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Jacks Fork RiverBuck Hollow / Highway 17 Bridge to Rymers
Remote upper Jacks Fork day float from the Highway 17 bridge at Buck Hollow to Rymers, with NPS access at both ends, bluff-and-cave scenery, and a direct Mountain View gauge used as a conservative low-water check.
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Launch at Buck Hollow where Highway 17 crosses the Jacks Fork and take out at Rymers for the NPS-listed upper Jacks Fork day float. Use the Mountain View gauge as a same-river low-water check, and be ready for shallow riffles if the gauge is near or below the 100 cfs floor.
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Put-in
Buck Hollow / Highway 17 Bridge AccessNPS names both Buck Hollow and Rymers as Jacks Fork river access points, but the published coordinates used here come from paddling-location guides rather than an NPS coordinate table. Follow park signs and road-end access layout on arrival.
Take-out
Rymers AccessBuck Hollow is the Highway 17 bridge access north of Mountain View. Do not confuse it with the upstream Prongs / Highway Y section, which is a separate, more seasonal reach.
Road shuttle
Use a rural two-car or authorized outfitter shuttle between the Highway 17 bridge access north of Mountain View and Rymers at the end of the Highway M gravel access road. Scout the Rymers take-out before launching because it is remote and gravel-road dependent.
Additional access notes
- Rymers is a remote access at the end of the Highway M gravel road system. Weather, washboarding, flood damage, or temporary park management can change practical access conditions.
More route and safety guidance
- Below the 100 cfs floor, expect shallow shoals, dragging, and possible poling or lining. Moderate to heavy rain can raise the narrow upper-river corridor quickly and make obstacles less forgiving.
- Use only the named NPS accesses at Buck Hollow and Rymers. Check current park closures and the remote Highway M gravel-road approach before leaving a vehicle at Rymers.
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Jacks Fork near Mountain View, MO. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Gauge site | Jacks Fork near Mountain View, MO |
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| Preferred range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | 100 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Rivers.MOHERP Mountain View gauge rating and Buck Hollow-to-Rymers trip logs |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official route shapeHwy 17 to Rymers, 5 hr
NPS lists Highway 17 to Rymers as an estimated 5-hour Jacks Fork float and names Highway 17 Bridge / Buck Hollow and Rymers as popular Jacks Fork put-in locations.
- NPS access contextBuck Hollow and Rymers park accesses
The NPS park brochure lists Buck Hollow and Rymers in the Jacks Fork river-access inventory, with Rymers at river mile 82 and Buck Hollow at river mile 88.
- Access directionsHighway 17 bridge to Highway M gravel road end
NPS directions place Buck Hollow where Highway 17 crosses the Jacks Fork about 6 miles north of Mountain View, and Rymers by traveling east from Mountain View on US 60, then north on Highway M until pavement ends and continuing on gravel to the road end.
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- Low-water floor100 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP rates the Mountain View gauge good beginning at 100 cfs. Buck Hollow-to-Rymers trip rows include a good report at 253 cfs and poor reports around 80 cfs where all drops required poling or lining.
- Route mileage and coordinatesAbout 9.4 mi
Rivers.MOHERP and public paddling-location guides place Buck Hollow to Rymers at about 9.4 miles. Southwest Paddler publishes access coordinates for the Highway 17 / Buck Hollow bridge and Rymer Landing, corroborated by a separate Rymers paddling-location coordinate listing.
- River characterSeasonal Class I-II upper Ozark river
Southwest Paddler describes the Jacks Fork as a Class I-II river with remoteness, rapids that are generally not highly technical, and seasonal flow dependence. MDC also describes the upper Jacks Fork as wild, scenic, and best suited to spring paddling when water is adequate.
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