Arkansas whitewater - Wolf Bayou, Boston Mountains, Cleburne / Stone County

Cleburne / Stone county, Galens Road to Highway 14 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II-IV     6.4 miles
  The wonderful Arkansas scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Wolf Bayou have people coming here. The Galens Road to Highway 14 section of Wolf Bayou in Arkansas is 6.4 miles long and it is classified as a class II-IV section by American Whitewater. A bit of exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. Wolf Bayou doesn't have a lot of paddling stretches, the Galens Road to Highway 14 stretch is the only one. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem
    but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This stretch is mid length, it's good length for a morning trip. The starting location is a short drive from Batesville, as you can see on the road map further down. If you're a camper you can camp at one
of the great campgrounds nearby. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Arkansas is often easier than elsewhere, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that rivers here are less demanding. The river winds through the Boston Mountains and you get great scenery. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way in this general area you won't find many other paddling rivers.

Briefly about the general area:
Through the summertime months highs here at Wolf Bayou get into the 90's, and the nighttime is a tad
 
colder of course, ordinarily in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's while Wolf Bayou overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 20's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Wolf Bayou a wet location; the month with most of the rain is March while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Just can't get enough of the Boston Mountains. A good spot close to Wolf Bayou is Still Hollow, and do schedule some time to have a look at Burton Point if you have a chance.

Wolf Bayou, Galens Road to Highway 14 road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-IV
Length: 6.4 miles
Average Gradient: 55 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.69144
Longitude: -91.88879

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.73456
Longitude: -91.83941

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Current weather conditions at Wolf Bayou, Boston Mountains, Arkansas
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Local climate location: MOUNTAIN VIEW 17 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Quality Inn Heber Springs, Heber Springs
15 miles away
The Quality Inn hotel is nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Ozark Mountains, only 400 yards from the Dam Site Marina entrance to Greers Ferry Lake. Heber Springs, AR is one of the Natural State...

Best Western Scenic Motor Inn, Batesville
16 miles away
Welcome to the Best Western Scenic Motor Inn. We have clean, comfortable rooms as demonstrated by our high quality control scores. Our small number of rooms allows us to give personal service to our ...

Batesville Super 8 Motel, Batesville
16 miles away
* The Super 8 Batesville is conveniently located off of Hwy 167 North. We are centrally located with easy access to the shopping, business & sports areas of Batesville with many restaurants close by f...



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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Wolf Bayou.
 Whitewater Near Wolf Bayou:
Possum Walk Creek, Cleburne County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 8.7 miles long (Five Mile Road to Highway 263)
Big Creek, Cleburne County , 13 miles away, Class I - 15 miles long (Low water bridge to Old Iron Bridge)
Salado Creek, Independence County , 15 miles away, Class II(III) - 10 miles long (Camp Tahkotah to US 167)
Bayou Des Arc River, White County , 28 miles away, Class II - 7 miles long (Romance to Lake Barnett)
Cadron Creek - East Fork, Faulkner County , 28 miles away, Class I-II - 5.5 miles long (Rose Bud to Highway 36)
North Sylamore Creek, Stone County , 29 miles away, Class I-II - 12.5 miles long (Barkshed to Allison)
 Ski Areas Near Wolf Bayou:
Hidden Valley, Missouri , 179 miles away, 250 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Wolf Bayou:
Quality Inn Heber Springs, Heber Springs , 15 miles away
Best Western Scenic Motor Inn, Batesville , 16 miles away
Batesville Super 8 Motel, Batesville , 16 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Batesville, Ar, Batesville , 16 miles away
Comfort Suites Batesville, Batesville , 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Wolf Bayou:
Lindsey's Rainbow Resort, Heber Springs, 13 miles away
Speedway RV Park, Batesville, 13 miles away
Swinging Bridge Trout Dock, Heber Springs, 15 miles away

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