Buffalo National River - Major Access Areas

Major Access Areas

• Boxley Bridge – located on the upper end of the river along Arkansas Highway 21. Boxley provides access to the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, a joint area with the Ozark National Forest and the National Riverway. Provides river access
• Lost Valley - located on Arkansas Highway 43 between Arkansas 21 and Ponca.

• Ponca – Location of Beaver Jim Villines Boyhood Home. Ponca retains one of the old ‘low water’ bridges over the Buffalo. All boaters must portage over this barrier. Provides river access
• Steel Creek – is located on the upstream side of the Ponca Wilderness Area. Provides river access
• Kyles Landing – is located on the downstream side and across the river from the Ponca Wilderness area. Provides river access
• Erbie - Provides river access
• Ozark - Provides river access
• Pruitt Ranger Station – is on Arkansas Highway 7 at the top of the hill overlooking the picnic area and foot access to the river. For boat access, you need to cross the high bridge on Arkansas 7 and use Pruitt Landing.

• Pruitt Landing – is located just downstream from Pruitt Ranger Station. Provides river access
• Hasty – located on Arkansas Highway 123, Hasty is the second ‘low water’ bridge along the river coming down stream. Provides river access
• Carver – located on the paved road between Hasty on Arkansas 123 and Piercetown on Arkansas 74. Provides river access
• Mount Hersey – is accessible from unimproved roads. From this access point, ‘Tha Nars’ (Narrows) and Skull Bluff are reached downstream. Provides river access
• Woolum - Provides river access
• Tyler Bend Visitor Center – is the primary public contact area. It’s just off of U.S. 65. There is a full service visitor center, picnic area, campground and ranger station. Provides river access Additionally, the ‘Colliers Homestead’ preserves a record of life in the mountains
• Grinders Ferry – is located at the Highway 65 Bridge over the Buffalo River. Provides river access
• Gilbert – is at the end of Arkansas Highway 333 a short 4 miles (6.4 km) off U.S. 65. Provides river access
• Maumee North – is on the north side of the river and west of Maumee South. It is accessed by an unimproved road. Provides river access
• Maumee South – is on the south side of the river and is accessed from an unimproved road beyond the end of the pavement on County Road 49.

• Dillards Ferry – is located on Arkansas Highway 14 at the bridge over the Buffalo River. Provides river access
• Buffalo Point Ranger Station – is at the end of the pavement on Arkansas Highway 268. Provides river access
• Rushland – is reached by an unimproved road beyond the end of the pavement on County 26. It provides access across the river to the Lower Buffalo Wilderness Area a joint wild area with the Ozark National Forest’s Leatherwood Wilderness Area. Provides river access
• Buffalo City – is located outside the National River at the junction of the Buffalo River with its parent the White River. Buffalo City is located off the US 62-412 in Mountain Home on Arkansas Highway 162, about 12 miles from Mountain Home. Provides river access, primarily as the last take out for the Buffalo River along with boat rentals, camping and cabins.