Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Valley Springs, Arkansas

Old River Road is an enjoyable scenic drive through the Buffalo National River Wildlife Management Area. It features high mountain views, many creek crossings in the wet season, historic homesteads, campgrounds, and Buffalo River access points. The road varies in width and roughness with loose grave...
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Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to check water levels at all water crossings. Rain can change these crossings and water can be deep at certain tim...
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This is an easy gravel road that has many points of interest. There are scenic views of the mountains and a few water crossings to get to connecting roads. If coming from Highway 7, you will reach the Koen Interpretive Trail first. Then, you will come across an area on the right to pull over. Liles ...
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This is a beautiful Scenic backcountry driving through the Ozark National Forest. This is a great connection road for the area and it has stunning views. The trail starts off of Highway 123 by "Dick Knob" and makes its way through what is named the Valley of Peace. A sign on the road will show that ...
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This is a beautiful scenic drive from Snowball, Arkansas to Tylers Bend Campground at the Buffalo National River. The trail follows along the roads Searcy County 13, Gateway Road, and Peter Cave Road. The beautiful views of the Buffalo River and Ozarks surround you once you turn onto Peter Cave Road...
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This trail leads to the food plots and walking trails on the west side of Bee Creek in the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area. About three-quarters of the trail is an easy off-road drive, though there may be water crossings after recent rain. If you enter from the north, be aware that during high water, ...
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This is a maintained gravel road with several low-water crossings that may appear shallower than they actually are, so use caution. The road continues uphill and dead-ends in the woods; it is not advisable to drive all the way to the dead end. When the lake level is low, there is plenty of room to t...
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Falling Water Road is a relaxing dirt road that runs along the eastern border of the Richland Creek Wilderness Area, and also follows Falling Water Creek. The most photographed waterfall in Arkansas, Falling Water Falls, is located at the southernmost point of the route. You can expect to find over ...
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Sulphur Road is a fun trail that weaves through the Ozark National Forest. This trail features mild terrain that may require 4WD. Along this route, you will find a few small dispersed campsites with fire rings, as well as a shallow water crossing on the south end of the trail.
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Racetrack Ridge (F.S. 167) is located in the Mark Twain National Forest. Located just a ways south of the Glade Top area. Primarily a rocky route with several water crossings, some mud holes, ledges, and elevation changes. Several areas are subject to further erosion as the creek and runoff run down...
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Roadkill Cafe FS 504 (or Lower West Fork) is a natural forestry road branching off the Glade Top National Scenic Byway within Mark Twain National Forest, Ava Unit. It is a mild example of a Glade Top side trail, slowly going downhill from the ridgetop where it leaves the FS 507B down to the valley b...
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Coming off of Highway 16 onto "Road 1264" you will be met with a very rocky road. This is a newer road however, it is extremely bumpy and rocky driving. The road can get very muddy after a good rain and can be slick in some spots going downhill.
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This trail is located on the eastern side of the Ozark National Forrest. This trail shares the side of the Ozark National Forrest and one side with the Leatherwood Wilderness Management area. Use caution, as well as always double-check MVUM to be sure you are on the correct trail, as Leatherwood Wil...
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Fairview Church Forest Service Road (FSR) 170 is a short 1-mile-long trail that ends just before you reach private property. The trail has been blocked with large trees in the area to prevent people from driving into the private property. You can travel southeast on the trail, but be cautious as the...
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Victor Road is a very well-maintained gravel road that sits between Highway 7 and Old Highway 27. The end closer to Old Highway 27 does have residential houses on either side of the road. There is a handful of dispersed camping sites once you pass Brock Cemetery and cross over the bridge that sits a...
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Pet Hollow FS 507A is a natural terrain forest service road within the Mark Twain National Forest Ava Unit, branching off the FS 507, as a part of the greater Glade Top National Forest Scenic Byway area. Pet Hollow FS 507A, leaves the Tennyson Hollow FS 507, heading east and slightly downhill toward...
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Forest Service Road 1000A leads you from Victor Road down to Brock Cemetery. Once the first grave was there, the site became a community cemetery and has been ever since. The small stones you see in the background behind the Victory B. Keithley grave are graves of loved ones whose families could aff...
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This route begins as a well maintained graded county gravel road winding through dense hardwood forest and rolling Ozark hills. The road is generally wide enough for two vehicles to pass comfortably, with long sightlines, gentle curves, and occasional elevation changes. Along the route, the scenery ...
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One of the most popular places to visit is the Ozark National Forest. This route runs north and south along the Big Piney Creek and offers abundant scenery and numerous places to camp along the way. You can expect to see wildlife such as bears and bald eagles along this route.
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This trail starts off County Road 1802. The trail has several shallow mud holes with no bypasses, but they cross easily. There is one deeper mud hole that does have a bypass. This trail gets really tight with trees and overgrown vegetation. There are a few downed logs that are crossable.
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Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to check water levels at all water crossings. Rain can change these crossings and water can be deep at certain tim...
Learn more about Flat Woolum

This trail leads to the food plots and walking trails on the west side of Bee Creek in the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area. About three-quarters of the trail is an easy off-road drive, though there may be water crossings after recent rain. If you enter from the north, be aware that during high water, ...
Learn more about Mincy Food Plot Row

This is a maintained gravel road with several low-water crossings that may appear shallower than they actually are, so use caution. The road continues uphill and dead-ends in the woods; it is not advisable to drive all the way to the dead end. When the lake level is low, there is plenty of room to t...
Learn more about Mincy Bee Creek Trail

Sulphur Road is a fun trail that weaves through the Ozark National Forest. This trail features mild terrain that may require 4WD. Along this route, you will find a few small dispersed campsites with fire rings, as well as a shallow water crossing on the south end of the trail.
Learn more about Sulphur Road

Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to check water levels at all water crossings. Rain can change these crossings and water can be deep at certain tim...
Learn more about Flat Woolum

This trail leads to the food plots and walking trails on the west side of Bee Creek in the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area. About three-quarters of the trail is an easy off-road drive, though there may be water crossings after recent rain. If you enter from the north, be aware that during high water, ...
Learn more about Mincy Food Plot Row

This is a maintained gravel road with several low-water crossings that may appear shallower than they actually are, so use caution. The road continues uphill and dead-ends in the woods; it is not advisable to drive all the way to the dead end. When the lake level is low, there is plenty of room to t...
Learn more about Mincy Bee Creek Trail

Sulphur Road is a fun trail that weaves through the Ozark National Forest. This trail features mild terrain that may require 4WD. Along this route, you will find a few small dispersed campsites with fire rings, as well as a shallow water crossing on the south end of the trail.
Learn more about Sulphur Road