Bull Shoals Tailwater - Buffalo City Access

UTM 15 550223E 4002431N (NAD83/WGS84)

(Thirty-two miles below Bull Shoals Dam on Baxter County or east side. Take Hwy 126 south off of US 412 about 12 miles.)

Buffalo City access is less than half a mile above the confluence of the Buffalo River. It provides access to canoers as a take out point from a float trip on the Buffalo and access for johnboats going up the Buffalo. There are beautiful bluffs on the far side of the river and a trailhead a little ways up the Buffalo. The hiking trail goes to the top of the bluffs. The Buffalo River is a National River maintained and run by the National Park Service. The river is subject to the rules of the National Park Service.

Wade fishing on the White is possible at the access point during low water. Upstream of the access is Buffalo Shoals--a major fishing spot. The shoals can only be reached by boat. There are two private docks that service the area. Anglers can hire a shuttle up to the shoals and back, pay a wade access fee to reach Smith Island downstream, or rent boats.

There are two ramps located at Buffalo City access--one a double wide. They stay busy as there is often a lot of traffic on the river at this point.