Niangua River - River Accesses

River Accesses

This is a list of areas where the Niangua River can be publicly accessed; this list was put in order from beginning of river to where river meets up with Lake of the Ozarks.

• Charity Access- State-owned river access; no camping allowed.
• Cline Ford
• Hico Slab- Where a road crosses the river; the bridge is basically a low-lying concrete slab with water tunnels.
• Del Marlin Ford
• Deusenberry Creek
• Gaunt Ford
• Crane Ford
• Route 32 Bridge
• Big John Access- State-owned river access.
• Wimberly Ford
• Dallion Ford
• Hackler Ford
• Williams Ford Access- A one lane road crossing; crossing is a concrete slab where water flows over the top.
• Hwy. K-P Bridge Access- Access includes privately-owned campground, picnic area, and shuttle service.
• Moon Valley Access- State-owned river access.
• Hildebrand Ford
• Cat Hollow- Privately-owned campground and cabins nearby.
• Route 64 Bridge
• Bennett Spring Access- State-owned river access.
• Barclary Springs- State-owned river access.
• Gilbertson Ford
• Prosperine Access- State-owned river access.
• Mountain Creek- Access includes privately-owned campground, picnic area, cabins and shuttle service.
• McPheters Ford
• Smith Ford
• Leadmine Conservation Area- State-owned river access and conservation area; primitive camping allowed.
• Lake Niangua- Includes access and picnic area; no camping allowed.
• Whistle Bridge- Low-lying river crossing where road crosses river.
• Stone Ford
• Ha Ha Tonka State Park- State-owned river access; this is where the river merges into Lake of the Ozarks.