Huckleberry Ridge Cabins

05/28/2026

Book 2 nights and get a third for 50% in the next 7 days! Call to check cabin availability! 870-448-2000

Come enjoy the heart of the Ozarks and the Buffalo River!

05/28/2026

It's not too late to book for the weekend! We have some availability! Close to hiking and multiple Bufflao River entrances for kayaking and Canoeing! Or just get away and relax! 870-448-2000

05/18/2026

Memorial Day Weekend availability! Come stay and float! Crocketts is less than 1 mile down the road 8704482000

05/16/2026

Come stay and relax on our deck and have breakfast around the corner at Dogwood Hills! 870-448-2000

05/14/2026

A little history.....

Ever wonder how the Buffalo National River got its name?

Long before it became America’s first National River in 1972, it was already known simply as the Buffalo River. Early maps from the late 1700s and early 1800s referred to it as the “Buffaloe Fork of the White River.” Historians generally agree the river was named after the American bison — commonly called buffalo by early settlers — that once roamed the Ozarks and river valleys of northern Arkansas.

And yes… actual buffalo really did roam these hills.

Historians believe the buffalo that once roamed the Ozarks were primarily woodland bison — adapted to the forests, open glades, cane bottoms, and river valleys of the eastern United States — rather than the massive plains herds most people picture from the American West. Early settlers and Native tribes alike documented buffalo traces, salt licks, and hunting grounds throughout the region.

Over time, settlements, hunting, livestock, and changes to the landscape caused the buffalo to disappear from Arkansas by the early 1800s… but the name stayed behind.

Like most Ozark history, the Buffalo River comes with its share of folklore too. Old mountain stories spoke of buffalo trails worn deep into the hills, lone bulls hidden away in remote hollows, and “the last buffalo” still wandering somewhere along the river — calling out through the hills searching for its herd.

Now, can every old mountain story be proven? Probably not. But around the Buffalo, history and folklore have always flowed together.

Today, the buffalo are gone, but the river still carries the same wild character that gave it its name centuries ago. Fog rolling through the valleys, towering bluffs, elk in the fields, and generations of stories passed around campfires — some things in the Ozarks never really change.

The Buffalo isn’t just a river. It’s a piece of Arkansas history still flowing through the hills.

Old Ozark folklore often spoke of the river almost as if it were alive — calm and welcoming one day, powerful and unforgiving the next. Maybe that’s why generations of people have respected it, feared it, and loved it all at the same time.

Happy Adventures...

05/14/2026

Come stay with us and float! 870-448-2000

River level 4.34 today. Great floating for canoes, kayaks and rafts!!

05/14/2026

Gorgeous weather! This cabin is still open for the weekend! We book direct as well! 870-448-2000 giant pavillion and firepit!

Buffalo River/Park! Room for 4! Grill/Firepit/WiFi

05/12/2026

Perfect Weather for hiking, exploring, floating, antiquing or whatever else your little heart desires! Come stay
and have some fun! Just 4 hours from Tulsa, 2 from NWA - 2 hours from Little Rock!

5 cabins and a large pavilion! Bring your friends!
870-448-2000

02/13/2026

Come stay with us! 870-448-2000The weather is awesome!