Camp and picnic along the trails or at Billy Creek and Winding Stair Campgrounds. Enjoy grand vistas and pristine forested ridgelines along the 54-mile Talimena Scenic Drive. For more hiking, try the 192-mile Ouachita National Recreation Trail. Four trails allow hikers to plan a trip of varying lengths. Treat all water before drinking.
White rectangles are on the trees with directional signs at most junctions.
Although not prohibited, trails are narrow for mountain bikes. The trails are closed to motorized use and to pack and saddle stock. The Botanical Area is closed to all motorized vehicles. Click Here for a 150dpi map of the Beech Creek Trails. The Beech Creek Trails are within the Beeck Creek Scenic and Botanical Areas, two of the many designated areas on the Ouachita National Forest which embrace more than 1.7 million acres of mountains, ridges, lakes and streams in west central Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma.