Missouri | Central Missouri
Gasconade RiverRollins Ferry Access to Pointers Creek Access
Seven-mile lower Gasconade day from MDC Rollins Ferry Access to MDC Pointers Creek Access. MDC uses this exact route for a guided paddling program, and the Rich Fountain USGS gauge sits in the put-in corridor.
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Route overview
Trip details
Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
Permits, camping and season
Access and shuttle
Launch at MDC Rollins Ferry Access and take out at MDC Pointers Creek Access for a 7-mile lower Gasconade day. Use the Rich Fountain gauge as a conservative low-water check rather than a full preferred-range recommendation.
Access map
Put-in
Rollins Ferry AccessRollins Ferry and Pointers Creek are MDC public access areas with Gasconade River boat-ramp context, but posted signs and area maps control exact use.
Take-out
Pointers Creek AccessMDC notes that Route RA to Pointers Creek is impassable when Pointers Creek is at flood stage; inspect the take-out and road access before launching upstream.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car shuttle between MDC Rollins Ferry Access near Highway 89 and MDC Pointers Creek Access off Route RA. Stage and inspect Pointers Creek first because Route RA can be affected by flood-stage conditions on Pointers Creek.
Additional access notes
- Coordinates are practical public paddling/location anchors paired with MDC access confirmation; follow on-site signs for the exact ramp, parking, camping, and closure conditions.
More route and safety guidance
- The broad lower Gasconade can become pushy, muddy, and debris-filled when high or rising. Expect floating wood, strainers on bends, island splits, motorboat traffic, wind-exposed pools, and harder landings; high or rising water is unsuitable for a casual trip even though the route is only about seven miles.
- Rollins Ferry and Pointers Creek are public MDC access areas, but Route RA to Pointers Creek can be impassable at flood stage. Inspect the take-out road and landing before launch, follow posted signs, and do not use private banks or informal pull-offs as alternate access.
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Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, MO. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Gauge site | Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, MO |
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| Preferred range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | 1,100 cfs |
| High threshold | Water-level guidance unavailable |
| Evidence strength behind the range | Local route guidance |
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| Main source behind this score | Rivers.MOHERP Rich Fountain gauge bands for the Gasconade River |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
These notes cover the access details, route quirks, and source caveats most likely to matter once you get there.
- Public put-inMDC Rollins Ferry Access
MDC map material identifies Rollins Ferry Access on the Gasconade River with a boat ramp, privy, parking, and primitive camping area.
- Public take-outMDC Pointers Creek Access
MDC confirms Pointers Creek Access on the Gasconade River, with directions, area rules, boat-use rules, camping, fishing, and photo documentation of the boat ramp.
- Official route shapeRollins Ferry to Pointers Creek, 7 miles
MDC describes a guided Gasconade River paddling outing from Rollins Ferry to Pointers Creek Access as a 7-mile route.
- River-mile supportAbout 7.4 river miles
Missouri Float Trips places Rollins Ferry Access at river mile 203.4 and Pointers Creek Access at river mile 210.8 on the Gasconade River.
- Gauge check during route review · May 30, 2026USGS 06934000
This reading was saved when we checked the guide. It is not today’s water level. Check the current gauge and local conditions before paddling.
- Low-water floor1,100 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP Rich Fountain gauge bands put the start of Low near 1,074 cfs and the start of Good near 1,994 cfs. The app uses a rounded 1,100 cfs low-water floor and does not infer an ideal range.
- High-water cautionNo numeric cutoff claimed
MoHERP labels higher Rich Fountain levels as High and Flood with strong caution language, but exact-route high-water calibration is missing. Treat high or rising water as unsuitable for casual trips.
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