The Landing - Current River

The Landing - Current River The Landing - Current River is also home to The Blue Heron Restaurant (open evenings only)

In 1980, Tom & Della Bedell began renting river tubes from a small store in Van Buren. With an inventory of only about 30 tubes, they recognized the growing popularity of a leisurely tube float down the crystal clear Current River. After purchasing the original Leuckel’s Landing, they began to expand their operation to keep pace with the ever-increasing public desire for Current River float trips.

Current River, with its sister river the Jack’s Fork River, makes up the 150 miles of Ozark National Scenic Riverways, which was the first national park area to protect a river system in its wild, untamed state. The effort to protect these rivers became the prototype for the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, which protects many of our nation’s free-flowing rivers. In 1991, Tom and Della’s original building and property was claimed by the Missouri Department of Transportation for right-of-way for the construction of the new four-lane US Highway 60. In 1992, they built the first of five buildings at the current site of The Landing Resort just downriver from the original landing. Today, The Landing operates five of the six National Park float concessions on the lower Current River, providing thousands of people each year a unique and rewarding float experience. Along with our deluxe tubes, we offer canoes, kayaks and whitewater rafts for an unforgettable floating experience. The Landing continues to expand its operation with an addition of 15 more lodge units and a state-of-the-art event center opening in 2010, and we have plans for several lodge unit additions and more recreational facilities at our 46 acre property located on the banks of Current River. We would like to thank our past customers for their patronage and look forward to hosting many new customers in the future. Just remember at The Landing “We are Serious about Fun!”, and we guarantee you a great vacation experience at one of the most beautiful rivers in America.

The weather forecast looks pretty amazing this week, so we've decided to do a FLASH SALE on lodging! For any of the nex...
08/31/2026

The weather forecast looks pretty amazing this week, so we've decided to do a FLASH SALE on lodging! For any of the next four nights (Aug 31-Sept 3), call us or come see us in person and if you mention the magic words "RIVER LIFE”, you can rent a king or double queen room with a riverfront view for any of the next four nights for only $95 per night. Yes, $95 per night! That's lower than any rate we offer anytime all year! Start your day with an awesome breakfast at The Ranch House & Coffee Shop or Mabel's , maybe followed by a beautiful, light hike around Big Spring National Park at Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Then, let us set you up with a scenic and refreshing raft or tube trip down Current River, and afterwards come enjoy a wonderful dinner experience here at The Blue Heron Restaurant at The Landing. Finally after all that, you can comfortably retire with your favorite beverage to the Adirondack chairs on the porch in front of your riverfront room to soak in the cool, fresh night air before nighty night. Give us a call at 573-323-8156 and hop in the car for a last minute quick trip of some top notch Ozark late summer fun!

Open every day for floating! Still time to sneak one in, and perfect conditions to boot! Grab some family or friends t...
08/28/2026

Open every day for floating! Still time to sneak one in, and perfect conditions to boot! Grab some family or friends to truly connect with, hop in our La-Z Blue or our inflatable kayaks and let the relaxing and unwinding begin!

The summer heat is kickin’ right now! Time for some cool spring-fed water therapy - open everyday all day for floating....
08/11/2026

The summer heat is kickin’ right now! Time for some cool spring-fed water therapy - open everyday all day for floating. And if floating isn’t your thing and you just want some peaceful R&R, if you lodge with us, you can enjoy 24 hour access to our gravel bar! 573-323-8156 Come and see us!!

A beautiful day to enjoy a leisurely float down a beautiful, spring-fed river!
08/08/2026

A beautiful day to enjoy a leisurely float down a beautiful, spring-fed river!

You can follow us on TikTok now for some great content and information on upcoming promotions, events, and happenings fo...
08/06/2026

You can follow us on TikTok now for some great content and information on upcoming promotions, events, and happenings for everything The Landing. Including The Blue Heron Restaurant at The Landing. Username

This is hard to beat, ya’ll. Seriously!
07/28/2026

This is hard to beat, ya’ll. Seriously!

07/16/2026

Current River Country - always a great way to cool off from the summer heat! We can help with that! 😜

We were completely unaffected by the terrible weather situation that our friends to the north on the Black River experie...
07/10/2026

We were completely unaffected by the terrible weather situation that our friends to the north on the Black River experienced overnight last night. The Current and Jacks Fork rivers are all at normal heights this morning. Floating is on!

A great way to finish the big weekend on Current River!
07/06/2026

A great way to finish the big weekend on Current River!

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110 Front Street
Van Buren, MO
63965

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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