As someone with a deep affection for Missouri’s Big Piney River, it’s no shock to me that Liberty Life Park stands by their motto, “A little piece of heaven right here on earth.” Paul and Melissa Wood are working to make Liberty Life Park a location that can fulfill many needs on the banks of…
Ryan Snider With an abundance of rivers to choose from for an enjoyable float, picking just one to feature is a daunting task for me. That’s why I decided to poll a variety of people from different walks of life. I asked them this question: “Which river in Missouri is your favorite to float and…
Have you completed the Current River Challenge yet? I did last October. It took me almost two years to do it, but I finally finished it. For those who may not be familiar with it, the challenge consists of two 4-mile hikes from Round Spring to Echo Bluff State Park, and then from Echo Bluff…
Like many of you who read the River Hills Traveler, I am a devoted advocate of float fishing from a canoe. A few years ago I added a much- appreciated accessory — a side-mounted bracket, a trolling motor and two rechargeable small, lightweight batteries. I have been floating Ozark rivers for over 50 years. Naturally…
Tucked way down south in the bottom of the state is a jewel among jewels — the Current River. Specifically, the stretch of river between Van Buren and Doniphan. If you were to calculate the amount of water that emerges from all the springs that dump into this section of the river, one would need…
By Len Stagoski As a member of the St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Smallmouth Alliance (MSA), I have greatly enjoyed their pre-COVID meetings and their planned fishing adventures. One such outing was a planned float fishing weekend on the Jack Fork River in the Missouri Ozarks. I would expect many subscribers to the River…
Paddlers practice skills on the lake at Current River State Park. Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR), in partnership with Missouri State Parks, the Ozark Riverways Foundation and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, will be offering free paddling activities on the upper Current River on Sundays this summer. Paddling skills clinics will be conducted on July…
Drive west from Nixa, Missouri, on Highway 14, and right before crossing the James River you will encounter one of the earliest settlements in Southwest Missouri: Delaware Town. Delaware Town was named for the Lenape or Delaware tribe, who were relocated to the west of the Mississippi River in 1817 as part of treaty negotiations…
