There are many canoe and float trip operators that will provide transportation to and from the river for a reasonable price. This is the best area in the state for an International Backpacker.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways- Missouri's only national park consists of the Current and Jack's Fork Rivers.They called themselves the Corps of Discovery Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail - Between May 1804 and September 1806, 32 men, one woman, and a baby traveled from the plains of the Midwest to the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
Genevieve - first settlement and oldest brick building still intact today west of the Mississippi River Louis - 'Gateway to the West', home to the Arch
Hannibal - Boyhood Home of Mark Twain and 'The Unsinkable' Molley Brown.Columbia - College town (Home to the University of Missouri).Branson - Dinner shows and concerts - and lots of tour buses.Genevieve, Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau Is in the Ozarks – includes Springfield, Joplin, and Branson. Kansas City metro area including Kansas City, Independence and Lee's Summit
