Paddling near Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville sits in Washington County at the center of Northwest Arkansas's Ozark paddling scene. Within easy reach are the spring-fed Illinois River, the whitewater Mulberry River, the Kings River, and the Buffalo National River, plus flatwater reservoirs like Lake Fayetteville and the 28,370-acre Beaver Lake — a range that runs from Class I beginner floats to Class III whitewater.