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Adventure on Norfork Lake
Make Norfork
Lake your Ozark Mountain outdoor adventure base camp. Norfork Lake is
central to the North Fork River, Buffalo National River, White River, and
the Arkansas Ozarks. It’s Norfork Lake that puts the natural in “The
Natural State.”
Big Creek Golf & Country Club
Lane Zimmerman
Mountain Home AR 72553
870-425-0333
membership@bigcreekgolf.com
www.bigcreekgolf.com
Big Creek has won Golf Digest's coveted five-star every year since 2004. Arkansas's site for 2010 US Amateur qualifying, Big Creek features
Zoysia fairways, bent grass greens, quality conditioning and reasonable rates. Voted #1 public course in Arkansas by readers of Arkansas business.
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Big
Fish Fishing
870-706-0596
info@norforklakechamber.com
www.norforklakechamber.com/guides.htm
Norfork Lake Stripers,
this is offshore blue water fishing, Ozark Mountain style. No species will
task your tackle, bend your rod, make your reel scream, or just abuse you
like those Norfork Lake Stripers. Many anglers consider targeting Norfork
Lake stripers more like hunting with tackle. It's not just fishing, it's
an adventure! Make 10, 20, 30, or even 40 pound memories for Junior and
Little Missy. Take those kids Norfork Lake Striper fishing.
Watch the Video
GIRLS gone FISHING
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Blanchard Springs Caverns
Highway 14
Mountain View, AR 72560
888-757-2246
www.fs.fed.us/oonf/ozark/recreation/caverns.html
Operated by US Forest Service, features guided tours through developed
cave areas and wild cave tours. Blanchard Springs Caverns offers three
tours. The
Dripstone Trail
winds through the magnificently
decorated upper level. The longer, more strenuous
Discovery
Trail
explores the middle level of the Caverns system. The Wild Cave
Tour offers visitors an introduction to spelunking in a structured
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Buffalo River Float
Service, LLC
Aaron Darnell
11637 Suite 1Hwy 14 S
Yellville, AR 72687
870-449-2042, toll
free 877-350-6592
buffaloriverfloatservice@gmail.com
www.buffaloriverfloatservice.com
Welcome to the
Buffalo National River!
We offer canoe, kayak,
and tube rentals, and shuttle service. Our float trips range from
half-day trips to 14 day trips. Our business is family owned and
operated. We are an Authorized Concessionaire of the Buffalo National
River. We are located 3.5 miles from Buffalo Point on Scenic Hwy. 14,
south of Yellville.
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Dry Run Creek
1414 Highway 177 South
Mountain Home, AR 72653
870-499-5255
Dry Run Creek trout fishery is a special
place in the Ozarks set aside for and accessible to those under the age
of 16 and disabled anglers. Adjacent to the National Trout Hatchery,
artificial lures only are permitted at Dry Run Creek. The area is a catch
and release fishery. All trout must be immediately returned to the creek.
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Fred Berry
Conservation Education Center
851 Conservation Lane
Yellville, AR 72687
870-449-3484
www.agfc.com/education-class/agfc-edu-nature-centers/education-centers/crooked-creek.aspx
The Fred Berry Conservation Education Center on
Crooked Creek is one of four Arkansas Game and Fish Education Centers.
The 421 Ozark acres that comprise the center lie in a 2.75 mile "crook"
of Crooked Creek. The education building, pavilion, trails, creek and
acres of varied Ozark habitat provide plenty of indoor and outdoor
learning areas. The Creek Bottom Trail, a 2.5 mile loop on the
floodplain provides easy access to the creek for fishing, birding,
butterflying, or wildlife watching. The Woodland Edge Trail is a 1 mile
loop that is wheelchair accessible for 0.6 mile.
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Jacob Wolf House
Highway 5
Norfork, AR 72653
870-425-2755
www.baxtercounty.org/wolfhouse.php
The Wolf House is
the oldest public structure in Arkansas. Built by Major Jacob Wolf 1829
originally as a county courthouse, an extensive renovation of this
historic log structure was completed in 2002. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and presently serves as a
museum.
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Norfork National Fish
Hatchery
1414 Highway 177 South
Mountain
Home, AR 72653
870-499-5255
norfork@fws.gov
www.fws.gov/norfork/
Completed in 1957
by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Norfork National Fish Hatchery
raises and stock over 2 million
rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout annually. The Norfork National
Fish Hatchery is open all year to visitors.
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Pigeon Creek
National Trail System
Hwy 201 North & Norfork Lake
Mountain Home, AR 72653
870-425-2700
www.norfork.com/cycling/index.htm
Just a few minutes north of
Mountain Home, The Pigeon Creek National Trail System offers up to 20
miles of stacked loop trails open for mountain biking and hiking.
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The Ozark Folk
Center
1032 Park Avenue
Mountain View, AR 72560
870-269-3851
ozarkfolkcenter@arkansas.com
www.ozarkfolkcenter.com
Tap your toes to
bluegrass mountain music, see blacksmithing, pottery making, and other
pioneer skills and crafts. Lean to grow an herb garden, play authentic
Ozark Mountain musical instruments, or dance a jig. Working to preserve
the Ozark heritage, The Ozark Folk Center State Park is operated by the
State of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
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