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Southfork Resort - Canoe, Raft, & Kayak Rentals
On the South Fork of the Spring River near Hardy Arkansas in the Ozarks Mountains
The Family Place for Camping and Canoeing
For Reservations Call 870-895-2803


We rent canoes, rafts,kayaks, and tubes. This shuttle bus is at our private launch.

Spring River Trips

Whitewater Class 2 & 3 Trips
Experience Needed: Intermediate to Advanced

Mammoth Spring is the major water source for the Spring River and it provides clear, cold whitewater for some major fun. This is a ride that challenges even the most experienced canoeist with thirty sets of rapids within a 12 mile trip. Many of the rapids are class II and class III ledge-type whitewater, with a couple of three foot falls and some adrenaline-pumping "S" curves thrown in. Come learn what most of Northeast Arkansas already knows. A Spring River Canoe trip is one of the most exhilarating canoe floats in the Ozarks! Spring River is famous for its rainbow trout fishing.

Canoe Trips

Spring River Bridge to
Hardy Beach
5 miles, includes High Falls 6ft 
(largest drop on spring)
$38
Spring River Bayou to
Spring River Bridge
12 miles, Lots of fun, including
over 30 rapids and falls.
$40

Raft Trips

Raft: Spring River
Bridge to Hardy Beach
5 miles, minimum of 4
people per raft.
$80
Raft: Spring River Bayou to
Spring River Bridge
12 miles, minimum of 4
people per raft.
$100

Kayak Trips

For all Spring River trips $30

Trips on the South Fork of the Spring River

 


The Southfork of the Spring River in front of our campgrounds.

 

Whitewater Class 1 & 2 Trips
Experience Needed: Beginner & Up.

Wilderness serenity are the key words for these trips. These wonderful Ozark canoe trips are offered on an unspoiled, free flowing stretch of the South Fork of the Spring River. Great blue herons, wood ducks, water turtles, deer, wild turkeys, beavers, river otters and the occasional, majestic bald eagle can be viewed on these floats. Rapids are mostly Class I or II shoal-type whitewater, with a few class II ledge rapids thrown in to make it interesting. Several gravel bars and islands make for good rest stops or swimming spots along the way. The South Fork of the Spring is also one of the top ten streams in the State of Arkansas for small-mouth bass fishing and is designated as an Ozark Quality Stream by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Other fish that can be caught include largemouth, Kentucky and rock bass, bream, catfish and sunfish.

We are the only outfitter that floats this part of the river so you have the chance to be the only one on the water. You do not have to deal with the chaos that you do on other local rivers. 

Canoe Trips

Benton Ford to Saddle 3 miles $25
Smithford to Saddle 12 miles $40
Cherokee to Hardy Beach 8 miles $40
Kayak For a3, 5, 8, and 12 mile trips $30


southfork store
Our store has all the last minute items you might need for a fun float trip.
Snacks, hats, T-shirts, ice, bait, tackle, water toys, sunglasses, and more.

 

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