Doobage
12-28-2005, 02:48 PM
Buffalo River National Park actually contains several different locations within the park. We stayed at Buffalo Point (which is located north of Harriet on hwy 14 by 30 minutes or so).
Time of year: 2003, September
Cost: ??? (standard camping fees)
Camping:
The Buffalo Point camp ground has several different camping areas. Trying to decide where to camp is a challenge since they all seem to be pleasant locations. I believe they also have cabins for rent as well. The RV camping area was off to the right side of the park and the standard tent camping was off to the left. This was nice since it helped separate the generators from the quiet folk. The tent camping area was divided into two main parking areas and had a convieniently located shower/restroom between the parking areas. The area we stayed in was a large open grass field. However it did have stickers in the grass, so be careful going barefoot. The camp sites are on a bluff that is maybe 20 feet above the Buffalo river, to which you can walk down onto the rocky banks to look for rocks, drink, or wave at the passing canoes. Seems like there is plenty of camp sites, but it also seems to be a more popular camping area, so during peak seasons you might want to call ahead and make sure there is room.
Facilities: Restrooms were very nice and the showers were powerful and warm.
Attractions: The river is a nice float (and probably more fun during the wet season). We went in September which is very dry, so the river just barely floated us along. I believe it produces some Class II and maybe Class III rapids during the rainy season...but check with rangers for the details since I am merely guessing. Plenty of canoe outfitters in the area and they'll take you to many different drop points depending on how much time you want to float. It's nice to be able to float down to Buffalo Point, hop out and walk straight to your camp site. Alleviating the need to wait or organize a retrieval. This also allows you to take more time if you want to stop along the way since you aren't on anyones schedule.
Roads:
Roads are still unbelievably cool in this area, so you can get plenty of riding in any direction and find happiness.
http://www.nps.gov/buff/
http://www.nps.gov/applications/parks/buff/ppMaps/ACF5567%2Epdf
Time of year: 2003, September
Cost: ??? (standard camping fees)
Camping:
The Buffalo Point camp ground has several different camping areas. Trying to decide where to camp is a challenge since they all seem to be pleasant locations. I believe they also have cabins for rent as well. The RV camping area was off to the right side of the park and the standard tent camping was off to the left. This was nice since it helped separate the generators from the quiet folk. The tent camping area was divided into two main parking areas and had a convieniently located shower/restroom between the parking areas. The area we stayed in was a large open grass field. However it did have stickers in the grass, so be careful going barefoot. The camp sites are on a bluff that is maybe 20 feet above the Buffalo river, to which you can walk down onto the rocky banks to look for rocks, drink, or wave at the passing canoes. Seems like there is plenty of camp sites, but it also seems to be a more popular camping area, so during peak seasons you might want to call ahead and make sure there is room.
Facilities: Restrooms were very nice and the showers were powerful and warm.
Attractions: The river is a nice float (and probably more fun during the wet season). We went in September which is very dry, so the river just barely floated us along. I believe it produces some Class II and maybe Class III rapids during the rainy season...but check with rangers for the details since I am merely guessing. Plenty of canoe outfitters in the area and they'll take you to many different drop points depending on how much time you want to float. It's nice to be able to float down to Buffalo Point, hop out and walk straight to your camp site. Alleviating the need to wait or organize a retrieval. This also allows you to take more time if you want to stop along the way since you aren't on anyones schedule.
Roads:
Roads are still unbelievably cool in this area, so you can get plenty of riding in any direction and find happiness.
http://www.nps.gov/buff/
http://www.nps.gov/applications/parks/buff/ppMaps/ACF5567%2Epdf