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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.
Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas Name County or counties Area (acres) Year Established Remarks Image Bayou Des Arc WMA White: 953: 1966: Created with a 320-acre public fishing lake. [2] Bayou Meto WMA Arkansas, Jefferson: 33,832: Called the "George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA" and also called "Wabbaseka Scatters" or just the "Scatters". [3]
It is the fourth-largest county by area in Arkansas. [ 1 ] The county is located approximately 112 miles (180 km) east of Tulsa , Oklahoma , 192 miles (309 km) northwest of Little Rock , 233 miles (375 km) south of Kansas City , and 335 miles (539 km) northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex .
Devil's Den State Park, in the Lee Creek Valley, protects the largest sandstone crevice area in the United States. [4] The valley is littered with numerous sandstone caves, bluffs, ravines, rock shelters and crevices that provided an excellent hiding place for outlaws on the Butterfield Stage Line, from 1858 until the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861.
The area below Narrows Dam has a mighty supply of rainbow trout. Other game species exist around Lake Greeson beside fish. Rabbits, squirrels, bobwhite quail, whitetail deer can also be found around the Lake Greeson area. A 35,000-acre (14,164-hectare) Lake Greeson Public Hunting Area can be found west of the lake and provides good hunting ...
Ouachita National Forest is located in 13 counties in western and central Arkansas and two counties in southeastern Oklahoma. They are listed here in descending order of forestland within the county. Also given is their area as of 30 September 2007. [13] Roughly 80% of the forest's area is in Arkansas, with the remaining 20% in Oklahoma.
A map of White River National Wildlife Refuge, including areas proposed for expansion. The White River National Wildlife Refuge (officially Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge) is a 160,756 acres (650.56 km 2) wildlife refuge located in Desha, Monroe, Phillips, and Arkansas counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
The Black Fork Mountain Wilderness Area is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Created by an act of Congress in 1984, the wilderness covers an area of 13,139 acres (53 km²). The Arkansas portion contains 8,430 acres (34.1 km 2 ) and the Oklahoma portion contains 5,140 acres (20.8 km 2 ).