Kansas City Riverfront Park Access

**Location & Access:**
Kansas City Riverfront Park offers public boat access to the Missouri River via a dedicated boat ramp located off Riverfront Road (which connects Chouteau Trafficway to Front Street). The ramp is situated just upstream of the Chouteau Bridge. This access point is approximately four miles upstream from Missouri Riverfront Park at river mile 363.

**River Conditions:**
The Missouri River at Kansas City is a major waterway with significant current and volume. As a Stream Order 10 river, expect average flows of over 121,000 cubic feet per second with an average velocity of 7.4 feet per second. The river is wider and faster than the nearby Kansas River and is generally not recommended for novice paddlers. Plan accordingly for swift current conditions and larger water volume. Alternative access points nearby include Kaw Point Access at the confluence of the Kansas River on the Kansas side, which offers parking and additional amenities.

**Nearby Resources:**
The access site is located in downtown Kansas City near Union Station. Blue Springs Lake and Harry S Truman National Historic Site are in the broader area. For specific information about fees, hours, regulations, or facility amenities, contact the area owner or the Missouri Department of Conservation, as this area is managed under a cooperative agreement.

The mission of Union Station, Kansas City, Inc is to be Kansas City?s destination for creative entertainment experiences, contemporary culture, family and civic pride and to convey principles and concepts of science to visitors.USKC stands as the region?s civic landmark. Built for Kansas City Terminal Railway, USKC was completed in 1914, and is noted as the second largest train station in the...

The mission of Union Station, Kansas City, Inc is to be Kansas City?s destination for creative entertainment experiences, contemporary culture, family and civic pride and to convey principles and concepts of science to visitors.USKC stands as the region?s civic landmark. Built for Kansas City Terminal Railway, USKC was completed in 1914, and is noted as the second largest train station in the Untied States, behind New York?s Grand central Station. For over 50 years, the Station served as the area?s transportation hub, with traffic reaching 270 trains daily and processing half of all US military personnel during the height of World War II. Upon the decline of train activity from 1960-1980, the Station closed in 1983. In 1996, four metropolitan counties on both side of the Missouri/Kansas state line approved a Bi-state sales tax to help restore USKC and create Science City.Science City at USKC opened in November 1999 as a newly created science center that employs the metaphor of a city to convey principles and concepts of science for visitors. Each aspect of the City is an immersion experience that places the visitor in a special time and place. More than 465,000 visitors participate in Science City annually.

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