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Map of Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri. The riverways are highlighted in green and form a sideways Y with the opening to the left. The rest of the map is tan or pale green, and major highways are represented by red lines.

Extended Description

The riverways sit between the two sections of the Mark Twain National Forest. There are three branches of the riverway, forming a sideways Y.

The upper branch on the left is the Current River, and it flows to the right from Montauk State Park to Two Rivers where the riverways converge in the middle of the park. A campground and picnic area are located at Montauk. As the river flows to Two Rivers, it passes the following landmarks and amenities: Baptist with river access; Nichols Cabin; Cedar Grove with primitive campground, river access, and picnic area; Welch Hospital; Welch Landing with river access; Howell-Maggard Cabin; Akers with river access, a picnic area, and ranger station; Toll Ferry; Devils Well with a picnic area and hiking trail; Pulltite with river access, a campground, picnic area, ranger station, and hiking trails; Pulltite Cabin; Current River State Park; Echo Bluff State Park; Round Spring Cave; Round Spring with river access, a campground, picnic area, ranger station, boat launch, and hiking trails; Jerktail Landing with primitive campground and river access; Twin Rocks; and Broadfoot.

The lower branch on the left is the Jacks Fork River, and it flows to the right from Buck Hollow to Two Rivers. River access and a picnic area are located at Buck Hollow. As the river flows to Two Rivers, it passes the following landmarks and amenities: Bluff View with river access; Blue Spring with river access, a picnic area, and primitive campground; Jam Up Cave, which is accessible by river only; Rymers with river access, a picnic area, and primitive campground; Chalk Bluff; Bee Bluff; Bay Creek with a primitive campground and river access; Fish Trap Hole; Alley Spring with river access, a campground, picnic area, ranger station, and hiking trails; Alley Mill, which is open summer only; Old Horse Camp with a primitive campground; District Forester Missouri Department of Conservation; and Shawnee Creek with a primitive campground, river access, and picnic area.

The right branch of the riverways is the Current River. It flows up and to the left from Gooseneck to Two Rivers. A primitive campground, river access, and a picnic area are located at Gooseneck. As the river flows to Two Rivers, it passes the following landmarks and amenities: Kelley Bluff; Hickory Landing with river access; Big Tree with a primitive campground; CCC Historic District; Big Spring with river access, a picnic area, ranger station, hiking trails, campground, and boat access; Park Headquarters Watercress Park with river access, a campground, and picnic area; Raftyard with river access; Waymeyer with a picnic area and river access; Chilton Creek with a boat launch; Pin Oak with a primitive campground; Paint Rock; Beal Landing with river access; Logyard with river access; Roberts Field with river access and a primitive campground; Rocky Falls with hiking trails and a picnic area; Klepzig Mill; Blue Spring with a picnic area; Powder Mill with river access, a campground, picnic area, and hiking trails; Martin Bluff; and Coot Chute.

At Two Rivers in the center of the riverways there is river access, a picnic area, campground, and boat launch.

Legend

A scale in the lower left corner of the map measures distances of 1, 5, and 10 kilometers and 1, 5, and 10 miles.

Below the scale a legend reads as follows:

Green and tan shading for Authorized Riverways boundary – Private property exists within the authorized area. Please respect the owners’ rights,

Red thin triangle and numbers for Distance indicator,

White line encased in black for Unpaved road, and

Blue dot and numbers for River mileage.

Three columns with eleven symbols represent Restrooms, Developed campground, Backcountry campground, River access, Ranger station, Picnic area, Hiking trail, Boat ramp, Horse staging, Hospital, and Emergency phone.

Below the legend a note is titled “Canoes, kayaks, rafts, and tubes.” Text below reads, “Seventeen authorized outfitters in the park provide rentals and shuttle service. For a list contact the park or check the park website at www.nps.gov/ozar.”

To the right, a chart titled Campground Services details services available at each of six areas. The columns of the chart are Area, Campsites, Group sites (7-45 people), Rentals/Store, Showers, Lodging, Emergency telephone, and Sanitary dump. The chart reads as follows:

Akers: 0 campsites, 4 group sites, rentals/store, and emergency telephone,

Pulltite: 55 campsites, 3 group sites, rentals/store, showers, and emergency telephone,

Round Spring: 55 campsites, 8 group sites, rentals/store, showers, emergency telephone, and sanitary dump,

Two Rivers: 20 campsites, 2 group sites, rentals/store, showers, and emergency telephone,

Big Spring: 91 campsites, 3 group sites, rentals/store, shower, lodging, and sanitary dump, and

Alley Spring: 146 campsites, 17 group sites, rentals/store, showers, emergency telephone, and sanitary dump.

Text below reads, “Reserve developed campgrounds (above) using recreation.gov. Reserve backcountry campgrounds onsite with recreation.gov mobile app ‘scan & pay’ feature. All developed and backcountry campgrounds have restrooms.”

To the right is a second chart titled Horsepower Limits for areas of the riverways. The columns read Current River for the first three entries and Jacks Fork River for the last two, Peak Season Jet, Peak Season Propeller, Off-Peak Season Jet, and Off-Peak Season Propeller. The rows read as follows for the Current River:

Above Round Spring (Middle Landing), Peak Season Jet is Prohibited, Peak Season Propeller is Prohibited, Off-Peak Season Jet cap is 25, and Off-Peak Season Propeller is 18.

Round Spring (Middle Landing) to Van Buren, 60, 40, 60, 40, and

Below Van Buren, 150, 105, 150, 105.

Now for Jacks Fork River:

Above Eminence, Prohibited, Prohibited, 25, 18 and

Below Eminence, 60, 40, 60, 40.

A note below the chart reads, “None of these limits apply from two miles above to two miles below Eminence and Van Buren. Peak season is generally April 1 through September 14, corresponding to the dates for trapping and gigging seasons as established annually by Missouri Department of Conservation.”