Arkansas whitewater - Baker Creek, Ouachita Mountains, Howard County

Howard county, Ed Banks Road to Weyerhauser road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-IV     3 miles
  The wonderful Arkansas scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Baker Creek have people coming here. This section of Baker Creek in Arkansas is 3 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-IV section. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling spots. There's camping available near Baker Creek. The Ouachita Mountains scenery is wonderful. There
    are no other stretches to paddle along Baker Creek than the Ed Banks Road to Weyerhauser road stretch. Getting some good exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here. This is a pretty short section so it's not like you're gonna spend hours on
the river in one stretch. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in Arkansas are often easier than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere.

Briefly about the general area:
At Baker Creek during the summertime highs are in the 80's. Summer night lows descend down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Baker Creek fall into the 20's.
Baker Creek sees pretty high levels of rain; during the month of May you get the most rain around here, and the driest month of the year is January.
 

Baker Creek, Ed Banks Road to Weyerhauser road road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-IV
Length: 3 miles
Average Gradient: 50 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.33995
Longitude: -94.18114

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.29819
Longitude: -94.16269

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Current weather conditions at Baker Creek, Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas
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Local climate location: MENA 1 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Western Plaza Inn, De Queen
19 miles away
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Microtel Inn Broken Bow, Broken Bow
43 miles away
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Super 8 Idabel, Idabel
49 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Texarkana, Texas-Arkansas, the metro area neareast to Baker Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Baker Creek.
 Whitewater Near Baker Creek:
Cossatot River, Howard and Polk County , 3 miles away, Class II-IV - 6.25 miles long (Ed Banks Road to Highway 278/4)
Cossatot River, Polk County , 5 miles away, Class II+ - 3.4 miles long (County Road 31 to Highway 246)
Cossatot River, Howard and Polk County , 5 miles away, Class II+ - 3.1 miles long (Highway 246 to Ed Banks Road)
Moore Creek, Howard County , 6 miles away, Class II-III+ - 6.5 miles long (Highway 246 to Highway 278/4)
Harris Creek, Howard County , 7 miles away, Class II-III+ - 6 miles long (Highway 246 to Highway 278/4)
Camp/Flat Creek, Polk/ Howard County , 7 miles away, Class II-III+ - 4.5 miles long (Polk County Road 33 to Cossatot River)
Brushy Creek, Polk County , 7 miles away, Class II+(III) - 6.2 miles long (Polk County 408 to Cossatot at Highway 246)
Cossatot River, Howard/ Sevier County , 10 miles away, Class I-II - 9 miles long (Gilliam Lake to County Road 70)
Saline River, Howard County , 11 miles away, Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (Shady Lake to Highway 84)
Saline River, Sevier / Howard County , 13 miles away, Class I-II - 5.6 miles long (Dierks Lake to Highway 70)
 Hotels Near Baker Creek:
Western Plaza Inn, De Queen , 19 miles away
Microtel Inn Broken Bow, Broken Bow , 43 miles away
Super 8 Idabel, Idabel , 49 miles away
Quality Inn Texarkana, Texarkana , 49 miles away
Ramada - Texarkana, Texarkana , 49 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Baker Creek:
Wolf Pen Gap Atv Campground, Mena, 12 miles away
Mena Koa Kampground, Mena, 15 miles away
Shadow Mountain RV Park And Campground, Mena, 16 miles away

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