Jacks Fork Float Trips

According to local legend it was named after a shawnee indian nicknamed captain jack who camped along the river with his tribe.

Jacks fork float trips.

Windy s canoe and tube rental is an authorized concessioner of the ozark national scenic riverways national park service department of interior. Jacks fork canoe rental campground is an authorized concessioner of the national park service nps contracted to provide canoe and tube rentals with shuttle service camp store with merchandise firewood sales and ferry operation within ozark national scenic riverways a unit of the nps. One of the two rivers that s part of the ozark national scenic riverway system the jacks fork river is a tributary of current river. On the jacks fork river we float from alley spring to eminence.

We are open for the summer. Its deep valley is nearly a canyon with no bottomland fields for the first 25 floatable miles. We will be happy to assist you in planning an enjoyable float trip. On the current river we float from cedar grove to akers ferry and akers ferry to pultite.

Currently we do not have a recommended outfitter for the jack s fork river. We outfit float trips that can take as little as three hours or as long as seven days. How the jacks fork got its name. Jacks fork river float trips.

Must start the trip by 9 am. Raft floats from akers ferry to pultite must start the trip by 9 am. Later settlers named the jacks fork river. It is one of the wildest and most scenic of the missouri ozark streams.

It s deep valley extends about 30 miles from the prongs to alley. Many sections of the jacks fork provide fine fly fishing water. Our most popular float trips are upriver from two rivers either on the current or the jacks fork river. Welcome to harvey s alley spring canoe rental located at alley spring national park campground on the jacks fork river 6 miles west of eminence on highway 106.

The jacks fork offers world renowned fishing year round. Due to lack of access it is the most primitive of rivers in this region. There are some outfitters listed below. In the spring this section provides floaters beautiful class 2 water.

The current river and upper jacks fork river are among the most remote and scenic canoe waterways in missouri with very high cliffs beautiful gravel bars and cold clear springs. The upper jacks fork river is one of missouri s wildest and most scenic streams. Our water is at normal level and perfect for floating. For downriver trips an appointed time is used for canoe pick up.

Raft floats from cedar grove to akers ferry start no later than noon. Jack s fork river overview of jack s fork river drive time from st. The ultimate float trip packing list what to bring on a float trip 8. Catch everything from goggle eye and perch to small mouth bass.