2008 Float Trips Table


TURNER BEND RENTAL BOATS

Total Trip Cost Per Boat
(Includes All Equipment, Shuttle, and Taxes For One Day)
PRIVATELY OWNED BOATS AND VEHICLE

SHUTTLE PRICES
Float Trip Miles Average Time In Hours Tandem Canoe/Kayak Solo Canoe Kayak Raft Per Tandem Canoe
Our Vehicle2		 Per Solo Canoe/Kayak
Our Vehicle2		 Your Vehicle3
To Turner Bend From:  
Wolf Pen1 16 8 $70 $58 $52 - $26 $22 $26
Little Mulberry1 14 7 $70 $58 $52 - $26 $22 $26
High Bank1 12 6 $62 $54 $48 $124 $24 $20 $24
Byrds Campground 8 4 $56 $50 $42 $112 $20 $18 $20
Redding Campground1 4 2 $44 $38 $32 $88 $16 $12 $16
   
From Turner Bend To:  
Campbell Cemetery1 11 5 $62 $54 $48 $124 $24 $20 $34
Mill Creek 23 11 $70 $58 $52 - $30 $26 $56
Campbell Cemetery
to Mill Creek		 13 6 $74 $62 $56 $148 $36 $32 $56
   
Boat Rental - Own Shuttle - - $62 $54 $48 $124 - - -
1 U.S. Forest Service Access Point
2 Minimum of two boats per shuttle
3 We are not always able to provide this service on very busy mornings.



TURNER BEND
20034 N. Hwy 23
Ozark, Arkansas 72949
(479) 667-3641









Wolf Pen to Turner Bend

Miles: 15.7 Gradient: 15' per mile upper half, 13' per mile lower half

The Mulberry is a narrow stream at Wolf Pen. The best action begins after the confluence of the Little Mulberry 2 miles below Wolf Pen. Big Al's Twist and Chainsaw Jungle come before High Bank access, 2 miles below Little Mulberry.

Next comes Jump Start, Whoop and Holler and several other rapids as the river twists around one curve after another. The action is fast and continuous. Byrd's Landing is 4.5 miles below High Bank. Troll Shoal is a fun run just above the Low Water Bridge.

The stretch of river from Low Water Bridge to Turner Bend has steady action. There are few named rapids, but there are several tight curves that will wreck an unwary canoe at high water. Redding Campground is on the right 2.7 miles below Low Water Bridge. Two miles below Redding is the Sacroiliac Rapid where a large boulder sits on the outside of a right hand curve. Turner Bend is 1.5 miles downstream.

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Turner Bend to Campbell Cemetery

Miles: 10.6 Gradient: 11' per mile

The river takes on more of a "pool and drop" characteristic here. Watch for fallen trees in the second mile below Turner Bend as the bank is very erodable here. Rocking Horse I and II are midway on this run. Big waves here Milton Ford is 1.9 miles before Campbell Cemetery. A half mile before Campbell is Hamm Falls, one of the best rapids on the river. Be ready for this one. Cross tie steps on the right mark Campbell Cemetery.

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Campbell Cemetery to Mill Creek

Miles: 12.7 Gradient: 11' per mile

This is a beautiful and remote stretch of river. The pools are long, but the rapids are big. Hell Roaring Falls, 3 miles below Campbell, is a thrill. The mid part of this run is slow but the action picks up near the end as the river breaks out of the mountains. Mill Creek access is 1/4 mile below a large cable that crosses over a long pool in the river.

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