Maps

Ouachita National Forest maps are available for purchase at the Forest Supervisors' Office in Hot Springs, AR, and also in the district offices. Please call first for availability. 

Visitor Maps can be ordered directly online fromthe USGS store here.

Online maps for other national forests in both paper format and digital format (to use in the Avenza app) are available at the MapFinder Website

General Information Brochures

Rules for Visitors to the National Forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma. 1,046KB

Interactive Visitor Map

Discover the Forest with this hidden gem - try the new Forest Map! The Visitor Map allows the public to view, through an online map interface, Forest Service roads, trails, recreation sites, wilderness areas, and wild & scenic rivers. The map can be used on personal computers, smart phones or tablet devices through any modern web browser. This Interactive Forest Map is also available as a mobile app for your Android (Google Play) or Apple device (Apple App store). 

Notable app. features include:
* accessible recreation locations
* simplified and streamlined map interface
* national-level search capabilities
* wildfire and weather warnings/watches
* easily share the map through email or on social networks
* offline mapping

More information about the Forest Service Visitor Map is available here.

Forest Visitor Maps 

These maps are useful for determining general location of roads, trails, and other recreation sites, and are available for purchase at the Ouachita National Forest district offices as well as the Forest Supervisor's office in Hot Springs, AR. Please call first for availability. 

Visitor maps can be ordered online through the USGS store. Other online maps for other forests can be ordered in both paper format (ordered through the USGS web store) and digital format (to use in the Avenza app or other smartphone apps) at the MapFinder Website.

Smartphone AVENZA PDF map

Get the App. Get the Map.
AVENZA PDF MAPS is a free mobile map application that enables you to download maps over a Wi-Fi or cellular network to read on your smartphone or tablet. Use your device’s built-in GPS to track your location on the geo-referenced maps. The beauty is that you can access these maps and locate yourself even when you’re offline (no WiFi or Cell connection) because they’re saved to the device’s memory.

For more information about Avenza PDF Maps including tutorials, check out this webpage. The page also includes links to all available maps within the Avenza app for both the Ouachita and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests.

GAIA GPS app

Forest Visitor Maps are now available through the GAIA GPS app in IOS and Android. The annual subscription to GAIA GPS includes free access to visitor maps nationwide. https://www.gaiagps.com/maps/source/usfs-visitor/

Free Downloadable Topography Maps

Forest Service Topography Maps: These maps overlay Forest Service assets, such as roads and campgrounds, on USGS's topographic maps. They are available for download by quadrangle. For an index and snapshots of the Ouachita National Forest's topographic maps, click on the following links:

• Index to Topographic Maps-West Side of Forest including Oklahoma (large file-3.7 mb)
• Index to Topographic Maps-East Side of Forest (large file-3.8 mb)

Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM)

• Caddo-Womble Ranger District MVUM
  • Link to Avenza map
• Jessieville-Winona-Fourche Ranger District MVUM
  • ​Link to Avenza map
• Mena-Oden Ranger District MVUM
  • Link to Avenza map
• Oklahoma Ranger District MVUM
  • Link to Avenza map
• Poteau-Cold Springs Ranger District MVUM
  • Link to Avenza map

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Maps

There are many opportunities to ride your Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) in the Ouachita National Forest. Be sure to read the Back Country Brochure for rules and regulations before heading out. The maps below show designated OHV routes in the Ouachita National Forest, broken down by district. 

Caddo East (Caddo-Womble District)
Caddo West (Caddo-Womble District)
Choctaw (OK District)
Cold Springs (Poteau-Cold Springs District)
Fourche North (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Fourche South (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Jessieville (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Kiamichi (OK District)
Mena North (Mena-Oden District)
Mena South (Mena-Oden District)
Oden (Mena-Oden District)
Poteau (Poteau-Cold Springs District)
Tiak North (OK District)
Tiak South (OK District)
Winona (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Womble East (Caddo-Womble District)
Womble West (Caddo-Womble District)

Trail Guides

Information about hiking (HI), mountain biking (MB), equestrian (EQ), OHV/ATV (OHV), motorcycle (MC) and interpretive (IN) trails. (Miles are length of trail.) [Nearest town]

