National Park Service sinks plan to end car shuttling at Buffalo National River

March 12, 2024 at 6:24 p.m. | Updated March 13, 2024 at 9:42 a.m.

by Bill Bowden

Up close views of the Buffalo National River can be seen at the Ponca low-water bridge or where Arkansas 21 crosses the Buffalo at Boxley. Roads cross several smaller side creeks as well. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)
Up close views of the Buffalo National River can be seen at the Ponca low-water bridge or where Arkansas 21 crosses the Buffalo at Boxley. Roads cross several smaller side creeks as well. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

The National Park Service has backed off a plan to stop the shuttling of private vehicles by canoe and kayak concessioners on the Buffalo National River.

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