Ouachita National Forest

Contact Information

Ouachita National Forest
100 Reserve Street
P.O. Box 1270
Hot Springs, AR 71902
Phone: (501) 321-5202
Fax: (501) 321-5305

Caddo/Womble Ranger
District
Mt Ida, AR
Phone: (870) 867-2101

Jessieville/Winona/
Fourche Ranger District
Jessieville, AR
Phone: (501) 984-5313

Mena/Oden Ranger
District
Mena, AR
Phone: (479) 394-2382

Poteau/Cold Springs
Ranger Distric t
Waldron, AR
Phone: (479) 637-4174

Oklahoma Ranger District
Hochatown, OK
Phone: (580) 494-6402

Map of the Ouachita National Forest The Ouachita National Forest covers 1.8 million acres in central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Headquartered in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the forest is managed for multiple uses, including timber and wood production, watershed protection and improvement, habitat for wildlife and fish species (including threatened and endangered ones), wilderness area management, minerals leasing, and outdoor recreation. Enjoy camping, hiking, biking, scenic driving, trail riding, water recreation, fishing, hunting, and more!

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Features

Recreation Fee Changes proposal

The comment period for the proposal to change recreation fees across the Ouachita and Ozark-St.Francis National Forests has ended. Proposed changes in table format: Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis.

Map Price Increase for Printed Maps

Picture of the Ouachita National Forest Map

For the first time in nearly a decade, increasing costs of production, printing, and distribution are driving the need for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service to increase the price of its maps. Prices of USFS paper and plastic coated maps will increase to $14 on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.

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