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in Buffalo National River Country
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The articles below are just a sampling of current vacation news full of wonderful kid-friendly
things to do when you travel to the Buffalo River National Park and stay at
Bear Creek Log Cabins
ALERT: Future of Buffalo National River
All who care about the Buffalo National River need to contact the National Park Service NOW!
NPS is beginning the process of charting the future of the Buffalo for the next 15 - 20 years via a new General Management Plan (GMP).
The last time a GMP was completed was in 1977, just 5 years after Congress established The Buffalo National River.
Lots of things have changed since then.
Public comment is encouraged through August 31, 2009.
NOW is your best chance to influence decisons about how this beautiful area will be managed for the next 20 years. If you have concerns, questions, or suggestions of any kind, speak up NOW.
Open House meetings in various locations are scheduled throughout the month of July, 2009.
Comments can also be mailed to NPS at
BNR Headquarters
402 Walnut St., Suite 136
Harrison, AR 72601.
You can call the BNR Headquarters at (870) 365-2700 for further information.
If you care about the river, let your voice be heard NOW!
For online comments, NPS Open House Meeting dates and locations, a downloadable questionaire, and more information on the planning process visit:
National Park Service's Buffalo National River General Management Plan
And check back with us here for Bear Creek Log Cabins' Buffalo-River-Blog updates. We'll be watching the NPS planning process closely.
AR - MO Lake Fishing Vacation Package's Info and Photos
Lake Fishing in the Ozarks: Our lake fishing hideaway makes a perfect vacation, retreat, or reunion spot for families and groups that like to fish!
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Monster Small Mouth Bass
Recent rains have stirred up big fish from their lairs along the bottom.
When the water gets a little muddy in the Spring, fishing gets exciting from Woolum to Grinder's Ferry in the middle section of the Buffalo River.
NWAnews.com reports, "the best time to fish the Buffalo (for LARGE smallmouth bass) is when the water is between 7-8 feet at the U.S. 65 bridge."
Bear Creek Log Cabins are just South of this float fishing hot spot where Highway 65 crosses the Buffalo.
To read the whole article go to http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/259246/
Vacations for Family Fun Calendars
Adding a vacations calendar links page to our www ar log cabin rentals website provides a quick reservations reference for Buffalo River country visitors.
Now you can access and review the available dates for ALL of our cabins from one central online vacations calendar page.
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Elk Star in Spring Wildlife Watching
Newton County and Searcy County offer the best locations in the Ozarks for viewing both bull elk and cow elk during the Spring and Summer months.  Most of the Rocky Mountain elk herd introduced into Arkansas in the 1980's reside along the south edge of the Buffalo River National Park.
Early morning hours provide the best wild elk viewing and wildlife photography opportunities. That's when you are most
likely to see the elk herd grazing peacefully in our fields here at Bear Creek Log Cabins.
Just north of us on Hwy 65N, Tyler Bend Visitor Center has free elk information and maps from the National Park Service. The Gene Rush Wildlife Management Area, home to the greatest population of elk, is also close by.
Best ARK Destinations
Six of the top AR attractions chosen by Arkansas Business magazine are within a short scenic drive of our cabins!
Buffalo National River offers 135 miles of canoeing and hiking, including 3 wilderness areas.
Eureka Springs, Ozark Mountains own Victorian-era village provides shopping and entertainment.
Greers Ferry Lake, really two lakes covering 40,500 acres with just over 340 miles of shoreline for fishing, swimming and waterski fun.
Mountain View, home to Ozark Folk Center for crafts and music, Blanchard Springs Caverns -Caves, and Sylamore Creek Trail for
jogging and mountain biking.
Mystic Caverns for more caving and spelunking.
Scenic Hwy 7 for motorcycling and car rides and day trips through beautiful Ozarks scenery.
Buffalo River Documentary AVAILABLE
AETN will showcase "The Buffalo Flows" in March 2009.
This 1 hour documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Larry Foley premiered at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in October 2008.
High-definition video footage tells the story of "The Battle for the Buffalo". No dams obstruct 148 miles of pristine river magic.
Call University of Arkansas Press (1-800-626-0090)
for a copy of the DVD.
Watch for it again on public television's "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" later this year.
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