Buffalo River Float Trip

BOOK RENTALS ASAP: Please book your kayak/canoe rental online at buffalorivercanoes.com or call 870-446-2644. There is a non-refundable deposit of $15 per canoe or kayak, due at the time of booking. Kayak rental is $70 for a solo kayak and $85 for a tandem kayak. Canoe rental is $80. Advance reservation required this time of year.

If you want to carpool from Springdale to Buffalo River Outfitters, please meet at the Neighborhood Market on 412, just past Hwy 264 at 7:00 am. We will depart from there promptly at 7:15 am.

If Kayaking or padding ALONE -
A NOTE ON WHO SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS RIVER PADDLE,
1) This event is not for beginners, beginners should learn on a lake where there is no current, waves or distance required to paddle.
2) Those that have physical issues like back problems (10 miles is a long distance),
3) Those that lack the river paddling skills to deal with currents and/or waves required on a river paddle.
4) And those that do not have the strength to paddle 10 miles. This is a long distance.
AGAIN If paddling ALONE, AND FALL IN THESE CATEGORIES I do not recommend going on this trip. You are likely to put yourself and maybe others in jeopardy if you do.

For those that sign up early - Please answer the question that you are assuming all responsibility. if going on this trip. If you can not answer the question, Put your acknowledgment in the comments

Also please do not take your dog on this trip, unless you have done this before, with your dog ON A RIVER. It is not the same as being on a lake!

Denise is the Event Coordinator for this event.
TIME : Starting at 10:00am at Buffalo River Outfitters
LOCATION: Find us with Google maps
North 36.030863 degrees, West -93.25249 degrees

Buffalo River Outfitters 5 miles from Jasper on Highway 74 West, where we will each complete a National Park Service rental agreement and acknowledgement of risk.
*** In order to avoid the $45 per car shuttle fee (where they move your car from put in location to take out location), those of us that are carpooling from Springdale will go early to leave a couple cars at the take out and then meet back at the Outfitter's by 10 am. From there we will carpool to the launch site. There we will be issued our boat(s), paddles, PFDs, and mesh trash bags.

Based on water level, we will float Steel Creek to Kyle's Landing or Pruitt to Hasty. It should take around 4-6 hours.

What to bring: drinking water, packed lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, waterproof case for your phone, water shoes, and a dry bag if you have one.

Questions? Call Eric at 720-907-5705

Thanks, Eric

Eric Miller -The Meetup Organizer