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River Report... FLOATING CONDITIONS ON MISSOURI'S CURRENT & JACKS FORK RIVERS |
1-573-858-3224 IS OUR WORKING PHONE NUMBER FOR RESERVATONS. Gene put the other number on vacation for THE
WINTER MONTHS.
WE ARE STILL OFFERING OUR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL IF YOU MAKE RESERVATIONS AND PAY IN FULL . WE ARE STILL OFFERING
THE 20% DISCOUNT. THE EARLY BIRD SPECIAL APPLIES TO CANOES, RAFTS, KAYAKS, AND CAMPING.
WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.
The Current and Jacks Fork Rivers are beautiful for floating this time of the year
THE CURRENT AND JACKS FORK RIVERS ARE FLOATABLE AND CLEAR
CANOES, KAYAKS, AND RAFTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME OFTHE YEAR.
CAMPSITES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT JASON PLACE CAMPGROUND.
THE FERRY IS OPEN FOR CROSSINGS FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM DAILY. THE HIGHWAY IS BLACKTOP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.
THE CURRENT RIVER AND JACKS FORK ARE PERFECT FOR FLOATING. WE HAVE PLENTY OF CANOES AND CAMPSITES
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ONLY TWO COUNTIES NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS LINE.
Since we DO NOT have a 911 address or a physical street address for GPS
directions type in AKERS,MO and you should be able to find us. Roadmaps are
are still your best reference in following directions and getting to us.
YES, WE ARE OPEN DAILY FOR CANOEING,KAYAKING AND RAFTING. OUR CAMPGROUND IS
OPEN ALSO. IF NO ONE IS AT JASON PLACE, PLEASE CHECK IN AT AKERS FERRY.OUR WATER LEVEL ON THE
RIVER IS GREAT FOR FLOATING FROM BAPTIST CAMP TO BIG SPRING.
The Current River and the Jacks Fork River are beautiful for floating right now.
OUR WATER LEVEL ON THE CURRENT AND JACKS FORK RIVER ARE
GREAT FOR CANOEING, RAFTING, TUBING, KAYAKING, AND CAMPING.
WE ARE FLOATING CANOES, KAYAKS,& RAFTS EVERYDAY
THE CURRENT RIVER AND THE JACKS FORK RIVER ARE
PERFECT FOR FLOATING. All weekends are still open for canoes,rafts, and kayaks in
2011. There will not be a price increase in 2011.
Please call for reservations. Have a good day, we enjoy all of our customers.
OUR RESTAURANT IS OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS STARTING AT NOON FRIDAY AND UNTIL 2 PM ON SUNDAY.
. THE FISHING IS GREAT ALSO.
WE DO RENT CANOES DAILY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. YOU CAN TROUT FISH FROM A CANOE ALONG THE RIVER.
BRING YOUR FISHING POLES.
We are looking forward to seeing our many floaters and campers this fall
We do have a new brochure this year.
We do rent canoes daily. We are selling off our hot tubs at this time. Please call 1-573-858-3224
for more information. We have 77 acres for sell near Current River located off of Route KK near Current River.
We have just reduced the price on this property. It is listed with Century 21 in Salem, MO
OUR OPERATING HOURS ARE 8AM-7PM DAILY. WE RENT CANOES DAILY AND WE ARE OPEN YEAR ROUND.
CANOES, KAYAKS, AND RAFTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE EVERY DAY SUNDAY THRU FRIDAY. Reservations
are not needed,however it does help us if we know you are coming and how many
canoes, rafts, and kayaks you
Jason Place Campground is open for camping. However, you need to check in at the
Akers Ferry Store during the week. We still have a staff on the weekends.
Please use a road map,the map on our brochure, or the map on the website to find us.
We are a rural route and some GPS are not programed to find us.
THE RIVERS ARE VERY ENJOYABLE FOR FLOATING.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT RIVER IS LOCATED IN SHANNON COUNTY AND IF THE WEATHERMAN SAYS
IT RAINING IN SALEM. IT MAY NOT BE RAINING ON THE RIVER AS WE ARE 21 MILES SOUTH.
PLEASE USE A GOOD OLD FASHION ROAD MAP TO COME TO US AS MANY GPS SYSTEMS ARE TAKING PEOPLE
TO THE WRONG PLACES OR ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE.
We have plenty of canoes and campsites available at Akers Ferry, Jacks Fork, and Jason
Place during the week.
If your emails have not been answered our satellite dish has been down for two weeks
and we are not back in operation and trying to catch up
Please remember that cell phones do not work in our area. Also we no longer guarantee that
the hot tubs will be working. We are still working on our digital TVs. We are having to search
for antennas that will pick up farther than what our local Wal Mart sells.
All of our 800 numbers are working.
It is a beautiful time of year here in the Ozarks. The Current River is floatable
from Baptist Camp down.
Our evenings have been cool, but our days are warm. We are floating people and the fishing
is great. We do sell fishing liscense at our Akers Ferry Canoe Rental location only.
The water level is great for canoeing and fishing. We are looking forward to seeing everyone
this spring and summer.
We are asking our customers not to bring firewood from home or another state. We are
trying to keep the Emerald Ash borer (insect) out of Missouri. WE DO SELL FIREWOOD AND
CAMPFIRES ARE ALLOWED IN OUR CAMPGROUNDS.
The GPS location for our Akers Ferry Canoe Rental is;
N 37 degrees 22' 33.0"
W 91 degrees 33' 10.8"
The GPS location for our Jason Place Campground is
N 37 degrees 23.2' 21.0"
W 91 degrees 31' 19.1"
We welcome canoers everyday. Please remember that we are open for canoeing everyday. We are
here from 7 AM to 7PM daily.
ALL WEEKENDS IN THE SUMMER for CANOEING, KAYAKING, RAFTING, AND TUBING
ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CABINS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
THE MAGGARD'S
GENE, ELEANOR, MARCUS, CASSIE, JOSH, TYLER, ALEX, & BRANDILYN