I haven't been on a float trip in years! Sounds like fun.

Last weekend, I had an opportunity to check out highway 90 :drive: and drove by River Ranch Resort in Noel, MO. It looked like a pretty kewl place. Do any of you have any experiences with the Elk River and/or this resort?

Also, how does June 23rd or 24th July 7th July 14th sound?

Shady Beach is another great place. They are located near The River Ranch Resort. Same type of setup and price. They have camping and facilities. You may want to call ahead for camping as they tend to book up during the summer. Unfortunately, I will be out of town that weekend. Let me know if the date changes, Jodi and I would love to join you guys.

Keith

Ok, so now I'm thinking about driving up on Friday, renting a cabin, sleep, float Saturday, crash and then come home on Sunday. Anybody wanna throw in on the cabin rental?

Nah. You got this.

How much is the cabin? I'll prob throw down. Whatever happened to tents???

The price of the cabin depends on which resort we go to. Right now I'm leaning more towards a place on the Elk River in Noel, MO, but I need to go scope them out and decide which one will best suit our needs (I plan on doing that sometime this week).

You're welcome to camp out in tents, but just personally I prefer someshing with A/C, running water, electricity, etc. :D

Well let me know as soon as you figure it out! Also, if you are going to go check out these places let me know, since I am closer I may be able to go for or with you :D

I'm taking this Thursday (June 7th) off work to scope out the area. :woot: Holla! :D

BTW, found another cabin rental place... Off the Deep End

Well, our little pre-trip today didn't go very well. Every resort along the Elk River in Noel is booked up until August. So David (2001S2000) and I hunted down a library and pulled up some other rivers. Right now we're leaning towards the Niangua River. According to Google maps, it's just over an hour from Springfield, just under 4 hours from Tulsa and just under 3 hours from St. Louis and Fayetteville.

Anyhow, nothing set in stone yet. Stay tuned for details!