While you’re staying at the Carlton-Marion Inn, may we offer some fun things to do while you’re here:

• Visit the Old Rush Ghost Town.
• Hike the backcountry trails at Buffalo Point.
• Shop for antiques
• Take a Trail ride
• Bowl a game or two
• Scuba dive in Bull Shoals Lake
• Bird watching
  
  If you're an avid bird watcher, you'll find a wide variety of bird species in the area to enjoy. In the winter you're likely to see bald eagle on the property.

   Other birds of prey include the osprey and the red-tail hawk. Aside from

   migratory birds including scarlet tanagers, yellow canaries, and brilliant

   indigo buntings, other species often seen, include red-winged blackbirds,

   bluebirds, cardinals, goldfinches, nuthatches, juncos and downy, hairy,

   and piloted woodpeckers

• Have a picnic and check out some wildflowers
• Sunbathe by our pool while enjoying the view of Crooked Creek Valley
• Read a book or enjoy some day dreaming for a relaxing afternoon

• Canoe and fish for smallmouth bass on Crooked Creek
• Canoe, Tube or Kayak the Buffalo National River
• Tour the Bull Shoals Dam. Call 870-431-5391 for hours
• Visit the Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Leslie AR
• How about some golfing - a golfer’s paradise
• Enjoy a free, 40-minute round-trip ferry ride across Bull Shoals Lake aboard Peel Ferry, the only auto ferry operated in and by the State of Arkansas. on Hwy. 125 north of Yellville
• Fly fish for trout on the White River
• Plan and take a day trip to surrounding communities
• More fun things to do

Fishing/Hunting License

You'll need either a resident or a non-resident fishing license and maybe a trout stamp. You can purchase them directly from the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission with a credit card by calling1-800-364-4263 or they're available from local outfitters andbait shops.

Caving

If you're a spelunker, you'll be glad to know that the Ozarks

has a variety of caves from novice to expert that can be

explored. Check out the Caving link for some ideas. For the

less adventuresome, there are organized underground tours

available at the following:

• Blanchard Springs
  On Hwy 14 south of Th’ Woods Buffalo River Cabins, Blanchard Springs is home to one of the largest caverns west of the Mississippi. The park service offers year round tours of the caverns with a varied schedule for one trip a day in winter months to several in peak summer season.
• Mystic Caverns
  Located between Jasper and Harrison on Scenic Highway 7, Mystic Caverns is ‘one of the prettiest open for touring' Ozark Mountains mysterious caverns. It offers beautiful limestone formations enhanced with some exciting and colorful local history from times back when prohibition days made Mystic Caverns a real popular experience. Hosted by the Rush family.
• Hurricane River Cave
  Located just off Hwy 65N in north most Searcy County half way between Marshall and Harrison. This is a beautiful cave filled with stories of it's past. A very popular stop-over attraction along 65N made by its ancient underground riverbed of water-eroded passageways. Heralded as one of the most unique caves of its kind, features include stalagmites, stalactites, flowstone, draperies, soda straws, rimstone dams, cave popcorn, columns, moonmilk, stalactoflats, canopies, along with rare and unique shields, and more!

Trees & Wildflowers

Short-leaf pine, cedars, hickories, oaks, and maple trees are abundant in the area. Other trees you'll find intermingled with these include flowering trees such as dogwoods, cotton-candy pink mountain azaleas, and umbrella magnolias. The best months to catch flowering trees in bloom in the spring include April, May and early June. Many folks love to plan their visits to the Ozarks around the last week or two of October through the first week or two of November. This is the most popular time because of it being when the leaves of autumn are at their peak showing off their brilliant fall colors including yellows, reds, oranges, and browns.

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