Buffalo River Trail

Buffalo River Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buffalo River Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buffalo River Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.00845, -92.72967. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo River Trail

• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~22 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Leatherwood Wilderness · sanctuary · Baxter · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Jacob Wolf House Historic Site · park · Baxter · ~57 km · Must-see
• Blanchard Springs Caverns · sanctuary · Stone · ~62 km · Must-see
• Norfork National Fish Hatchery · park · Baxter · ~64 km · Must-see
• Norfork Dam · lake · Baxter · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~70 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Baxter · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Vista · viewpoint · Searcy · ~4 km
• Buck Point · viewpoint · Searcy · ~5 km
• Gobblers Knob · viewpoint · Searcy · ~5 km
• Collier Homestead · fort · Searcy · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo River Trail

Other treks near Buffalo River Trail

• Table Rock Lakeshore Trail · trek · Taney · ~103 km
• White Rock - Shores Lake Loop · trek · Franklin · ~146 km
• Shine Eye to Gilbert Trail · trek · Searcy · ~2 km
• Old Railroad Grade · trek · Searcy · ~4 km
• Ozark Highlands Trail · trek · Newton · ~55 km
• North Sylamore Creek Trail · trek · Stone · ~57 km
• Buffalo River Trail · trek · Newton · ~61 km
• Ozarks Keystone Trail · trek · Baxter · ~78 km
• Hercules Glade Wilderness Loop · trek · Taney · ~97 km
• border of the park · trek · Cleburne · ~107 km

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