As Nature Intended
Imagine a 100-mile stretch of the nation’s longest river representing a vestige of the untamed west. The Missouri National Recreational River is where imagination meets reality. Two free flowing stretches of the Missouri make up the National Recreational River. Relive the past by making an exploration of the wild, untamed and mighty river that continues to flow as nature intended.
Features
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MNRR Presents: Our YouTube Channel
Watch the park's new YouTube channel and enjoy a broad range of interpretive podcats about the park
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Bank Stabilization Information & Standard Permits
Answers to questions regarding bank stabilization and standard permitting procedures
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Bank Line Inventory - 2011
A database that contains bank descriptions and their locations done after the flood waters receded in the fall of 2011
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Floating the Missouri
Canoe or kayak down the Missouri. This link has all the information you need
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Fishing the Mighty Mo
Catfish, walleye, sauger, paddlefish, and many more game species await your angling skills
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Outstanding!
Why is this national park... a national park? Discover why Congress designated these stretches of the Missouri as a Wild & Scenic River.
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Historic Flood of 2011
Historic Flood of 2011 - Photopoints along the river throughout the MNRR - before, during, and after the 2011 flood.
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Ranger Programs and Guided Activities
Ranger Programs and Guided Activities – Find out what’s happening in the park
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Calling All Junior Rangers
Missouri National Recreational River's Junior Ranger Program is a great way for children, as well as their parents, to experience the park.
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Did You Know?
The "Yellow Stone," a steamboat belonging the John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, was the first steamship to ascend the "Big Muddy" into what would become the Dakota Territory and eventually the present-day Dakotas and Montana. More...