River Log section: St. Louis to Caruthersville
St. Louis to Caruthersville
52.7 Red Star Boat Ramp Double wide boat ramp located at the mouth and a little upstream of Sloan Creek. Good parking, and a nearby pavilion to get out of the sun or rain. This would be the easiest access point if you are starting or ending an adventure
St. Louis to Caruthersville
54.1 RBD Cape Rock The Mississippi River route gets very interesting paddling into Cape Girardeau, as it gets squeezed between Cape Rock and the cross channel underwater dikes at Minton Point. These dikes were placed deep under the river to slow down river flow and make it easier for
St. Louis to Caruthersville
54.5 RBD Juden Creek Juden Creek is one of the last Ozark streams that you will see on the Middle Mississippi. This is a bittersweet goodbye to the end of the Missouri Hills and the beginnings of the Missouri Bootheel. The bitterness comes from having to bid farewell to
St. Louis to Caruthersville
55.3 RBD Flora Creek Flora Creek and Scism Creek enter the Mississippi side by side right bank descending at mile 55.3, opposte th bottom of Devil’s Island, and could offer quick off-channel protection in med or high water levels. Watch for upstream tows who tend to hug
St. Louis to Caruthersville
62.8 - 54.6 LBD Devil’s Island/Swift Sure Towhead Small sandbar up top good for low/medium camping, but goes under in high water. Devil’s Island Wildlife Management Area comprises 2741 acres of bottomland hardwood forests, and agricultural fields. Accessible by land in extreme low water.
St. Louis to Caruthersville
61 - 55 LBD Picayune Chute Warning: Two dangerous blockages to negotiate: 1) a lowhead dam at McClure and 2) a tall dike near bottom end. No passage below 16 CGG. A low water bridge/dam at McClure creates 3 foot hydraulic keeper waterfall at 17 CGG. Picayune Chute is
St. Louis to Caruthersville
62 - 57 RBD Windy Bar Conservation Area Windy Bar Island is a five mile long island completely protected by a Missouri Conservation Area by the same name with approximately 705 acres of riverfront forest and sand bar habitat. Schenimann Chute, a river side-channel, is located on the western side
St. Louis to Caruthersville
62.5 - 56.6 RBD Schenimann Chute Excellent back channel route and exploration at medium or high water levels, bisected by a series of wing dams and pools during low water. Schenimann Chute side channel and Windy Bar Island are located along the right descending bank between river miles
St. Louis to Caruthersville
63 - 61 LBD Hamburg Landing Dikes Series of sandbars behind dikes cutting into the left bank channel of the river with saw-like precision, one after another every thousand feet or so, pick the one that looks the best from the distance, swing in around the eddy and pull up
St. Louis to Caruthersville
66.3 RBD Moccasin Springs Creek Moccasin Springs Creek drains the low valley to the south of the high bluffs at Trail of Tears. Quick and easy exit from the river (located at the south end of the harbor several hundred yards south of the boat ramp), but no access
St. Louis to Caruthersville
66.6 RBD Moccasin Springs Harbor and Boat Ramp The Moccasin Springs Harbor is a seasonal harbor, that is seasonal with the river level. The harbor is created by a elbow shaped wing dam that protects the bank in front of the boat ramp, with the campground behind. It is
St. Louis to Caruthersville
66.6 RBD Mississippi River Campground (Trail of Tears State Park) Paddlers will be happy to find showers, internet access, fresh drinking water and laundry at the Mississippi River Campground of the Trail of Tears State Park. Access is found from the Moccasin Springs Boat Ramp. You might be camping