Make plans to attend Sportsfest Nov. 10-12, 2000. The OT runs 222.5 miles from Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock west to Talihena State Park in Oklahoma. The OHT runs from Lake Fort Smith east to the Buffalo River. Mo. Many state parks also have nice dayhike trails. Floating Arkansas has many great streams.
Access is easy, yet the bluffs and lack of development provide a feeling of wilderness.
It features 17 of the state's best floats. The scenic Buffalo National River is perhaps the most famous, but the Big Piney , the Mulberry and the Cossatot offer more challenging waters at optimum levels, while the Spring provides reliable year-round floating. The Arkansas Canoe Club holds the annual Rendezvous in September. I've attended twice at Camp Couchdale and really enjoyed the free clinics and fellowship. The ACC's 500 members are active in racing and recreational paddling.