Two new picnic pavilions and the recently renovated historic entrance station are now open in the Big Spring district of Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
The Big Spring pavilion, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935, and the Peavine pavilion, built in the 1950s, were both destroyed in the devastating 2017 flood.
The new picnic shelters have been designed to adhere to the historic “CCC era” building style and constructed to better withstand future floods.