• TR-01GEN Ouachita National Recreation Trail-General Map (HI, MB, 192 miles) [Various towns]
• TR-01DET Ouachita National Recreation Trail-Detailed Map (HI, MB, 192 miles) [Various towns}
• TR-02 Boardstand/Military Road (HI, EQ, MB, MC, 23.1 miles) [Talihina, OK]
• TR-03 Winding Stair Equestrian (HI, EQ, MB, 77 total miles) [Heavener, OK]
• TR-03-SYS  Oklahoma Horse Trails-The Black Horse Trail System
• TR-04 Cedar Lake/Old Pine (HI, IN, 3 miles) [Heavener, OK]
• TR-05 Horsethief Springs (HI, 11.2 miles) [Talihina, OK]
• TR-06 Kerr Arboretum Trails (HI, IN, 2 miles max.) [Talihina, OK]
• TR-07 Billy Creek (HI, EQ, 7 to 10 miles) [Talihina, OK]
• TR-08 Black Fork Mountain (HI, EQ, 6 miles) [Mena, AR]
• TR-09 Mountain Top Trail (HI, MB, 0.9 to 1.7 miles) [Talihina, OK]
• TR-10 Earthquake Ridge (HI, MB, 6.8 miles) [Mena. AR]
• TR-11 Wolf Pen Gap (HI, MB, EQ, MC, OHV, 35 miles) [Mena, AR]
• TR-12 Caney Creek (HI, EQ, 17.5 miles) [Mena, AR]
• TR-13 Shady Lake (HI, MB, 3.2 miles) [Mena, AR]
• TR-14 Fourche Mountain (HI, EQ, MB, MC, OHV, mileage varies)  [Waldron, AR]
• TR-15 Big Brushy Trail Complex (HI, MB, mileage varies) [Oden, AR]
• TR-16 Serendipity (HI, IN, 1.5 maximum) [Oden, AR]
• TR-17 Womble (HI, MB, 37.8) [Oden/Mt. Ida]
• TR-18 Athens-Big Fork (HI, MB, 10.1) [Mt. Ida, AR]
• TR-19 Little Missouri (HI, MB, 16) [Mt. Ida, AR]
• TR-20 Charlton (HI, MB, 4.3) [Mt. Ida, AR]
• TR-21 Hole in the Ground (HI, 3.6) [Booneville, AR]
• TR-22 Bear Creek ( HI, EQ, MB, 45 total) [Jessieville, AR]
• TR-23 Possum Kingdom (HI, MB, 11) [Jessieville, AR]
• TR-24 Hunt's Loop (HI, 4.3) [Jessieville, AR]
• TR-25 Friendship (HI, IN, 0.9) [Jessieville, AR]
• TR-26 Little Blakely (HI, MB, 17.9 total) [Jessieville, AR]
• TR-27 Lake Sylvia (HI, IN, 0.8 max.)  [Perryville, AR]
• TR-28 Buffalo Gap (HI, MB, 9) [Jessieville, AR]
• TR-29 Wildcat Mountain (HI, MB, 10.5) [Perryville, AR]
• TR-30 Sugar Creek-hiking (HI, 3.5) [Booneville, AR]
• TR-31 Sugar Creek-multiuse (HI, EQ, MB, MC, OHV, 36.7) [Booneville, AR]
• TR-32 Beech Creek (HI, 32.5) [Heavener, OK]
• TR-33 Viles Branch (HI, EQ, MB, 26) [Mt. Ida, AR]
• TR-34 Danville Mountain (HI, MB, IN, 1.5) [Danville, AR]
• TR-35 Orchard Trail (HI, IN, 0.5) [Mena, AR]
• TR-36GEN Eagle Rock Loop-General Map (HI, MB, 26.8 [Mt. Ida, AR]
• TR-36DET Eagle Rock Loop-Detail Map (HI, MB, 26.8) [Mt. Ida, AR]
  • ​Eagle Rock Loop Detailed Topographic Map
• TR-37 Lake Ouachita Vista-LOViT (HI, MB, 20-plus) [Mt. Ida, AR]Roads and Trails Open to OHVs in the Billy Creek Area   [Talihina, OK]

Recreation Area Guides

Guides to campgrounds, day use areas, and other recreation opportunities. 

• Albert Pike Recreation Area -Day Use Only
• Billy Creek Recreation Area
• RA-07 Cedar Lake EQUESTRIAN Camp
• Cedar Lake RECREATION Area
  • ​Cedar lake Recreation Area - Spanish
• Charlton Recreation Area
  • ​​Charlton Recreation Area - Spanish
• Crystal Vista
• Dry Creek Wilderness Area
• Jessieville/Hot Springs Area
• Lake Sylvia Recreation Area
• Little Pines Recreation Area
• Shady Lake Recreation Area
• • ​Shady Lake Recreation Area - Spanish
• Talimena Scenic Drive
• Winding Stair Recreation Area
• Camino Escenico de “Talimena”
• Winona Wildlife Management Area (Arkansas Game & Fish Commission) 
• Muddy Creek Wildlife Management Area Quad Map Guide
• Fishing Spots (Rivers, Streams, Ponds) in the Ouachita National Forest
• Wilderness Areas in the Ouachita National Forest

Hunting

Hunting is permitted in the Forest.  Arkansas Hunting Regulations apply.  Check the current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook on the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission website.

Weyerhaeuser Roads Open to the National Forest - Broken Bow, Oklahoma 

Walk-In Turkey Hunting Areas. Guides to the nine quality walk-in turkey hunting areas in the Ouachita National Forest; opportunities to hunt on public lands managed by the USDA Forest Service in a place free of disturbance from motor vehicles. More information is available here.