Whitewater
Kayaking & Rafting in
Arkansas
#1.
Baker Creek:
Weyerhauser Road 52000 to
Weyerhauser Road 52600
Baker Creek begins in the
Caney Creek Wilderness Area
on Porter Mountain at an
elevation of 1,600 feet
and drops over 400 feet
before combining with Harris
Creek and emptying into
the Cossatot River b...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Vandervoort, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 3.2 miles
#2. Spring River:
Dam 3 to Hardy
The Spring River begins
as the Warm Fork of the
Spring River north of Thayer,
Missouri. Mammoth Spring,
one of the largest springs
in the state of Arkansas,
adds tremendously to the
volume of the wate...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Ash Flat, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 16 miles
#3. Cossatot River:
FR 31 to AR 278
The Cossatot River rises
southeast of Mena, Arkansas,
and is one of the most difficult
whitewater streams in the
state. The river originally
flowed uninterrupted for
87 miles to its confluence
with th...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Vandervoort, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 19.5 miles
#4. Big Creek (Oklahoma):
US 270 (Oklahoma State Line)
to Page, Oklahoma
Big Creek is located approximately
15 miles south of Heavener,
Oklahoma, and 17 miles west
of Mena, Arkansas, on US
270/59 in a narrow gorge
squeezed by Black Fork Mountain
to the north and Rich Mount...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Page, OK - Whitewater Paddling
- 6.3 miles (About Top Trails)
#5. Caddo River:
FR 73 to Amity
The Caddo River begins south
of AR 8 near the Missouri
Mountains and flows to the
southeast, passing near
Norman, Caddo Gap, and Glenwood
before entering the backwaters
of Degray Reservoir. The
reserv...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Norman, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 31.69 miles
#6. North Sylamore
Creek: Barkshed to Allison
(AR 5)
South Fork and Cole Fork
Creeks merge to form North
Sylamore Creek at Barkshed
Recreation Area in the Ozark
National Forest north of
Mountain View, Arkansas.
The entire 20-mile creek
is protected by t...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Mountain View, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 13.3 miles
#7. Lee Creek: Devil's
Den State Park to AR 59
Lee Creek begins just south
of West Fork, Arkansas,
and flows southwest to the
Arkansas River near Van
Buren, Arkansas. Along the
way, the tributaries of
Blackburn Creek, Fall Creek,
Cove Creek, and M...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Lee Creek, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 15.35 miles
#8. Mulberry River:
Wolf Pen Recreation Area
to Mill Creek
The Mulberry River rises
near the small town of Salus,
Arkansas, in the southwest
corner of Newton County
and flows southwest for
70 miles to its confluence
with the Arkansas River
at Mulberry, Arkans...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Clarkesville, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 38.85 miles
#9. Richland Creek:
Ben Hur to Stack Rock
Richland Creek begins near
the small community of Sandgap,
located at the intersection
of AR 7 and AR 16, and flows
northeast for approximately
33 miles to its confluence
with the Buffalo National
Riv...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Ben Hur, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 14.44 miles
#10. Eagle Fork
Creek: OK 144 to Smithville
Eagle Fork Creek, known
locally as simply Eagle
Fork, begins on the northeast
slope of Little River Mountain
northwest of Octavia, Oklahoma,
and flows to the southeast
approximately 20 miles to
its co...
From the guidebook "A
Canoeing & Kayaking
Guide to the Ozarks"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Octavia, AR - Whitewater
Paddling - 8.5 miles
Other whitewater
paddling in Arkansas
Running
the Rivers of North America
