News Release

Akers Ferry Expected to be Closed until Mid-June

Akers Ferry on the upper Current River.

News Release Date: March 27, 2018

Contact: Dena Matteson, 573-323-4814

Van Buren, MO – Akers Ferry, located at Akers on the upper Current River, is expected to be closed until mid-June. Akers Ferry provides a Current River crossing on State Route K in northern Shannon County. Recent flooding in the area resulted in a substantial deposit of gravel in the river channel, preventing the ferry from crossing the Current River. Due to fish spawning season, the National Park Service is prohibited from removing gravel from the river from March 15 to June 15. Gravel removal will be completed as soon as possible after June 15.  

For more information about the Riverways, call [phone]; visit the park’s Facebook page, or website at www.nps.gov/ozar.


Ozark National Scenic Riverways preserves the free-flowing Current and Jacks Fork Rivers, the surrounding resources, and the unique cultural heritage of the Ozark people.

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