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34 routes 12 rivers 3 regions 25 beginner routes

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Missouri Ozarks 27 Southwest Missouri 5 Central Missouri 2

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Missouri Ozarks

Big River

Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access

Easy | About 5.4 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr depending on level, stops, and wood

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Southwest Missouri

Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek Campground / Brownbranch to Highway 76 Bridge at Bradleyville

Moderate | About 7.9 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr, longer with low water, portages, wood, or slow fishing stops

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Big Piney River

Boiling Spring Access to Mason Bridge Access

Easy | About 6 mi | About 2.5 hr to 4 hr, longer with low water, fishing, or stops

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Big Piney River

Dogs Bluff Access to Mineral Springs Access

Easy | About 4.9 to 6 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr depending on level, stops, and wood

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Placeholder river image for Big River - Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access.

Missouri route Missouri Ozarks Big River Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access Launch at MDC Mammoth Access and take out at MDC Merrill Horse Access for a 5.4-mile Big River day west of De Soto. Use the Richwoods USGS gauge as the...

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Easy | About 5.4 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr depending on level, stops, and wood community source support

Placeholder river image for Beaver Creek - Beaver Creek Campground / Brownbranch to Highway 76 Bridge at Bradleyville.

Missouri route Southwest Missouri Beaver Creek Beaver Creek Campground / Brownbranch to Highway 76 Bridge at Bradleyville Launch at Beaver Creek Campground in Brownbranch and take out at the Highway 76 bridge area in Bradleyville for a 7.9-mile Beaver Creek day. Use the Bra...

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Moderate | About 7.9 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr, longer with low water, portages, wood, or slow fishing stops community source support

The Big Piney River bends below a wooded bluff and gravel bar near Missouri Route 17.

Missouri route Missouri Ozarks Big Piney River Boiling Spring Access to Mason Bridge Access Launch at MDC Boiling Spring Access and take out at Mason Bridge Access for the MDC-described six-mile Big Piney day float. Use the Big Piney USGS gauge...

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Easy | About 6 mi | About 2.5 hr to 4 hr, longer with low water, fishing, or stops community source support

Missouri route Missouri Ozarks Big Piney River Dogs Bluff Access to Mineral Springs Access Launch at MDC Dogs Bluff Access and take out at MDC Mineral Springs Access for a short upper Big Piney day near Houston. Use the Big Piney USGS gauge as...

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Easy | About 4.9 to 6 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr depending on level, stops, and wood community source support

The Big Piney River flows through a green Missouri corridor with wooded banks and a shallow gravel edge.

Missouri route Missouri Ozarks Big Piney River East Gate Access to Bookers Bend Access Launch at Forest Service East Gate Access and take out at Forest Service Bookers Bend Access for the official 11-mile Big Piney day float. Use the Big P...

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Easy | 11 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr, longer with low water, dragging, wind, or stops community source support

Missouri route Missouri Ozarks Big Piney River Mason Bridge Access to Slabtown Recreation Area Launch at MDC Mason Bridge Access and take out at Forest Service Slabtown Recreation Area for the next Big Piney link below Mason Bridge. Use the Big Pi...

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Easy | About 9 to 9.5 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr, longer with low water, fishing, wind, or stops community source support

Beginner routes

Missouri beginner routes

These routes are tagged easy in the route data. Today's water can still change the call.

Big Piney River Boiling Spring Access to Mason Bridge Access Missouri Ozarks | About 6 mi Big Piney River Dogs Bluff Access to Mineral Springs Access Missouri Ozarks | About 4.9 to 6 mi Big Piney River East Gate Access to Bookers Bend Access Missouri Ozarks | 11 mi Big Piney River Mason Bridge Access to Slabtown Recreation Area Missouri Ozarks | About 9 to 9.5 mi Big Piney River Sandy Shoals Ford to Boiling Spring Access Missouri Ozarks | Just over 6 mi Big River Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access Missouri Ozarks | About 5.4 mi Current River Akers Ferry to Pulltite Missouri Ozarks | 9.6 mi Current River Cedar Grove to Akers Ferry Missouri Ozarks | 7.7 mi

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Beaver Creek Beaver Creek Campground / Brownbranch to Highway 76 Bridge at Bradleyville About 7.9 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr, longer with low water, portages, wood, or slow fishing stops Big Piney River Boiling Spring Access to Mason Bridge Access About 6 mi | About 2.5 hr to 4 hr, longer with low water, fishing, or stops Big Piney River Dogs Bluff Access to Mineral Springs Access About 4.9 to 6 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr depending on level, stops, and wood Big Piney River East Gate Access to Bookers Bend Access 11 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr, longer with low water, dragging, wind, or stops Big River Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access About 5.4 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr depending on level, stops, and wood Bryant Creek Sycamore Access to Warren Bridge Access About 7 to 7.6 mi | About 4 hr to 5 hr depending on level, stops, and shoal scraping

