For a raw nature experience Howell Island is one of the top spots in the St. Louis area. By "raw" I…read moremean undiluted by development. Except for a gravel parking lot and a few informational signs there's little human imprint to Howell. However, if you're a mall walker, bothered by insects, or fastidious this isn't the place for you. It is a natural area with little maintenance. And it is an island. A hundred yards or so from the parking lot a narrow causeway provides pedestrian access. When the causeway floods, which isn't unusual, Howell is inaccessible except by boat. Though technically in St. Charles County, access to Howell is from St. Louis County off Eatherton Road in west Chesterfield. At over 2,500 acres there's plenty of roaming room. Bicycle and walking paths are mapped. Other Howell activities include fishing, birding, trapping, and hunting. Because Howell accessibility can quickly change following upstream flooding or heavy rains, check the Missouri conservation website before visiting to ensure you can visit. No restrooms or other services here.

Lovely kayaking experience at Meremac river. I appreciate booking with Old Cove Kayaking. It is…read moreabout 50 mins from Chesterfield. Booking is smooth on the website. Parking is plentiful at check-in. The staffs are extremely helpful at preparing life vests for us and putting us at the river. The end of the "ride" has a giant green flag, where the staffs help us get out of the water. We had amazing time and would recommend it. Tips: 1) the short trip was noted as 4 hours, though we finished in 2 hours. We recommend spending time parking our kayak at some beaches closeby for fun. 2) even though we selected a ride time of 9am, we are free to arrive any time before 12:30pm

We found this little hidden gem just by chance and we're glad we did! We had a group of girls get…read moretogether for a short float and had a great time! The guys helped us get all of our stuff situated on the rafts perfectly and got us out on the river in no time. Communication after booking was very clear and the whole process was really easy. Our bus driver to the drop off point was also very lovely!

There are only two reasons for this small, 8 acre park: RV camping and Mississippi River access…read more RV pads include electricity. A dump station is available. The boat ramp serves boaters. Aside from portable toilets that's it for amenities. There's no on-site staff. RV reservations are made online. This park is also the endpoint for the Dardenne Creek Blueway, which partially opened July 2022. The eventual 19-mile river trail will snake through the county. Kayaks can be rented online and picked up here.

This place is big. Has several like that you could go fishing at. I would recommend catch and…read morerelease the fish since I don't know how safe it would be to consume those fish. For those that like nature, it is quite a nice place to go to in order to enjoy nature.

Beautiful nature area right in St. Charles County! Plenty of lakes in which to fish, and many…read moretrails on which to walk/hike! This is part of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Enjoy the beauty of our area on any day, in any season!

They have great service They have really done a good job getting my boat repaired and running goodread more

sold me a boat September of last year they wrapped it for the winter I took wrap off a engine…read morebatter they said was new was a 2023 dead engine would not start. put a new batt engine will not start. at the time of purchase they said the replace the fu lined and went through the motor and replaced plugs and it runs great they said. called them 3 weeks ago did not hear back from The owner Jennifer. 06-8-26 I will go to the busines. I called them and left another messag.

I took visitors down for a tour and we had a great time! This was an amazing break from screens and…read morecars to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. Max knows so much about the swamp! He was personable and good about helping people with mobility issues get into the canoes and kayaks safely. This was an amazing break from screens and cars to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. We had older people who can't walk very far, so this was the perfect way to get out into nature like we used to. Caveat: the office is up some stairs, so if you can't do stairs you'll need to say so. The bathroom is primitive, try not to need it. -Mrs. Dan

Mark and Logan were awesome. Our tour was incredible. We took the sunset canoe trip and we were…read moregone a little over 2 hours. Logan was very nice and very informative. The water was a bit shallow and we got stuck a couple times in the river part of the swamp but through the swamp it was perfect. There were quite a bit of the Asian carp so something to be wary of if this freaks people out but we were just fine. Extremely beautiful and something I would definitely do again. Mark did a military discount. Kudos. Thank you for doing this. Well worth every penny.

Highly recommend Dri-Port Marine! Kevin was very helpful and all was smooth! Great experience!read more

We knew what we wanted and we were luckily enough to get the last one in stock. They were very…read morefriendly and knowledgeable and we even got a few toys from them included.

What nice people! The wonderful employees at Two Rivers Marina went above and beyond to accommodate…read moremy family and I when we traveled down the river from Dubuque, IA to Alton, IL. We ran into a major roadblock and they helped us through it, and we parked our boat overnight in one of their fancy covered slips too. Thanks for the help guys!!

From the owner: 180 slip marina, 24 campsites, cabins, on site Restaurant, ships store, service department and…read moreparts department. Full service including marine grade gas/Dsl, pool and shower house!