Big Muddy Boat Ride Series Schedule

During the following dates and times, we will host motorboat trips. Registration for these trips will open up two weeks before each month's boat ride.

Dates & Times: 9:00am-11:00am, 11:30am-1:30pm, 2:00pm-4:00pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm

Big Muddy Boat Ride Series Celebrates You

Join our monthly motorboat rides for Veteran & Military Service Members in May, LGBTQ+ in June, and Women in August! These boat rides are an opportunity to getting outside, connect us to ourselves, to each other, and our treasured natural resources.

May is Veteran & Military Service Members boat rides in honor of National Military Appreciation Month

• Participants who are veterans with prior military service, active military service members in the United States Armed Forces, National Guard or Reserves, and military family members or friends can also participate.

June is LGBTQ+ boat rides to celebrate Pride Month

• Participants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirited, intersex, asexual, pansexual, agender, gender queer, bigender, gender variant, and pangender; LGBTQ+ participants family members and friends can also participate.

August is Women's boat rides to honor Women's Equality Day

• Participants who identify as a woman, transgendered woman, gender expression is female or uses "she/her" pronouns. Participants' family members and friends can also participate.

Big Muddy Boat Ride Series Registration

Registration for the Monthly Boat Ride Series opens two weeks before the boat trips. Registration for April trips are now open. Complete the online registration process here.

Please have your payment information ready if you are donating to Missouri River Relief. The suggested donation is $25 per person. Remember that our boat capacity is to maintain social distancing, so we have a minimum of 4 people and a maximum of 8 people.

Important Information

Covid-19 Program Policies 

• All participants will be required to wear a facemask and maintain social distancing. 
• Motorboats will be sanitized before each new group of participants. 
• All participants will be provided with a fresh life jacket (not previously worn). If you have your own lifejacket you are more than welcome to bring it. 

Covid-19 Group Size 

• All motorboat trips are limited to one family or pod (i.e. social bubble/cohort) of people. All groups must have a minimum of 4 people and a maximum of 8 people. 

Frequently Asked Questions

We will send out an email prior to the trip with information on how to come prepared but here is the basic information:

• A face mask is required to participate in the program. We recommend hand sanitizer as well. 
• Dress comfortably, bring a jacket and hat come prepared for the weather. 
• Sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended.
• Wear sturdy footwear that you are willing to get wet or muddy. (no flip flops) 
• Bring a re-usable water bottle.  Water jugs will be provided on the boat.
• If the river levels are low enough we might make it to an island, just in case bring some fun toys for the sand. 
• If you have a Life Jacket that fits you, bring it. 

Yes. If you are a homeschool family or a teacher with a pod of students booking a trip, we have an additional pre-post curriculum to incorporate into your experience, just contact our education director at [email protected] to receive a copy.

Yes. We sometimes have time available in our schedule to take a family, co-workers or a business out on the Missouri River for a donation. If you are interested in receiving more information about this opportunity, complete this form, and we will get in touch with more information. 

If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Schulte at [email protected] 573-443-0292.