BSC Outdoors, Boiling Spring and Bluffs

Boiling Spring Campground (BSC Outdoors) is located on the Gasconade River. We offer fun family camping, cabin rentals, float trips, great fishing trips, and swimming directly from our property. We have float trip options available on the Big Piney and Gasconade Rivers to fit all of your paddlesport outdoor adventure expectations. Canoe, raft, kayak, tube, Jon boat… you name it. BSC Outdoors is a great place to kick back and relax on your next trip to the Missouri Ozarks!

In the past, Boiling Spring had a river resort atop the bluff used the spring for water, utilizing a "sky well" bucket arrangement to draw water. The developed overlook used for this purpose is visible from the river. The spring is allegedly a good fishing hole when the river is low.

Spring rises in the bottom of the Gasconade River, in a visible boil along the eastern bank, at the base of a tall bluff. At low river flow, the bottom of the spring can be seen churning gravel. The spring water reportedly is often clear at times when the river is murky or muddy. Divers have been to 1800 feet plus and 175 feet depth in this spring. There is some dispute over the volume of this spring. As with other river bottom springs, only an above/below difference measurement can be taken, and true maximums are hard to get. One recent researcher gives an average daily flow of 80 million gallons for this spring.