Overlooking Spring River, canoe, fish, or relax by the outdoor fire pits or grilling areas. You’re likely to see eagles, turkey and deer. An amazing place perfect for those who love the outdoors. Like to hammock? You will have over 200 large oak trees in the main yard. Love water? We have a large gravel bar right on Spring River, just 30 yards away. Private entry with 1200 sqft, fully furnished in a finished walkout basement. A full kitchen, two bedrooms, full bath and two sitting areas. The space More than simply a place to sleep, this is an experience. How would you like to include a float trip on Spring River? We will be more than willing to drive you upstream and you can float right back down to the house! Forget your boat? No problem, you can borrow one of ours. What would you like? A canoe? A flat bottom boat, a kayak? We've got them all! Fishing is great! If you forget a pole, just let us know! Forget your hammock? We've got you covered! In the mood to grill? There is large concrete patio area right by the river where you can cook out and grill. We can hook you up with wood for grilling. In the mood for a little more intense BBQ? No problem, we've got a competition grade BBQ pit like nothing you've ever seen. It's amazing! Go to our local meat company and make your own pulled pork or BBQ ribs. I'll give you pointers if you'd like to get a little better at smoking your own meat. Want to sit outside by the fire and watch the lightning bugs or look at the stars? We have two fire pits and we offer some complimentary wood to get you started. Bring a good book and enjoy the screened in porch overlooking the river. Come to create, to rest, to think or to explore. This property will inspire. This property is more than a place to rest your head, it's a place to recharge your spirit. Come spend some time at a riverside retreat. Guest access River Access with large gravel bar Easy access for canoes or kayaks Fishing Equipment Grilling Area BBQ Smokehouse Multiple fire pits - firewood available for a fee Other things to note Joplin Regional Airport - 10 min drive Missouri Southern State University - 20 min drive Pittsburg State University - 25 min drive Ozark Christian College - 15 min drive Legget and Platt - 15 min drive Mercy Hospital - 25 min drive Freeman Hospital - 25 min drive Downtown Joplin - 20 min drive Downtown Webb City - 15 min drive Downtown Carthage - 15 min drive Downtown Carl Junction - 15 min drive While we have all 5-star reviews, we think there are some things you should be aware. Like you, we travel and use Airbnb as guests, so we understand that full disclosure is important, and the last thing we’d ever want is for you to be surprised in a negative way. Fun surprises are great, disappointments are not. So here’s our way of making sure you know all the things we think we’d want to know if we were booking: We live upstairs. This is a 8500 square-foot house. It’s massive. Your 1200 square-foot walkout basement apartment is entirely yours. You have a separate entrance and your area is locked off from the rest of the house. Think of it like staying at a condominium or a duplex. While we are quiet people, however, you may hear us occasionally. We really can’t hear you. We leave fans in the closet if you want white noise. We won’t drop by or anything crazy like that. If you need something or if there’s a problem, we will do our best to respond quickly. We are cable cutters. So we don’t have Dish, Direct TV, etc. We do have a 60” TV with YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Peacock and Hulu. Any purchases will be billed to your account. We also don’t have TV’s in the bedrooms. We didn’t build this house, and the builder put all AC controls on the main level. No idea why. So…we run the heat/air at 70° for the entire stay. If you want it adjusted at all, let us know, we don’t mind. We leave fans and space heaters as well. So sorry, I know that I’d want control of the thermostat, it’s just the way the house was built. I think it’s just important you know. We use Ring doorbell and floodlight cameras on the exterior of the property. Those cameras record people coming and going from the property your safety and for ours. Of course, there are NO cameras or recording inside, uggh, hate that I’d even have to say that, but you know what world we live in. I’ll bend over backwards to provide you with a complimentary float trip if I am available. We ask that you provide your own life jackets. If I am not available, I do have a contact who rents canoes and may be able to help you out. Even if I can’t take you on a trip, I’ll still loan you my boats at no extra cost so you can canoe around on the river. Finally - we have/love two dogs. You shouldn’t see or hear them much at all when indoors. One of the dogs stays outside during the daytime when the weather is nice. He’s super sweet, but loves to play fetch. And I mean LOVES to play fetch. Just tell him “all done” and he will wander off to pout and ponder his life. If it’s hot, be really careful, he will retrieve until he has heat stroke. You’ll have make him stop. The dogs have no access to your apartment area. However, if our small dog, Daisy, sees a squirrel - remember that she’s only barking to save all of our lives from attack squirrels. She knows the squirrel’s true intentions and has no trust in any squirrel. So, she temporarily loses her mind over squirrels and/or the jet stream from a plane. Other than that, you shouldn’t hear the dogs much at all. We also have outdoor (and only outdoor) cats, Hunter and Trapper. They are working cats, keeping the mice and snakes in the surrounding woods to a minimum. They are not allowed inside (Hunter will try) no matter how cute or how much nice they are. If it’s cold, they sleep in the shop. I went overboard here on all the details I thought you’d want to know. We’d love to host you!