10 Float Trip Spots Near St. Louis You Need to Experience

By Riverfront Times Staff on Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 2:45 pm

Float trips are a hallmark of a Missouri summer. Whether you're a fan of kayaks, canoes or a good ole raft, there's nothing quite escaping into nature and spending the day floating down one of our many rivers. To make your planning easy, we've gathered some of our favorite spots near St. Louis for doing just that. Grab your friends and a few beers, and head outdoors for the weekend. Information courtesy of sources including visitmo.org, missouricanoe.org/river-maps/, nps.gov, mdc.mo.gov and usda.gov.

Float trips are a hallmark of a Missouri summer. Whether you're a fan of kayaks, canoes or a good ole raft, there's nothing quite escaping into nature and spending the day floating down one of our many rivers. To make your planning easy, we've gathered some of our favorite spots near St. Louis for doing just that. Grab your friends and a few beers, and head outdoors for the weekend.

Information courtesy of sources including visitmo.org, missouricanoe.org/river-maps/, nps.gov, mdc.mo.gov and usda.gov.

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River of Life Farm is an option if you're looking to rent a raft, kayak or canoe to explore the North Fork of the White River. According to the River of Life Farm website, the North Fork of the White River always has plenty of water, thanks to the way it's fed by the eighth largest spring system in the state of Missouri. Photo courtesy of Flickr / Missouri Division of Tourism.

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