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    Buffalo

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  • Buffalo National River Announce Limits in Vistor Services

    As Buffalo National River anticipates the beginning of another season of floaters, hikers, and other visitors, things have altered to an extent where many things perhaps taken for granted in the past will be absent or at least altered. More »

  • Road Construction

    CAUTION!! Road construction will begin in Boxley Valley on Monday, April 22, 2013. Parking areas for wildlife viewing will be installed to alleviate congestion and increase safety during high traffic periods. Construction may last 180 days. More »

Park Fun

Buffalo National River is a very unique river system, and there are many things that contribute to the uniqueness of the river. Below are links to interactive activities that will allow you to explore the features that makes the river special.

What's A Watershed?

Build the Buffalo

The Water Cycle

River Elements

Features of a River

Ozark Plumbing

River Critters

Cave Ecosystem

Did You Know?

Two bull elk in pasture at Buffalo National River.

Did you know that over 400 Rocky Mountain elk live in and around Buffalo National River? In the early 1980s elk were relocated to the Buffalo River region to replace an eastern elk subspecies that was extirpated in the 1800s.