National Park Service · Missouri
Ozark National Scenic Riverways is the first national park area to protect a river system. The Current and Jacks Fork rivers are two of the finest floating rivers found anywhere. Spring-fed, cold and clear: they are a delight to canoe, swim, boat, or fish.
Reservations for Ozark National Scenic Riverways are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.
Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.
| Managed by | National Park Service |
|---|---|
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Location | Van Buren, MO |
| Campgrounds | 9 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:
| Alley Spring | 165 sites |
|---|---|
| Big Spring | 137 sites |
| Round Spring | 65 sites |
| Pulltite | 58 sites |
| Jacks Fork / Middle Current Backcountry Campsites | 52 sites |
| Lower Current District Backcountry Campsites | 28 sites |
| Upper Current District Backcountry Campsites | 27 sites |
| Two Rivers | 22 sites |
| Akers | 4 sites |
We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Ozark National Scenic Riverways around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Ozark National Scenic Riverways; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.