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Rivers and regions

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Big Piney River 6

Big Piney River hub Boiling Spring Access to Mason Bridge Access Dogs Bluff Access to Mineral Springs Access East Gate Access to Bookers Bend Access Mason Bridge Access to Slabtown Recreation Area Sandy Shoals Ford to Boiling Spring Access Slabtown Recreation Area to Ross Access

Current River 6

Current River hub Akers Ferry to Pulltite Big Spring Upper River Landing to Gooseneck / Hawes Recreation Area Cedar Grove to Akers Ferry Pulltite to Round Spring Van Buren Riverfront Park to Big Spring Upper River Landing Waymeyer Access to Van Buren Riverfront Park

Meramec River 5

Meramec River hub Campbell Bridge Access to Sappington Bridge Access Meramec State Park to Sand Ford Access Onondaga Cave State Park to Campbell Bridge Access Sappington Bridge Access to Meramec State Park Scotts Ford Access to Riverview Access

Eleven Point River 3

Eleven Point River hub Greer Crossing Recreation Area to Turner Mill North River Access Turner Mill South River Access to Whitten River Access Whitten Access to Riverton East River Access

Jacks Fork River 3

Jacks Fork River hub Alley Spring Access to Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Landing Bay Creek to Alley Spring Buck Hollow / Highway 17 Bridge to Rymers

James River 3

James River hub Delaware Town Access to Shelvin Rock Access H.L. Kerr Access to Ralph Cox Memorial Access Shelvin Rock Access to Hooten Town Access

Gasconade River 2

Gasconade River hub Pointers Creek Access to Cooper Hill Conservation Area Rollins Ferry Access to Pointers Creek Access

North Fork of the White River 2

North Fork of the White River hub Blair Bridge Access to Dawt Mill North Fork Recreation Area to Blair Bridge Access

Beaver Creek 1

Beaver Creek Campground / Brownbranch to Highway 76 Bridge at Bradleyville

Big River 1

Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access

Bryant Creek 1

Sycamore Access to Warren Bridge Access

Shoal Creek 1

Tipton Ford Access to Wildcat Access

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Central Missouri 2

Gasconade River: Pointers Creek Access to Cooper Hill Conservation Area Gasconade River: Rollins Ferry Access to Pointers Creek Access

Missouri Ozarks 27

Big Piney River: Boiling Spring Access to Mason Bridge Access Big Piney River: Dogs Bluff Access to Mineral Springs Access Big Piney River: East Gate Access to Bookers Bend Access Big Piney River: Mason Bridge Access to Slabtown Recreation Area Big Piney River: Sandy Shoals Ford to Boiling Spring Access Big Piney River: Slabtown Recreation Area to Ross Access Big River: Mammoth Access to Merrill Horse Access Bryant Creek: Sycamore Access to Warren Bridge Access Current River: Akers Ferry to Pulltite Current River: Big Spring Upper River Landing to Gooseneck / Hawes Recreation Area Current River: Cedar Grove to Akers Ferry Current River: Pulltite to Round Spring Current River: Van Buren Riverfront Park to Big Spring Upper River Landing Current River: Waymeyer Access to Van Buren Riverfront Park Eleven Point River: Greer Crossing Recreation Area to Turner Mill North River Access Eleven Point River: Turner Mill South River Access to Whitten River Access Eleven Point River: Whitten Access to Riverton East River Access Jacks Fork River: Alley Spring Access to Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Landing Jacks Fork River: Bay Creek to Alley Spring Jacks Fork River: Buck Hollow / Highway 17 Bridge to Rymers Meramec River: Campbell Bridge Access to Sappington Bridge Access Meramec River: Meramec State Park to Sand Ford Access Meramec River: Onondaga Cave State Park to Campbell Bridge Access Meramec River: Sappington Bridge Access to Meramec State Park Meramec River: Scotts Ford Access to Riverview Access North Fork of the White River: Blair Bridge Access to Dawt Mill North Fork of the White River: North Fork Recreation Area to Blair Bridge Access

Southwest Missouri 5

Beaver Creek: Beaver Creek Campground / Brownbranch to Highway 76 Bridge at Bradleyville James River: Delaware Town Access to Shelvin Rock Access James River: H.L. Kerr Access to Ralph Cox Memorial Access James River: Shelvin Rock Access to Hooten Town Access Shoal Creek: Tipton Ford Access to Wildcat Access

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How does Paddle Today choose Missouri paddle routes?

Paddle Today lists Missouri routes when the route has enough defensible gauge, threshold, source, and logistics support to make a live route score useful. The current Missouri page includes 34 tracked routes across 12 rivers.

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