An order may close an area to entry or may restrict the use of an area by applying prohibitions authorized in the Code of Federal Regulations. View a list of current forest orders.
Blanchard Springs Day-Use Area is open for visitors to use the day-use facilities, pavilions, and the group campsites. Mirror Lake and the trail to the springs area also open. Campground remains closed. Please contact the visitor center at 870-757-2211 for more information
Effective 4/28/21, East Fly Gap Road is closed east of Highway 23 due to a landslide. The ground is too unstable to allow vehicle traffic. See map for exact location of road closure. Map image or map pdf
Effective 4/26/21, portion of the Huckleberry Mountain Trail will be closed due to logging operations. The closure is anticipated to last several months. Map showing closure in image and pdf
A culvert replacement project on the southeastern part of the Big Piney Ranger District (Jerusalem / Brock Creek area) will involve removal and replacement of 57 culvert pipes along 6 different roads beginning the week of 4/12/21. Traffic may be slowed and/or stopped on these roads while the contractor removes and replaces the old culverts. Work is expected to last 4 weeks, through 5/7/21, weather permitting. Map of affected roads here.
Road FS 1353 (Treadwell Hollow) on the Big Piney Ranger District is closed due to a landslide. Map showing location of slide No estimated time for road reopening.
A portion of Morgan Mountain Road is closed due to a landslide near the intersection of Beech Grove Road. For more information, contact the Pleasant Hill Ranger District at 479-754-2864. Pictures and a map are available here.
Cove Creek road, beginning at Range Hollow Creek crossing in Crawford County, 15-miles north of Cedarville, Ark., will be closed beginning May 13, as Forest Service contractors construct a new low-water bridge. Link to news release.
Temporarily shutting down. Local managers are committed to the health and safety of recreational visitors and our staff. We are following the guidelines from our agency and the CDC regarding COVID-19, closely monitoring the situation and responding to current conditions.
Temporarily shutting down. Local managers are committed to the health and safety of recreational visitors and our staff. We are following the guidelines from our agency and the CDC regarding COVID-19, closely monitoring the situation and responding to current conditions.
All tours at Blanchard Springs Caverns are suspended until further notice. Local managers are committed to the health and safety of recreational visitors and our staff. We are following the guidelines from our agency and the CDC regarding COVID-19, closely monitoring the situation and responding to current conditions.
In response to potential contamination at former Cattle Dip Vat (CDV) sites across the Southeast, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Southern Region (R8) developed a CDV Management Program to quickly and efficiently reduce risk posed by arsenic in the soils at these sites. A total of 29 CDV sites within the Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests have been investigated under this program.
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