Wednesday night Weekly Moving Water Training, spring 2024
Meramac River at 141 - Arnold Grove Trailhead 38.547659, -90.495046, Valley Park, MO, United StatesMoving Water Training and Practice sessions. Wednesday evenings (rain or shine), 6:00 to 7:30 pm, April 3 through July 31, 2024 (no session 7/3rd). These sessions are held on the …
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Annual MWA Members event – float trip, dinner, and annual meeting
Akers Ferry group campground 37° 22' 59.0160" N 91° 34' 9.9840" W, United StatesAlways the weekend after Labor Day. Our annual members' picnic! Join us for camping, paddling and fun, Friday night to Sunday morning. Please RSVP via MWA's Facebook page. Location: Akers Ferry group campground, located 20 miles south of Salem, Missouri. From Salem, take Highway 19 south 4 miles. Turn right on KK-16 miles to Akers …
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Pool Classes – Fundamentals of Whitewater Kayaking
Mehlville Senior High Pool 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, United StatesDetails below are from 2023. New dates to be posted soon This is the perfect way to start the pursuit of whitewater kayaking. You will build fundamental skills indoors, in …
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TRR & MWA boat fix it day
Alpine Shop - Kirkwood 440 N Kirkwood Rd, Kirkwood, MO, United StatesThe St. Louis Team River Runner (TRR) Chapter owns a small fleet of kayaks, many of which could use some minor repair work. Many of us would like to learn to repair our kayaks. We will have a hand-on teaching opportunity to learn minor kayak repair, working on the TRR boats. Volunteers, Bill Eades and Perry …
Guest Appreciation Festival (GAF) at the NOC
Nantahala Outdoor Center 13077 U.S. 19 West,, Bryson City, NC, United StatesOctober 25, 11:00 AM – October 27, 2024, 8:00 PM. Several MWA folk are attending this event-- Guest Appreciation Festival - Nantahala Outdoor Center (noc.com). Join us. This is not an official MWA trip, but many of us will be paddling together. Folks are carpooling and wrangling up accommodations as they can. To chat with …
River des Peres Trash Bash
Brentwood Park 2924 Brazeau Ave., Brentwood, MO, United StatesMWA & TRR will participate in the annual Open Space STL River des Peres Trash Bash on October 26, 2024 (the fourth Saturday in October)! Registration is open on the Open Space volunteer portal. Click here to create an account, sign your annual waiver, and ‘fan’ the River des Peres Trash Bash program so you never miss …
November MWA General Meeting
The general meeting for the MWA is open to the public and prospective members. The meeting will be HYBRID: Join in-person, 7pm at the The Old Mine House Fredericktown Join virtually on ZOOM, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84537540171 Or, Dial-in: +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 845 3754 0171 MWA holds general members meetings every other month at 7 …
MWA Holiday Party
Seamus McDaniels 1208 Tamm Ave, St. Louis, MOTentative - MWA holiday party at Seamus McDaniels, area reserved for us, 12/14/23, 6-9 pm (2nd Saturday in December). All welcome. Purchase your own beverages and food. See some of your favorite boaters and their families. Questions? Contact - MWA Vice President, Devin Gates <vicepresident@missouriwhitewater.org>, (314) 904-6443
MWA Ecuador Paddling Trip, Jan 10-18, 2025
Some MWA members are planning a paddling trip to areas near Quito, Ecuador, guided by the company "Endless River Adventures" (ERA), Jan 10-18, 2025, Whitewater Kayaking Ecuador: Kayaking Quijos and Tena - ERA (endlessriveradventures.com) ERA has flexible trip itineraries to accommodate Class II – Class IV+ white water paddlers, and can customize a trip to …
MWA Buffalo River Trip – to be confirmed
We will be on the river Thursday mid-day until Sunday mid-day. We plan to put in at Ponca and take out at Pruitt (24.6-mile point-to-point). We cover fewer river miles each day because we want to do a nice hike daily. We expect it to be class I water with some class II riffles. Please have …
MWA Whitewater Clinic 2024
Silver Mines Campground Highway D, Ironton, MO, United StatesThis annual event will be April 27-28th, 2024. See details here: Beginner/Intermediate Whitewater Clinic – Missouri Whitewater Association 2024 registration opens 2/1/24.
Arkansas Canoe Club’s annual School of Whitewater Paddling
The Mulberry River, based at Turner Bend's Round the Bend campground 35.657634, -93.829103, Ozark, AR, United StatesExcellent paddling instruction at many levels. Classes are divided into Whitewater Kayak, Solo Whitewater Canoe, Tandem Whitewater Canoe, Swiftwater Rescue, and Standup Paddleboard. This annual event is always the weekend that …
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