buffalo river arkansas float trips Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/buffalo-river-arkansas-float-trips Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:35:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 ARKANSAS BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER http://toursmaps.com/arkansas-buffalo-national-river.html http://toursmaps.com/arkansas-buffalo-national-river.html#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:53:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=224533 ARKANSAS BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER Flowing through the Ozarks of northwest Arkansas, with lands of Ozark National Forest at either end, the 148-mile Buffalo was designated America’s first National River in 1972. Substantial lands are protected in addition to the river itself. There are sandstone and limestone bluffs up to 500 feet high along the river, other rock formations and caves, many creeks and waterfalls, and oak-hickory forests with willow and cottonwood. Bear, deer, mountain lion, and armadillo are among the wildlife. Along the National River are three designated wilderness areas: the 22,500-acre Lower Buffalo Wilderness, the 11,300-acre Ponca Wilderness, and

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