buying
    • Best place to buy one?
  • Tragedies & Memoriam
    • 1800s Montauk Killing
    • 1884 Jacks Fork Accident
    • 1896 Current Drowning
    • Welch Spring Tragedy
    • 1913 Jacks Fork Drownings
    • 1957 Fremont Devastation
    • 1966 Rescue
    • 2019 Jacks Fork Rescue
    • 2020 Brewer Tragedy
    • Disasters on the River
    • Lightning Tragedy
    • Mayor Jim Anderson
    • Eleanor Maggard
    • Joe Devall
    • Jack Peters
    • Gene Maggard
    • Marcus Maggard
    • Ranger Bill Terry
    • Jerry Richards

Directions

Getting to the Missouri Scenic Rivers


CLICKABLE MAP HERE FOR MISSOURI SCENIC RIVERS REGION


MAIN CITIES  


Salem, MO for the upper Current River; Van Buren, MO for the lower Current River (and Doniphan, MO for the far lower Current River).   Eminence, MO for the Jacks Fork (and central Current River); and Alton, MO for the Eleven Point River.   You can use these cities in your GPS to get you to the general area and to use as your jumping off point to explore the region.


VIA AIRPORT


The nearest commercial airports are Saint Louis, Memphis and Springfield, MO.


VIA VEHICLE


The Missouri Scenic Rivers area is best reached via Interstate 44 from the north or route 60 from the south. From I-44 take State Route 68 south from St James, then take State Route 19 south into the scenic rivers region. You can also take State Route 72 south from Rolla to Route 32 east, then hit State Route 19 in Salem and take it south or take State route 19 from Cuba through Salem south.   All three State Routes will get you to where you want to go.  You will come upon the Current River first when heading south on hwy 19 ( there are multiple access points to the river sections that a map would better serve you to get to where you are wanting to access the river at if the Current River is your destination ), and continuing south you will happen upon Eminence, MO which is the main city along the Jacks Fork.   Traveling even further south you will eventually happen upon Alton, MO which is the main city for the Eleven Point River area.


From US Route 60, you will reach State Route 19 in Winona if you come from the west. You can then take SR 19 north to access the Current River or Jacks Fork (or go south on 19 to get to Alton, MO and the Eleven Point River), or continue east to State Route 103 to visit Big Spring near Van Buren.  The Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park Headquarters and Visitor Center are in Van Buren. If you follow US 60 from the east, you'll reach SR 103 first and then SR 19 about 20 miles further on.    If you are coming from the southwest, then 60 will also lead you to Van Buren, MO and the south portion of the Current River.  Journey on to Winona to access hwy 19 north to the Jacks Fork or south to the Eleven Point River area.   Taking 160 east out of Alton will take you to Riverton and one of the main access/take-out spots on the Eleven Point River.


 

GETTING AROUND


Main roads throughout the scenic rivers region are well maintained state highways. These are hilly and winding, so be careful and take your time! Watch for bicycles, horses and logging trucks. Roads into backcountry areas are typically dirt and less maintained. Some are suitable for passenger vehicles and RVs, some are not. Please inquire locally before heading off on dirt roads in the area. A dirt road that was fine last year may be muddy or even washed out due to a recent storm. Ask at ranger stations, sheriff's offices, canoe rentals or local businesses for information.





What to see & do

I have put together a concise listing of things to see and do in the Missouri Scenic Rivers area (link below).    The most popular floating stretches for the Current River are the Cedar Grove to Round Spring stretches on the upper Current River.   For the Jacks Fork, Alley Spring to Eminence is the most popular stretch.  For the Eleven Point River, Greer Spring to Riverton is the most popular stretch.  

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