Big Spring
One of the largest springs in the United States, pouring an average of 289 million gallons of clear blue water a day into the Current River, four miles south of Van Buren.
See the best of the Ozarks, without wasting your trip.
The Ozarks are full of places worth driving for: giant springs, clear float rivers, bluffs, mills, and small towns with good food at the end of the road. The hard part is knowing which ones fit your day, what they cost, where you park, and when to go. This guide does that homework for you, place by place.
Start in Current River country
We are building this guide starting where the water is clearest: the Current River and Jacks Fork country around Van Buren and Eminence, home to some of the largest springs in America and two of the finest float rivers anywhere. Every place we list gets the same treatment: what it is, why it is worth your time, what it costs, and the practical details that make or break a visit.
What you get on every place page
The real details
Fees, parking, hours, and seasons, checked against official sources, so there are no surprises in the parking lot.
Honest fit
Who each place suits best, from families with small kids to photographers chasing morning mist, plus accessibility notes where they matter.
Trips that string it together
Ready-made itineraries that link the best places into a day or a weekend, so you spend your time there instead of planning.