Pools are longer, and the rapids lose some of their intensity. Yet it's a fine float, perfectly suited for those wishing to gain encouraging experience in a canoe. Like most of Arkansas's canoeing streams, the Caddo usually gets too low in the summer and early fall for good floating. The best months for a successful trip are March through June. The Caddo River is an easy stream to get to.
Access points are numerous, and the shuttle routes are almost always along paved roads.
The Caddo may lack dramatic views, but it has plenty of good scenery. The floater often travels next to forested hillsides and past rocky outcrops. In several places the stream flows under a green canopy of overhanging hardwoods. The Caddo is one of the most underrated and overlooked cold-water fishing streams in Arkansas. Smallmouth and spotted bass are the most notable sportfishes inhabiting the Caddo.