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The System of Natural Areas contains sites that represent some of the best, and last, remaining examples of the state's original landscape. These special places protect unique natural communities and provide vital habitat for a host of plant and animal species, some of which are considered to be rare, threatened, or endangered. Altogether, these lands make up nearly 80,000 acres across every ecoregion in the state. Find a Natural Area near you!

Big Fork Creek Natural Area

Big Fork Creek Natural Area
Tags
Natural Areas
Division
Ouachita Mountains
Acres
13.58
Year Added
1978
Hunting Allowed?
No
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Featured by
ANHC
Location
Polk County
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Big Fork Creek Natural Area, located in the Ouachita Mountains, is a small mesophytic (moderately dry) tract containing an abundance of wildflowers and ferns, a free-flowing spring, and a small section of Big Fork Creek. The bluff and stream terrace near the spring support an excellent example of a diverse mesic hardwood forest with several rare plant species.

DIRECTIONS

Take State Highway 8 West at Big Fork. Travel 0.25 mile, then turn right on Polk County Road 67. Go 0.3 mile and bear left at the fork. Travel 0.1 mile to the parking area on the north side of the county road.

HUNTING

Hunting is prohibited on this natural area.

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