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Complete Guide to Travel & Recreation in the Beautiful Missouri Ozarks
http://www.missouriozarks.org/

Many wonderful float trips within a 30 minutes drive from Houston.

Jacks Fork River
This is a 44-mile long, narrow winding stream flowing through deep valley with no bottomland fields for the first 25 miles. A higher degree of canoeing skill is required to float the Jacks Fork River. The section of the river above Alley Spring is floatable only until early June, due to the low water conditions after mid-May below Alley Spring to Two Rivers is floatable year round on the Jacks Fork, and makes a good one-day canoe trip.



Current River
This is the most spring-fed of the Ozark rivers and can be floated year round. There are numerous springs and caves on the Current River. Float trips from three hours to seven days can be enjoyed on the Current River.

Check the Ozark River Levels On-line: http://www.nps.gov/archive/ozar/levels.html

Spelunking / Caving

http://www.missouricaves.com/
http://www.nps.gov/archive/ozar/caves.html
http://www.missouricaves.com/ark-map.htm
http://www.nps.gov/archive/ozar/springs.html

Horseback Riding
30 min drive
http://www.eminencemo.com/horsebackriding.html

15 min drive
http://www.goldenhills.com/

Parks & Historical Sites

Alley Spring Grist Mill
Rt. 3, Box 19
Historic 1894 roller mill and one-room schoolhouse that were the focus of the Alley Spring community. Open daily Memorial Day thru Labor Day • 573-226-3945

Antique Fire Truck, Automobile & Soda Museum
Willow Springs (Business Hwy 60/63 East)
Largest antique fire truck and soda bottle collection in Missouri and Arkansas.
April 1 thru August 31 · Admission fee · 573-469-3158

Blue Spring
14 miles east of Eminence on Hwy 106.
Called "Spring of the Summer Sky" by Native Americans. One of Missouri's prettiest and deepest springs. Quarter mile walk from the parking area. 573-323-4236

Memoryville U.S.A.
Rolla (Hwy 63 at 1-44 / 2220 North Bishop)
Antique Auto Museum, gift shop offering antiques and collectibles and automobile restoration shop. View restoration of antique and classic automobiles in progress.
Year-round · Admission fee · 573-364-1810

Mountain View Murals
First Street
Mountain View's Heritage Murals: To bring the past, present and future together.
417-934-2794

Montauk State Park
21 miles southwest of Salem on Hwy 119. The park's seven springs form the headwaters of the Current River. Excellent rainbow trout fishing.

Round Spring Cavern
Eminence (Rt. 1, Box 132)
Lantern tours of this beautiful cavern are at 10 am and 2 pm daily. Tours are limited to 15 people. first come, first served. No reservations.
Memorial Day thru Labor Day · Admission fee · 573-858-3297

Texas County Missouri Historical & Military Museum
Houston (300 South Grand Avenue)
Exhibits featuringTexas County historical past and present military artifacts. Texas County Genealogical and Historical Society Library.
Open Thursdays - 10 am to 3 pm · Free · 417-967-2946

UMR Stonehenge
University of Missouri Rolla, Bishop Avenue.
Half-scale replica of Stonehenge created using waterjet technology at the University of Missouri Rolla. 573-341-4111

 



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Houston, Missouri 65483
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