Buffalo National River - Arkansas
19 images Created 25 Mar 2012
The Buffalo River, located in northern Arkansas, is the first river in the United States to be designated a National River. This designation from Congress came in 1972 ending a plan to dam the 150-mile river. It is one of the few remaining rivers in the lower 48 states without dams. The scenic river is a popular hiking, camping, canoeing / floating, and fishing destination.
Hiking destinations in the Buffalo National River and Buffalo River Wilderness Area include: Lost Valley, Eden Falls, Eden Falls Cave, Cob Cave, Hemmed-in-Hollow (a 204 ft wet weather waterfall), Big Bluff "Goat Trail", Indian Rockhouse, Hawksbill Crag (Whitaker Point), Center Point Trail, and Hide-Out Hollow.
Over 400 elk live in and around the Buffalo National River along with 55 species of mammals, 250 species of birds, and 59 species of fish along with many types of reptiles, amphibians, and insects that call the oak-hickory ecosystem their home.
There are also traces of past history at sites like the Collier Homestead, near Tyler Bend and the Rush Historical District (former zinc mining area, is now a ghost town).
Hiking destinations in the Buffalo National River and Buffalo River Wilderness Area include: Lost Valley, Eden Falls, Eden Falls Cave, Cob Cave, Hemmed-in-Hollow (a 204 ft wet weather waterfall), Big Bluff "Goat Trail", Indian Rockhouse, Hawksbill Crag (Whitaker Point), Center Point Trail, and Hide-Out Hollow.
Over 400 elk live in and around the Buffalo National River along with 55 species of mammals, 250 species of birds, and 59 species of fish along with many types of reptiles, amphibians, and insects that call the oak-hickory ecosystem their home.
There are also traces of past history at sites like the Collier Homestead, near Tyler Bend and the Rush Historical District (former zinc mining area, is now a ghost town).
