This was Casey’s kid’s first time on a river so we opted to rent a small raft from Huzzah Valley Resort. Pretty expensive though. $144 for two adults and two kids on a small raft.
Put in at Huzzah Valley and take out at Scotia (just upstream from the MDC Huzzah Access.
The outfitter and river were PACKED. I’ve never been on a river that crowded. It was really like bumper boats.
Lesson: Don’t float the Huzzah on a hot Saturday in June or get there as soon as they open. We arrived at 10 AM, took about 30 minutes just to get checked in. I think 10 AM was the peak arrival time.
| Float Details |
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| Launch Huzzah Valley Resort |
| Landing Huzzah Access/Scotia – MDC |
| Shuttle 9.6 Miles/15 Min (30 RT) |
| River Distance 5.06 Miles (GPS) Started Late. |
| Gauges Huzzah Near Steelville 2.8 ft @ 75 ft3/s Meramec near Steelville 2.42 ft @ 185 ft3/s |
| Start/Stop Time ~11:00 AM – 4:00 PM (5:00) |
| Notes Raft, Super Crowded |
| Crew Ben, Casey, and Two Shorties |