Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · Arkansas

Sam's Throne

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 2210 · trail class 1 · typical grade 5-8% · tread <12 inches wide · hiking

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 35.8721, -93.0508 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Sams Throne Recreation Area the Forest Service's write-up

Free · reservation required

Primarily well known as a rock climbing site, Sam's Throne, near Mt. Judea, is also a popular hiking, camping and photography destination. Located up on Judea Mountain and overlooking the Big Creek valley below, the scenic views will show you why this is such a popular place. This is a dispersed camping area with no trash services. Pack it in, pack it out.

Campground and Day-Use Area Rules

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea 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 forest's own site before you go.