Operating Hours & Seasons

Access to Buffalo National River is open all year. Buffalo National River does not charge an entry fee or day use fee.

 

Information is available at Steel Creek off HWY 74, 2 miles east of Ponca, at Buffalo Point off HWY 14, 14 miles south of Yellville, and at Tyler Bend Visitor Center off HWY 65 between St. Joe and Marshall.

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VISITOR CENTER

Tyler Bend Visitor Center is open all year including Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. The Visitor Center is closed for all other federal holidays. Hours of operation are 8:30am to 4:30pm daily. The visitor center may occasionally be closed for 1/2 hour at lunch time. Phone [phone].

RANGER STATIONS

Buffalo Point Ranger Station is open all year including Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. The station is closed for all other federal holidays. Hours of operation are 8:00am to 4:30pm daily as staffing permits. Please call in advance to be sure the station is open. Phone [phone].

Steel Creek Information Station is open seasonally as staffing permits. Please call in advance to be sure the station is open. Phone [phone].
Note: Winter season: as staffing permits the station will be open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.