Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area
The main section of the Upper Buffalo Wilderness was designated in 1974 with additional acreages created by the 1984 Arkansas Wilderness Act totaling approximately 12.000 acres. This is one of the 3 wildernesses on the Buffalo Ranger District. The forest cover is mostly second and third growth oak-hickory. Some scattered stands of shortleaf pine in old fields still exist from when the Forest Service purchased the land in the 1930s and 1940s. The route to Hawksbill Crag is the only designated hiking trail located in the wilderness. The trail is developed but unmarked. A system of old lodging roads that runs throughout the area provides and informal network of trails for hiking and horseback rising. There are four developed access points to reach the Upper Buffalo Wilderness : Hawksbill Crag, Kapark Cemetery, Dahl Memorial, and Boen Gulf. Point of interest- Hawksbill Crag Rock Formation.
Points of Interest
Nearby Camping
Weather Forecast
Nearby Streamflow Levels
Gauge | Streamflow |
---|---|
Turnback Creek Above Greenfield
USGS 06918460 |
2,240 cfs |
South Fork Dry Sac River Near Springfield
USGS 06918493 |
460 cfs |
Sac River Near Dadeville
USGS 06918440 |
2,120 cfs |
Bull Creek Near Walnut Shade
USGS 07053810 |
7,160 cfs |
Beaver Creek At Bradleyville
USGS 07054080 |
15,800 cfs |
Little Sac River Near Morrisville
USGS 06918740 |
4,770 cfs |
James River At Galena
USGS 07052500 |
10,200 cfs |