Roaring River State Park
Cassville, Missouri

Roaring River State Park is located 7 miles south of Cassville, Missouri on Highway 112.

Roaring River State Park covers 3,358 acres and includes a new lodge, swimming pool, cabins, motel, campground, restaurant, nature center, a well-developed system of hiking trails, and more. Roaring River was donated to the state of Missouri in 1928 by Dr. Thomas M. Sayman.

Roaring River Spring emerges from the base of a shady limestone bluff and produces an average of over 20,000,000 gallons of water each day. The two and one-half mile spring branch is separated into three fishing zones. No wading is permitted, except in the catch-and-release area in Zone 2.

The hatchery is at the head of Roaring River, adjacent to scenic Roaring River Spring. The spring, Missouri's 20th largest, produces an average of 20.4 million gallons of water per day.

Around 270,000 12-inch rainbows are stocked annually, along with a few thousand 10- to 11-inch brown trout and a handful of 3- to 5-pound lunker rainbows each season. Amazingly enough, anglers catch several hundred lunker trout over 3 pounds from the stream yearly.

During no-creel fishing in the winter, anglers can experience catch after catch of larger trout. At times anglers and visitors can see eagles flying over the stream or perching in nearby trees. The no-creel season lasts from the second Friday in November to the second Sunday in February.

From Memorial Day through Labor Day, guided tours of the hatchery facility begin at 2 p.m. daily. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day, guided tours are available for groups at their request.

Camping accommodations are outstanding with 187 sites and 26 rustic cabins. The new Roaring River Inn and Conference Center offers fine dining and great rooms.

For Roaring River reservations and information, call (417) 847-2330 or 1-800-334-6946.