2026 Watershed Celebration at Meramec State Park: Join us for a day with your Missouri Stream Team family, meet Stream Team friends, and enjoy a day of fun and our annual Stream Team award ceremony.
SAVE THE DATE: Missouri Stream Teams from around the state are invited to join together for the 30th Annual Watershed Celebration at Meramec State Park on July 25, 2026. The celebration will be held at the Hickory Ridge Conference Center and Overlook Pavilion at the top of the hill within the park (see map below). You will turn right when you enter the park (not left as would have been done in previous years when it was held at Shelter #2). Note: The festival event area is a kid friendly zone, which includes being a smoke-free, drug-free, alcohol-free, and dog-free area. Please do not smoke or consume alcohol within the event area. Please keep your dog outside of the festival booth and picnic area.
Free Stream Team camping at Group Site A on July 24 and July 25, 2026 will be available at Meramec State Park. Camping is first-come, first-serve. Check with the park for current camping info.
Find out more about Meramec State Park at the park website.
Travel assistance is available for Missouri Stream Teams traveling from greater than 50 miles to the picnic. See the Application Form for Travel Assistance. Application for travel fund deadline is July 5th.
Free Stream Team camping at Group Site A on July 24 and July 25, 2026 will be available at Meramec State Park. Camping is first-come, first-serve. Check with the park for current camping info.
Find out more about Meramec State Park at the park website.
Travel assistance is available for Missouri Stream Teams traveling from greater than 50 miles to the picnic. See the Application Form for Travel Assistance. Application for travel fund deadline is July 5th.
Calendar of the Watershed Celebration Weekend:
Friday July 24: Camping is available free-of-charge for Missouri Stream Teams at Group Site A. Check with the park for current camping info. Camping is first-come, first-serve.
Saturday July 25: Join with Missouri Stream Teams from around the state at the Hickory Ridge Conference Center and Overlook Pavilion at Meramec State Park. The gathering begins at 10 AM and concludes around 5 PM. Note: The festival event area is a kid friendly zone, which includes being a smoke-free, drug-free, alcohol-free, and dog-free area. Please do not smoke or consume alcohol within the event area. Please keep your dog outside of the festival booth and picnic area.
Check out the fun activities of the day!
Saturday July 25: Join with Missouri Stream Teams from around the state at the Hickory Ridge Conference Center and Overlook Pavilion at Meramec State Park. The gathering begins at 10 AM and concludes around 5 PM. Note: The festival event area is a kid friendly zone, which includes being a smoke-free, drug-free, alcohol-free, and dog-free area. Please do not smoke or consume alcohol within the event area. Please keep your dog outside of the festival booth and picnic area.
Check out the fun activities of the day!
- Lunch (provided). You may bring a dessert to share.
- Kids games and crafts
- Tubing on the river with complimentary shuttle
- Fly-tying and fly-fishing instruction
- Educational stations and Watershed Bingo
- Learn how to make a bag out of your Stream Team t-shirt - no sewing involved!
- Meet the Stream Team Program coordinators
- Raffle - We'll have a kayak and lots of other fun prizes! Tickets are $1 each or six tickets for $5. Proceeds benefit the Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition.
- Camping is also offered to Stream Teams at Group Site A on Friday and Saturday evenings. Camping is first-come, first-serve.
- We'll provide aluminum cans of lemonade, soda, flavored water, and water and tea for your refillable cup. Bring your own beverage too if you wish, but no alcohol is allowed within the festival event area.
Stream Teams from Northern Ozark Rivers Partnership (NORP) began hosting the annual Meramec Watershed Celebration in 1997. In 2026, we will be celebrating the 30th Annual Watershed Celebration held at Meramec State Park.
We hope to see you there for this fun celebration with your Missouri Stream Team family!
We hope to see you there for this fun celebration with your Missouri Stream Team family!