Loutre River - Graham Cave State Park - Canoe/Kayak Trips on Waymarking.com

The Loutre River is rich in history, this is a good place to gain access to the river to enjoy some time on the water fishing or just taking in the scenery. (visit link)


"The Missouri Department of Conservation owns and maintains the Loutre Lick Public Fishing Access (163 acres) 3 miles south of I-70 on Route N (Mineola exit) then three-quarters of a mile on County Road 278. Bass, catfish, sunfish, and crappie are abundant in this section of the river. The forest, cropland, and old fields also provide for good public deer, dove, quail, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, and waterfowl hunting. Trapping is allowed with a Special Use Permit.

Graham Cave State Park maintains a paved boat access to the river accessible for free by park patrons with a large paved parking area along with barbecue grills and picnic tables. The park also maintains the Loutre River trail, a publicly accessible hiking and mountain biking trail that runs adjacent to the river bank for about one-half mile." source (visit link)

Parking/put-in/launching information: There is a nice ramp and parking at the waymark coordinates. Paddling conditions to be expected: stream Difficulty of the trip: due to the relative remoteness I would suggest have some experience before putting in here. Under normal conditions (no flash floods) it should be relatively easy. Length of trip: aprox 3 miles to the conservation area but you can go further. Portages: none Permits required: none Type of trip: you could paddle out and back or have someone pick you up further down stream. Other information: There is a camp ground in Graham Cave state Park, don't forget to visit the cave while here. Take-out Coordinates: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
Logging waymarks in this category requires a picture of your boat and your GPS at the given parking/launching coordinates,and a brief description of your canoe/kayak trip.

Additional photos and information and/or suggestions for future waymarkers will be appreciated, but is not necessary.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/11/2009 kJfishman visited it