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    Ozark

    National Scenic Riverways Missouri

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  • Closings and service reductaions due to Federal Budget Cuts announced.

    The public will experience reduced hours and services provided by Ozark National Scenic Riverways due to the budget cuts that became effective March 1, 2013. Please check back often for further details or changes. List of closed facilities, click "MORE." More »

Places to See

A huge cave

Jam Up Cave is huge! It's also very hard to reach. It is only accessible by boat. Can you find the person in this picture? Click the picture for the answer.

There is so much to explore in and around the Ozark National Scenic Riverways! There are springs, caves, mills, even a waterfall. These pages will give you some idea of what awaits you, but the best thing to do is just get out there and explore. Who knows what you'll discover?

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  • Welch Hospital ruins near Akers Welch Hospital ruins near Akers

    The Welch Hospital sits next to Welch Spring upstream from Akers. Read about its history.... Read More

  • Beautiful cave formations. Beautiful cave formations.

    Hundreds of caves are to be found in the Ozarks. Round Spring Cave is open for tours in the summer.

Did You Know?

thick stand of rivercane, which looks like bamboo.

Cane brakes are thick stands of rivercane, which is much like bamboo. The endangered Swainson's Warbler nests in these thickets. Many stands have been lost to reservoir impoundments throughout the South, but many stands are protected at Ozark National Scenic Riverways. More at www.nps.gov/ozar More...