An early morning archery hunter leaves the area with an eight point buck in tow. A school group stops by the visitor center for orientation before going outside to learn about big rivers and conservation. Boaters put-in at the boatramp on the Missouri River. Bird watchers and photographers look for migrant birds long missing from the area. People sit along the river to eat lunch, rest, and contemplate.
Sunflowers attract mourning doves for a youth-only dove hunt.
Cars with license plates from several states sit in the parking lot as their occupants walk the trails and boardwalks to a viewing platform to see the confluence, learning about the relationship of conservation and the Lewis and Clark expedition. This is the future and more. To reach the area, go north approximately 2.5 miles from the I-270 Riverview Drive exit. The Conservation Department purchased this 4,318 acre area in 1997 to create an urban conservation area. A flood protection levee protects most of the bottom from minor floods.