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Missouri kayak and canoe launch sites

1,232 public launch sites in Missouri from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) - mapped, check access locally. 2 are listed as hand, car-top or carry-in launches. 1,230 are trailer ramps.

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Waterbodies with the most launches

City Lake (5), Creve Coeur Lake (5), Mark Twain Lake (5), Bennett Spring Branch (4), Alton Slough (3), Blue Springs Lake (3), Pony Express Lake (3), Mingo Creek (3), Menorkenut Slough Number 19 (3), Spring Valley Creek (3), Chute of Island Number 7 (3), Cane Creek (2), Blue Springs Creek (2), Little Dixie Lake (2), Marshall Diggs Wildlife Area Lake (2), Hayden Lake (2), Vandalia Lake (2), Shady Hollow Lakes (historical) (2), Lake of the Ozarks (2), Old Reservoir (2), Spatterdock Lake (2), Duck Creek (2), Cove Creek (2), Little Platte River (2), D C Rogers Lake (2), Slabtown Lake (2), Spanish Lake (2), Mud Bayou (2), Perry Phillips Lake (1), Alley Branch (1)

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Missouri paddling rules
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Best Rivers in Missouri to Canoe, Kayak or just Float. · by Your Guide to Outside on YouTube

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