ShareOzark National Scenic Riverways Superintendent Reed Detring achieved 35 years of federal service in mid-May, and Riverways marked the occasion by telling everyone about it.
Detring began his National Park Service career as a seasonal Park Technician at both Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Washington and at Death Valley National Monument, now Park, in [...]

ShareOzark National Scenic Riverways announces that water levels on the Lower Current River have dropped below flood stage and this section of river is now open to floaters.
“Before any park areas are open, we want to insure all areas are safe for the visiting public,” stated Superintendent Reed Detring.With the river levels dropping and [...]

ShareTraveler has been working on the June float issue, and missed posting this last Friday.
These areas on Ozark Riverways are now OPEN:

ShareCurrent River: Cedar Grove open, but portage at Cedar Grove low water bridge is now required after an incident on Monday.
Two Rivers and Sinkin Creek Accesses still closed. Lower Current still closed except for Headquarters visitor contact station and Big Spring Lodge, its walkway and parking lot.” That’s a direct quote. It sounds [...]

Share Ozark National Scenic Riverways made significant progress over the weekend in the safety and condition assessments and repairs of facilities damaged by flooding. Much credit goes to the park’s maintenance staff who had been working beyond normal hours to accomplish flood related repairs. The patience of the public and the cooperation from [...]

ShareEminence, MO – On Saturday, December 11th beginning at 10:00 am, Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting an old fashioned Christmas celebration for the public at the Alley Mill General Store.
Bring the whole family and your friends to view Alley Mill

ShareVia Bill O’Donnell and Kally Higgins comes the news that Bryan Culpepper, longtime Ozark Riverways interpretive ranger, passed away on Nov. 25 after losing his battle with cancer.
While Traveler does not normally carry obituaries, Culpepper was nominated both last year and this in our Readers Choice for favorite photographer, a skill where he excelled.

Share Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a “Canoe and Kayak Clinic” event at Round Spring on Thursday, August 5 and Friday, August 6, 2010. There will be a morning session beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 11:30 a.m. each day. The afternoon sessions start at 12:30 p.m. and end at 3:00 [...]

ShareSometimes we get so focused on Ozark Riverways management politics we need to step back a second and remember what it’s really all about — the resources and the people who visit and steward them.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways welcomes a new Chief of Interpretation, Faye Walmsley, from Martin Luther King National Historic Site in [...]

ShareOzark National Scenic Riverways will host the “Alley Independence Day Celebration” at Alley Spring on Saturday, July 10, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event commemorates the traditional picnic celebrations that were held at Alley Spring around the turn of the twentieth century when this area was the social gathering place [...]