Camping, Lodging and Canoes

The Jacks Fork River is a true Missouri “jewel” of a stream, and has been deemed one of the worlds “ten most scenic floating and fishing streams” by Life Magazine. River’s Edge is located right on the Jacks Fork in “Missouri’s Top Outdoor Outpost” Eminence, MO. Ozark National Scenic Riverways is at its wildest and scenic best on the Jacks Fork from the Mo. 17 bridge crossing to Alley Spring. The Jacks Fork can be floated year-round if you have learned to “read” the water currents and are prepared to sacrifice some aluminum from your canoe to the underlying rocks. But spring is the best time of year to float for the water is up. There are only a few thin shoals where you will have to step out and lead your canoe; you can’t portage.

Buck Hollow is the favored access for a long, fast one-day float trio or a lazy two-day trip to Alley Spring. For a shorter trip, intermediate putins/takeouts are available at Ebb and Flow Spring, Bay Creek, Alley Spring, and Eminence.

Rivers Edge
Lynett Peters
HCR 1, Box 11,
Eminence, MO. 65466

Office hours
9:00am to 9:00pm.

For Reservations call:
573-226-3233

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Ozark National Scenic Riverways National Park is outstanding for the clear, fast rivers fed by springs which have earned it the name of “Big Country” and sparked the nation-wide desire to see the region preserved in its natural state.
The Jacks Fork River is a tributary of the Current. It is one of the wildest and most scenic of the Missouri Ozark streams. Its deep valley is nearly a canyon, with no bottomland fields for the first 25 floatable miles. Many sections of the Jacks Fork provide fine fly fishing water. The Jacks Fork is a class I and II river. The gradients are: average is 7 feet; Prongs to Buckhollow is 8.6; to Rymer 8; to Alley 7; to Two Rivers 6.3.

Fishing opportunities abound on the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. You’ll find smallmouth, largemouth, Kentucky spotted bass, chain pickerel and an occasional walleye, goggle-eye and pumkinseed. Love trout? Montauk State Park makes for a great day trip! Fishing licenses, bait and a picnic lunch can be purchased 1/4 mile from here at the Fast Stop. Call 573-226-3607 for more information.

Visit Dick and Cami Gilman at the Rocky Bottom Outpost for all your river needs. 1-800-723-1387 • 1-800-224-2090 Visit the site.