Arkansas whitewater - Long Branch, Boston Mountains, Newton County
Newton
county,
Hike in from CR 28 to East Fork Little Buffalo section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-V 5.5 miles
If you're coming from Harrison it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The wonderful Arkansas scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Long Branch beats anything. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Arkansas tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so if you're not from around here don't forget that many of the rivers here are not very demanding. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. Since you're on this site you are probably into
whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling places. Getting your paddling muscles activated and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more. This is one of a small number of paddling stretches in this river system,
there are a few others too. The Hike in from CR 28 to East Fork Little Buffalo stretch of Long Branch in Arkansas is 5.5 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class III-V section of whitewater. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This stretch has has enough mileage, suitable for an afternoon trip. The beauty of the Boston Mountains is a great plus for this river.
Briefly about the general area: Have
a great hiking adventure along the Alum Cove National Recreation Trail, and don't leave Long Branch without first checking out Rainbow Bluff. Long Branch ordinarily gets a lot of precipitation; throughout the month of May you get the most rain around here; January on the other
hand is the driest. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Long Branch. Summer nighttime lows drop down to the 60's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Long Branch. Yep, outdoors fun stuff truly is abundant here in the Boston Mountains. You might want to pay a visit to Thomas Hollow while you're here at Long Branch.
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