We wanted to check out the Buffalo River for a longer weekend of hiking close to home. The Buffalo River is the Nation’s first designated Scenic River and is managed by the National Park Service. There are some longer trails in the area that run through the 3 units. I do believe that there are plans to include the Buffalo River in the Ozark Trail, but it has faced resistance by the NPS. We chose to go check out the area over Memorial Day weekend in 2016 with some friends of various hiking abilities. Since we were unsure of what to expect and what everyone was capable of, we chose to just hike in a few miles and day hike from our base camp.
2016 Buffalo River
