Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roaring River Spring Head of the river - Roaring River State Park | Spring | 36.59146, -93.83240 | The river starts here, out of the base of the bluff at a steady 57F. Everything downstream is spring-fed, which is why it holds trout in July and in January. |
| 2 | Roaring River Hatchery Missouri Department of Conservation | Agency / conservation office | 36.59244, -93.83277 | MDC hatchery and raceways at the spring pool. The raceway outlet is the top of the park's fishing water; staff here are the people to ask about flow and stocking. |
| 3 | Campground 1 Roaring River State Park | Campsite | 36.58714, -93.84127 | Upper campground, closest to the spring and the hatchery end of the fishing water. |
| 4 | Roaring River State Park Office Missouri State Parks | Agency / conservation office | 36.58519, -93.83820 | Park office. Daily tags, zone maps and the posted zone signs all start from here. |
| 5 | USGS 07050152 - Roaring River near Cassville Live flow and water temperature | USGS gauge | 36.58097, -93.83369 | Check it before you drive. A spring creek this size comes up and colors fast after a hard Ozark rain and drops just as fast. |
| 6 | Campground 2 Roaring River State Park | Campsite | 36.57999, -93.83392 | Middle campground, right on the water in the heart of the stocked reach. |
| 7 | Campground 3 Roaring River State Park | Campsite | 36.57877, -93.82925 | Lowest of the three main campgrounds; the old dam at its downstream end is a posted zone boundary. |
| 8 | Zone 2 / Zone 3 boundary - old dam below Campground 3 Approximate - marker sits on the campground | Regulation section limit | 36.57877, -93.82925 | Zone 3 runs from this old dam down to the park boundary. Zones are posted on the ground; read the signs and the park zone map, they are what count. |
| 9 | Camp Smokey Group camp - reservation only | Campsite | 36.57844, -93.82543 | CCC-era group camp on the river below Campground 3. Not a walk-up campground. |
| 10 | Roaring River Conservation Area Missouri Department of Conservation | Park / conservation area | 36.57057, -93.80742 | MDC ground along the river below the state park. Boundaries are posted and the area map is worth having; do not assume the far bank is public. |
Gauge: USGS 07050152 — Roaring River at Roaring River State Park. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Ozark Bass, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: mdc.mo.gov/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Roaring River State Park spring pool — parking at the head of the river and the top of Zone 1.
Zone 1 flies-only reach — improved bank access immediately below the spring.
Zone 2 flies-and-lures reach — mid-park access along the park road.
Zone 3 bait-permitted reach — lower park access toward the park boundary.
Park campgrounds and lodge — walk-in bank access the length of the river.
Roaring River hatchery — access adjacent to the stocking operation.
Below the park boundary on Highway F — warmwater access for smallmouth and Ozark bass.
Spring: opening day is March 1; the hollow is busy and the river is stocked daily.
Summer: tagged fishing continues and the shaded hollow stays cool; fish early for space.
Fall: the tagged season ends October 31, with the best colour and weather of the year.
Winter: catch-and-release with flies and artificial lures from the second Friday in November — few anglers, best browns.