Buffalo River Canyon - Arkansas
The summit of Mt. Judea in the Boston Range of the Ozarks is 2169 feet
above sea level.
The Buffalo River flows from west to east 1414 feet below this point -
making this the deepest canyon in the Ozarks.
It is also the largest -
Lost in this canyon are the finest canoe waters in wilderness America.
Missouri is visible 40 miles due north - West to east is 50 miles - area
1 3 million acres.
An act of Congress in 1972 preserved the Buffalo River for all time.
Dedicated to the workers of the
Arkansas Farmers Union
Green Thumb
whose efforts made this park possible so that others might enjoy the
beauty of the
State of Arkansas.
January 1966 to December 1969
Lewis Johnson, Jr.
State Director
