Join us in 2025 to Paddle MO to support the Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition!
Join Missouri Stream Teams for unique, educational journeys along some of Missouri's great rivers. Along the way, historical and scientific experts join paddlers to share about the history and ecology of the rivers.
For Paddle MO trips, we are your ground crew! Just bring a boat and your gear, and we take care of the rest. If you don't have a boat, boats are available to rent or borrow and we can help you find one!
Paddle MO 2025 dates:
Paddle MO was created in partnership with Magnificent Missouri in 2016. Paddle MO trips serve as a fundraiser for Stream Teams United so that we can continue our work for education, stewardship, and advocacy for Missouri's great rivers and streams. Through our Paddle MO educational trips, we work to increase knowledge of our river systems, provide opportunities for people to connect with our state's rivers, and build the culture of river conservation in Missouri.
In 2019, Stream Teams United, with partnership of the LAD Foundation, expanded the Paddle MO program to include a 25-mile educational paddle on the Upper Current River, our nation's first National Scenic Riverway.
In 2022, Stream Teams United expanded the Paddle MO program to two new sections of rivers, the Missouri River at Kansas City and the James River south of Springfield, MO! In 2023, we paddled 115 miles from Missouri's state capitol (Jefferson City) to the state's first capitol (St. Charles)! In 2024, we hosted the first Paddle MO Ozarks on the Meramec River. In 2025, we embark on our first Paddle MO journey from mile marker 250 at the confluence of the Grand River near Brunswick, Mo to mile marker 144 at Jefferson City!
Find out more and register at paddlemo.org and Paddle MO Ozarks at www.paddlemo.org/ozarks. 2025 trip registration begins January 2.
For Paddle MO trips, we are your ground crew! Just bring a boat and your gear, and we take care of the rest. If you don't have a boat, boats are available to rent or borrow and we can help you find one!
Paddle MO 2025 dates:
- Missouri River Trip: Join us to paddle 109 miles from Brunswick, MO to Jefferson City, Sept. 13-17th! Join us for our first Paddle MO trip starting in Brunswick, MO! A weekend only trip will be Sept. 13-14, headquartered in quaint Brunswick, MO. We'll enjoy locally prepared food and a Saturday evening dinner celebration with live music at the Knight and Rucker Hall. The weekend trip will paddle from Brunswick to Dalton Bottoms on Saturday, and from Dalton Bottoms to Glasgow, MO on Sunday (a total of 27 miles over the 2-day weekend). After the weekend portion of the trip, full-trip participants will paddle Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 15-17 to Jefferson City, stopping at Boonville and Cooper's Landing along the way. We also offer a 3-day option for the Monday through Wednesday portion, for those wanting to paddle the 82 miles from Glasgow to Jefferson City!
- Trip is 22 miles on the Upper Meramec River, Oct. 3-5th, with our headquarters at Indian Springs Family Resort. Join us as we explore one of the most biologically diverse rivers in North America.
Paddle MO was created in partnership with Magnificent Missouri in 2016. Paddle MO trips serve as a fundraiser for Stream Teams United so that we can continue our work for education, stewardship, and advocacy for Missouri's great rivers and streams. Through our Paddle MO educational trips, we work to increase knowledge of our river systems, provide opportunities for people to connect with our state's rivers, and build the culture of river conservation in Missouri.
In 2019, Stream Teams United, with partnership of the LAD Foundation, expanded the Paddle MO program to include a 25-mile educational paddle on the Upper Current River, our nation's first National Scenic Riverway.
In 2022, Stream Teams United expanded the Paddle MO program to two new sections of rivers, the Missouri River at Kansas City and the James River south of Springfield, MO! In 2023, we paddled 115 miles from Missouri's state capitol (Jefferson City) to the state's first capitol (St. Charles)! In 2024, we hosted the first Paddle MO Ozarks on the Meramec River. In 2025, we embark on our first Paddle MO journey from mile marker 250 at the confluence of the Grand River near Brunswick, Mo to mile marker 144 at Jefferson City!
Find out more and register at paddlemo.org and Paddle MO Ozarks at www.paddlemo.org/ozarks. 2025 trip registration begins January 2.
What are past participants saying about the trip?
“The trip that landed magic in my heart and soul” – 2018 Paddler
“the Paddle MO group made this extensive 100 mile paddle trip seem easy. From the meals, to the transporting the camping gear, to the river guides, to always having water/ice available, to the music by the fire, to the education, etc…..everything was great!” – 2018 Paddler
“A well organized, comprehensive trip down the Missouri River! The educational activities really added to the experience. It was lovely to have the food catered and shuttle buses toting us and our gear. Met lots of fun people and the more experience paddlers were always there to help me, when needed. I felt very safe on the river.” – 2018 Paddler
“[Paddle MO] makes me accept a more direct relationship with [the Missouri] River, with more of a concern for it’s welfare.” – 2017 Paddler
“A wonderfully memorable week filled with scenery, education, and fun.” – 2017 Paddler
“I look forward to returning to the Missouri River and enjoying it with my new found friends” – 2016 Paddler