Any suggestions on a three day hike in mid October? Old River Trail? Any side hikes we should see? Is it worth it to go to any falls this time of year?

Will be getting into buffalo point on Thursday and was just wondering what the current water levels are like? Any info is much appreciated! Thanks!

I’m sure this gets asked a lot but what is the best trail over all? Looking to do a beginner-intermediate trail, 3 days 2 nights, 6 guys, hoping for a loop trail, looking for swimming spots at each of our camp sites

Hey all,

I’m floating the lower wilderness area for the first time in May with a few friends. We’re super excited and not sure what to expect. We’ve floated the upper areas of the Buffalo and camped out along the way and have really enjoyed it. However, I’m not too sure what to expect on the lower wilderness area. We plan on putting in at Rush and pulling out around Riley’s outfitter and camping at the Buffalo resort a night or two.

Can anyone suggest a spot for camping in between the two locations? I thought maybe big creek or bears hollow (maybe not this place, based on name) would be good for the first night and elephant rock for the second night.

Thanks!

I’ll be backpacking the Ponca Wilderness and Buffalo National River Loop

Ponca Wilderness and Buffalo National River Loop on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arkansas/ponca-wilderness-buffalo-national-river?sh=8o8fnm

I am taking my finance who does not backpack. So I am trying to make it easy and enjoyable. I’ll be camping at Steel Creek night 1, Kyle’s Landing night 2. I need one more place somewhere close to the Goat Trail trailhead. Any suggestions? I can’t find anything on maps. Will there be primitive clearings throughout that will be obvious when we are there? Thanks in advance.

As the title says, are there any outfitters that do that stretch? Let me know please. Thanks!

Would this be a good place to take my 4runner up to from Florida for some camping and then catch the eclipse?

I'm hoping to bring my wife, 4 teenagers and 4th grader to Buffalo River in mid July. Any recommendations for where to float that time of year? I was looking at Silver Run cabins as a place to stay but open to any suggestions. We'll have 7 people with us so looking for larger cabins.

Looking at hiking the Buffalo River Trail. Does anyone know of areas safe to store a cache?

We are heading to the river from St. Louis for Memorial Day weekend. We do not have a reserved camp site, and we are trying to acquire a camp site by Friday night at the latest. I’m not looking forward to driving in between campgrounds with no knowledge of whether a spot will actually be available. I’ve done some pretty extensive research, about the road quality and which sites get the busiest, etc. It’s going to be a long drive in and I’m hoping that the first campground we check out will have at least one available spot 🤞🏻 Does anyone have any tips to help us out? We don’t care about amenities, just availability.

Edit: we will be tent camping.

Weather channels are forecasting a line of severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon/evening in the buffalo river area. We were thinking about going camping at the buffalo this weekend but are a little worried about the storms, even though they should be short lived. Don’t want to miss out on a whole weekend because of a couple hour storm. So, to camp or not to camp at the buffalo this weekend?

I have a friend coming to NWA from overseas in April, and he's interested in floating the Buffalo. Problem is he won't have a car and is wary of driving the winding Ozark roads himself (coming from a part of the world where they drive on the other side). Does anyone know of an outfitter or other service provider who offers trips departing from anywhere in NWA to the river?

It’s been a long while since I’ve done anything except stop and take a few pics. What are some budget friendly cabin options you have used or even motels in the area that are near?

I’m looking for some easily accessible trails that are maintained well (no bushwhack) in the lower Buffalo wilderness. While perusing AllTrails I noticed many of the trails are described as difficult to follow or easy to get lost on. Any recommendations for hikes in the 4-8 mile range in this area that you all love and know will be clearly marked?

Hi there! Avid paddler coming into town for a wedding in Hot Springs. My fiancé and I would love to paddle and camp while we are here in Arkansas for the first time.

Any advice on a place to start? Outfitters? Camping? We will be driving down Friday morning- hoping to paddle Saturday and camp nearby that night.

TIA.

Been planning on camping and floating this weekend and it looks like the floods are going to be a problem. Noticed that NPS is reporting Steel Creek closed until further notice, it sounds like the roads aren’t passable. Anyone know the status of what’s going on? With a low clearance vehicle I’m not sure what our other options would be, any ideas on what might be accessible? Thanks

Heading down next weekend to float on a Saturday. Is noon on a Friday early enough to snag one of the 33 sites?

Kayak fishing trip planned in a few weeks. Anybody fish the area? Know what’s working?

A couple of buddies and I are eyeing a 3 day, 2 night trip of the river over Memorial Day weekend and are trying to nail down our launch point. Originally were going to launch from Ponca but looks like we can’t launch there on Saturdays. I’ve read the Ponca to Steel Creek section has some of the best scenery, so would really like to paddle it. However, I’ve read the Boxley to Ponca section is the most technical and Boxley would be the revised launch point.

My question is with all of us having little to no experience, is the Boxley section even feasible for a crew like ours?

Really appreciate any insight, thanks!

Would it be difficult to stretch Ponca to Pruitt into a 3 day float? Based on what I’m reading I’m seeing people say 2 days or 3? Planning on doing the float mid March. Thank you for any insight

EDIT: thanks for all the input, unfortunately the trip was canceled due to a low number of sign ups but I plan on still giving it a go in the future on my own time!