Buffalo River State Park (Arkansas)

Coordinates: 36°4′41″N 92°34′6″W / 36.07806°N 92.56833°W / 36.07806; -92.56833
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Buffalo River State Park
Buffalo River State Park (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Buffalo River State Park (Arkansas)
Buffalo River State Park (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Buffalo River State Park (Arkansas)
Nearest cityYellville, Arkansas
Coordinates36°4′41″N 92°34′6″W / 36.07806°N 92.56833°W / 36.07806; -92.56833
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1939
ArchitectCivilian Conservation Corps
NRHP reference No.78003461
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1988[1]

Buffalo River State Park was an Arkansas state park, established in 1938, that was absorbed into Buffalo National River when the Federal park was established in 1972. The area is now known as Buffalo Point. The new state park was developed with Civilian Conservation Corps labor in 1939 with the construction of park structures to plans from the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs. The CCC structures now comprise a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

One park highlight is a 3-mile trail. The Indian Rockhouse Trail is wonderfully scenic with many great points of interest including sculpted bedrock, a waterfall, a former zinc mine, and the Indian Rockhouse Cave.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Buffalo River State Park CCC Housekeeping Cabin #3". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 30, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2008.