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
  If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Arkansas you might find the rivers here a bit more manageable, so don't forget that quite a few of the sections here are pretty easy. If you're coming from Batesville it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, as you can see on the road map further down. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. The wild scenery of the Boston Mountains is great. This stretch has has enough mileage, suitable for an afternoon trip. The nature scenery of Arkansas and the water flowing gracefully
    down Wolf Bayou attract people from near and far. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. The Galens Road to Highway 14 section of Wolf Bayou in Arkansas is 6.4 miles long and is a class II-IV section
of whitewater according to American Whitewater. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with not too many other rivers for that. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature are great reasons to come. There are no other sections to paddle along Wolf Bayou than the Galens Road to Highway 14 section.

Briefly about the general area:
High temperatures at Wolf Bayou during the warmest time of the year are in the 90's, and the nighttime is a tad chillier of course, regularly in the 60's. Through the wintertime highs
 
are typically in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Wolf Bayou. All the water falling down from the sky makes Wolf Bayou a wet place; the month with most of the rain is March, and January on the other hand is the driest.
Still Hollow is a pleasant spot to explore, and close by you discover Burton Point. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors exciting stuff the Boston Mountains has to offer.

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...



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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:
Speedway RV Park, Batesville, 13 miles away
Swinging Bridge Trout Dock, Heber Springs, 15 miles away
Spring Mountain Retreat, Horseshoe Bend, 17 miles away
 Lakes Near Wolf Bayou

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