Arkansas whitewater - Lee Creek, Boston Mountains, Crawford County
Crawford
county,
Highway 220 to NFS Access section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II+ 3 miles
The wonderful Arkansas scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. The Highway 220 to NFS Access stretch of Lee Creek in Arkansas is 3 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II+ section. Getting a good workout and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so you'd better keep in mind that lots of rivers here are good for beginners. When
you're paddling down a Boston Mountains river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. This is a pretty short section so no need to bring snacks. If you're coming from Fort Smith it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, if you're not familiar with
the area there's a road map further down the page. 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 rivers. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby.
Briefly about the general area: If the weather is nice here at Lee Creek, you can go for a hike along the Butterfield Hiking Trail.
Throughout the summertime, highs mostly are in the 90's at Lee Creek, and the overnight is fairly cooler of course, usually in the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Lee Creek. Lee Creek mostly gets much rainfall; most of the rain falls during May; January on the other hand is the driest.
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