Montauk State Park is located at the headwaters of the famed Current river, just 20 miles from Salem, MO. The park offers some of the finest trout fishing in the mid-west. The park’s springs combine with Pigeon creek to push out 43 million gallons of water into current river everyday. The cool, clear stream is an ideal home for rainbow trout, and the scenic valley is the perfect setting for camping, hiking and other outdoor pursuits. After a day of fishing, you can tour the park’s trout hatchery, managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. A gristmill, built in 1896, is also open seasonally for tours.

For visitors wishing to spend a night or more in the park, Montauk offers a wide variety of choices. The large campground, equipped with modern restrooms, hot showers and dump stations, features both basic and electric sites. The park offers rental cabins with kitchens and motel rooms for guests choosing to spend the night indoors. A modern dining lodge opens daily during the trout season (March 1st to October 31st) and on weekends during the catch-and-release season.

Montauk Park covers over 1,350 acres and you don’t have to be an angler to enjoy what it has to offer. The Current River is known as one of the finest canoeing rivers in the Midwest. Although canoes are not allowed within the state park boundaries, the northernmost canoe access to the Current River, Inman Hollow, is located just below the park’s southeast border.

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