• Source: White Rock Wildlife Management Area
    • The White Rock Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was designated in 1976 as 280,000 acres (110,000 ha) of protected area within the boundaries of the Ozark National Forest. The WMA is owned by the U. S. Forest Service and managed under the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and is situated in the Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas.


      Description



      The Mulberry River runs through the southern part of the WMA and there are three major lakes; Shores Lake, Horsehead Lake, and Lake Fort Smith. Fishing, hunting, trapping, and recreational activities such as canoeing, hiking, and observing fauna and viewing flora . Wildlife includes squirrels, deer, wild turkeys, black bears and fur-bearers. There are camping, picnic and swimming areas throughout the WMA. There are six districts in the WMA.
      The Pig Trail Scenic Byway runs from Brashears through Cass and south towards Interstate 49. Cass was an old sawmill town from 1915 to 1926 when the Black Mountain and Eastern Railroad ran from Combs to Cass.


      Districts


      The following are the six different ranger districts and some recreation areas or state parks within the Ozark National Forest:

      Pleasant Hill Ranger District
      Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
      Ozone Recreation Area
      Pleasant Hill Shooting Range
      Redding Campground
      Wolf Pen
      Mt. Magazine Ranger District
      Cove Lake Recreation Area
      Mount Magazine Complex
      Spring Lake
      Big Piney Ranger District
      Bayou Bluff
      Brock Creek
      Haw Creek Falls
      Long Pool Recreation Area
      Rotary Ann Roadside Rest Area
      East Fork Wilderness
      Boston Mountain Ranger District
      Lake Wedington
      Natural Dam Picnic Area
      Gray's Spring
      Shores Lake Recreation Area (35°38′19″N 093°57′33″W) in Franklin County.
      Lake Fort Smith State Park

      White Rock Mountain
      Sylamore Ranger District
      Barkshed Campground
      Gunner Pool Campground
      Blanchard Springs Recreation Area and Campground
      Sylamore Shooting Range
      Leatherwood Wilderness
      Syllamore Mountain Bike Trail
      Blanchard Springs Caverns
      St. Francis Ranger District
      Bear Creek Lake
      Storm Creek Lake


      Communities


      Bidville


      References

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