Current River

A Current River float trip is a must-do experience for everyone in Missouri that loves the outdoors. The Current River is considered by many to be one of the best float trips in Missouri. The spring fed waters of the Current are absolutely crystal clear. Add in lots of easy to navigate Class I rapids to keep it fun and stunning surrounding countryside and you've got a perfect recipe for a fun, relaxing, and beautiful trip for families and groups of friends.

Highlights

Plenty of fun, but easy, class I rapids with a steady, fairly-quick flow that makes doing 9 miles in a day quite easy for a relaxing day float.
Lots of caves, stunning springs, and unique historical sites to explore
Crystal clear water allowing you to see the bottom of the river and lots of fish clearly even at depths over 10 feet
Absolutely beautiful surrounding area
Great for Overnight floats as there are plenty of large gravel bars to camp on.
Plenty of good outfitters for renting kayaks, canoes, and rafts.

Lowlights

It can get quite crowded on weekend days, particularly Saturdays of holiday weekends and can get to be quite a party atmosphere that isn’t always family friendly.
The water is definitely on the cool side for swimming
Jet boats can be quite prevalent below Two Rivers (the confluence with the Jack’s Fork) and they may be going quite fast through the crowds at times. They aren’t allowed on the Current above Two Rivers

Section: Akers Ferry to Round Spring – 18 miles

A truly spectacular section that includes the stunning Cave Spring and Pulltite Spring along with various other minor caves and points of interest along the way.

18 miles for an overnight trip was just right for our group with 11-16 year old boys (Scouts BSA) and their families. We made the 2.5 hour drive up in the morning and got on river around 11:30 AM. We took a fairly leisurely pace and picked out a gravel bar for camping about 8.5 miles downriver at around 5pm.

Pulltite Access (which is also a campground and Spring) is half-way through this section so you could easily do either half of this as a 9 mile single day trip.

Most of our group used Carr’s Canoe Rental for renting Canoes. Carr’s is located at Round Spring so you park at Round Spring and they take you up-river and you float back down to your car which is ideal as you don’t have to wait for someone to take you back to your car. Those of us with our own boats were able to easily shuttle our boats and park in large, free parking lots without issue.