Current River Weekend Overnight

May 10 @ 8:00 am – May 11 @ 5:00 pm    Free – $11.50

Trip leader: Ed Bayham  edwardbayham@gmail.com

This will be a weekend overnight kayaking trip on the beautiful Current River. We’ll be leaving from Aker’s Ferry (mile marker 15.7) and paddle to the Lower Round Spring Access (mile marker 34.2), spending Saturday night on a gravel bar somewhere. People can drive down Saturday morning or spend Friday night at Round Spring State Park https://www.nps.gov/ozar/planyourvisit/round-spring-campground.htm. (Akers campground is closed from the flooding last year.)  You will make your own camping reservation if applicable. Arrangements can be made to carpool if there is interest. Our goal is to start the back shuttle at 8am on Saturday morning so if you are considering driving down Saturday morning, don’t be late.

The most spring-fed of all the Ozark rivers, the Current River may be floated at almost any time of the year, particularly below Welch Spring. It seldom freezes over and has been a favorite for the annual New Year’s float of a large group of Missouri canoeists. Due to the increase in size of the river and the frequency of motorboats below Big Spring, most canoe trips are made on the sections above Big Spring. In normal water, it is a very safe river with no sections which could properly be termed rapids.

Difficulty: I, occasionally II. Please be aware that there may be some small rapids and strainers. Know what to do if you encounter a strainer. River Hazards & How To Survive Them | Paddling.com

https://missouriscenicrivers.com/current-mile-by-mile

This trip is suitable for minors who are strong paddlers. 

Recommended boats: canoes and 12′-14′ kayaks.

To attend this trip/event:

• You must reserve ticket for each person attending (see tickets below).
  This provides the trip coordinator with important information for safety and communication and gives the club important information we need for reporting to ACA within 30 days of the event.

• You must fill out an event-specific waiver.                                                                                   This waiver link includes options for ACA members and non-members, as well as adults and minors.   https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/C6JexJaUvHDnK8xnPwmuhT/

To chat about this event: If you want to chat about who is going, ask questions, arrange carpools, or check last minute updates, please see the relevant post on the Club-Sanctioned Trip Into & Comments section of our forums: Current River Overnight May 10-11 – St. Louis Canoe & Kayak Club