NW Arkansas Links
Local Destinations and Attractions

Big Springs Trading Company A good place to eat. They specialize in smoked meats and hearty food. Located on Highway 65. They are located 2 miles north of the Buffalo River and two miles south of St. Joe.

Los Aztecas  The best place to eat in Marshall. They don't have a website, but if you want hearty affordable meal, this is your destination.  Located at 1006 Highway 65 N. Marshall, Arkansas. PH#870-448-5443. Open 7 days a week.

Gilbert Arkansas  Historic Gilbert Arkansas was originally built as a railroad construction town. (19 miles, 32 minutes).  Off Highway 65 north. Don't forget Ferguson's Restaurant and gift shop on the corner where you turn off 65 to Gilbert. 

Pedestal Rocks  A relatively famous destination in the area, Pedestal Rocks offers two hiking trails and a nice picnic area and rest rooms. (32 miles, 60 minutes)
 
Leatherwood Wilderness Area  This resource from the USDA Forest Service contains detailed directions to the area and other general information. (35 miles, 60 minutes)

Blanchard Springs Caverns This the official site of the Blanchard Springs Caverns, run by the USDA Forest Service. This site provides very complete information on the attraction, directions, and rates. (46 miles, 85 minutes)

Leslie, Arkansas is an interesting little town with some small shops, a resturaunt, and the Ozark Heritage Arts Center and museum. (22 miles, 40 minutes)

Silver Hill Canoe Rental Located near the Tyler Bend Visitor Center off Highway 65 north of Marshall. (12 miles, 20 minutes)


Day Trips

Ozark Folk Center This is an excellent day trip to the Mountain View area. The Center offers displays of folk crafters plying their traditional Ozark folk arts. As the web site says, this is the only facility devoted exclusively to the preservation of the Ozark heritage. (57 miles, 95 minutes)

Mountain View Mountain View is one of the nicest little towns in NW Arkansas. It is renoun for its music and the Annual Bean Festival and Outhouse Races in October, and music on the courthouse square. (52 miles, 90 minutes)

Arkansas Craft Guild In Mountain View be sure and stop by the gallery for the Arkansas Craft Guild. The Guild has members from across the state in all media. The gallery contains a large selection of art and is a must-see
destination in any visit to Mountain View. (52 miles, 90 minutes)


Resources

Buffalo National River Park Map (pdf)  This is a great map of the entire Buffalo Buffalo National River park in PDF form.
Things to Do

These links are to destinations that might be of interest to guests.

We have lumped  these in two rough categories,
local attractions, and day trips.

For each destination, we have identified the approximate time and distance from our cabins. This should be useful for planning trips to nearby destinations and those a little farther away. In NW Arkansas, just driving is a local attraction.

Our proxiimity to highway 65 makes it possible to visit destinations typically too far away for visitors to NW Arkansas.

Please feel free to call us to answer your questions. Learn more about the features and unique location of Ozark Historic Cabins.

Jay and Marci Reno