Buffalo National River · Arkansas

Buffalo Point Campground Trails

2.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 550 ft of descent · 530 ft–929 ft

CampgroundsVisitor centersRanger stations

890 ft 530 ft · 1.6 mi high 890 ft

Along the way Buffalo Point B Loop Buffalo Point Lower Contact Station Buffalo Point Ranger Station Buffalo Point Visitor Contact Station

Hike the Buffalo Point Campground Trails the Park Service's write-up

1-4 Hours · dogs allowed

Start Overlook and Indian Rockhouse Trailhead

A trail meanders through a forest.
A trail meanders through a forest. Photo: NPS

The Buffalo Point Campground Trail system is made up of three interconnecting trails: Overlook Trail, Campground Trail, and the Forest Trail. You can begin this trail system from the Indian Rockhouse Trailhead parking area, from A Loop, the Lower Contact Station, or Pavilion #1 (near the group sites). Connecting all trails and making a large loop provides about 3 miles of hiking. Leashed dogs are permited on this trail system.

If you are looking for a short (1.2 miles, toundtrip) and relatively easy hike try the Overlook Trail. The view of the gravel bar at Buffalo Point is stunning from the Overlook Trail.

Accessibility These trails are narrow in places and traverses steep, uneven, and rocky terrain.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.