River Guide

Although most of Cadron Creek is floatable no one in recent years has paddled the
entire length of Cadron Creek from Gravesville to Cadron Settlement. Moreover no
one has even published a guide to assist in planning such an adventure. The
following "mile markers' are hopefully the start to a project that will see both of
the above goals come to fruit. In the interim please use them to help you in
planning your adventure on Cadron Creek.

Upper East Fork of Cadron Creek - 8 Miles

The stretch from Highway 36 bridge to Highway 107 bridge is the most popular stretch on the East Fork of Cadron Creek.
Tubelo gum trees shade the water as it changes abruptly from calm pools to tumbling rapids every few hundred feet. In high
water, standing waves can swamp open canoes and the tupelos in the path of fast current can be canoe wreckers. Special
attractions are Star Bluff, Buzzard's Root Mansfield Bluff and Rainbow Falls.

Gravesville - Mile 0

Very intriguing. Cadron Creek is narrow and winding and trees
reaching across the creek conceal it from the sun. Easy float
with many places to stop and fish. Long pools. Few rapids.

With nearly 60 miles of floatable stream Cadron Creek Outfitters can
arrange a perfect adventure for you. We also provide service to Cove
Creek, Archy Fork, East Fork of Cadron Creek, and the South Fork of the
Little Red River as may be requested and available. And late summer
"Bogoloosha" trips will provide relief from the sun and good fishing.

8.6 Miles- Stream enters on right

10.1 Miles- Stream enters from left, Enter "Gooch Bend"

10.2 Miles- "Gooch Bend"

10.3 Miles- Stream enters from left, "Red Oak Bluff" on right

11.5 Miles- Middle Fork enters from left

11.9 Miles- Stream enters from left

14.0 Miles- Kennimer Branch enters from left

15.1 Miles- Utility Easement

15.2 Miles- Pumpkin Center Circle (uphill on left)

15.3 Miles- Stream enters from right

16.4 Miles- King Branch enters from left

17.1 Miles- Stillhouse Branch enters from left

18.4 Miles- Stream enters from right

18.8 Miles- Stream enters from left

20.0 Miles- Tucker Lane (uphill on left)

21.0 Miles- Batesville Mountain Campground

22.4 Miles- "Sparky's Minurets"

22.6 Miles- Wolf Pen enters from left

23.9 Miles- "Big Bluff Loop"

24.5 Miles- Stream from left

25.7 Miles- "Indian Rockhouse", Pinnacle Springs Campground

26.7 Miles- Pinnacle Springs Bridge

26.9 Miles- Stream enters on left, "Rain Shelter"

27.1 Miles- "Moo Poo Shoals"

27.4 Miles- "Pinnacle Gap", stream enter on right

27.5Miles- Stream enters on right, "Hidden Beauty"

27.9 Miles- "Owl's Nest Bluff", "Trickle Falls"

28.1 Miles- "Cathedral Shoals"

28.3 Miles- "Hidden Hollow Falls"

28.5 Miles- "Blow Out Bluff"

28.6 Miles - "Turkey" and "Turkey Island"

28.8 Miles- Stream enters from left

29.o Miles- "Ten Islands"

29.2 Miles- "Daddy's Knee", "Right At You"

29.4 Miles- "Bear's Cave"

30.5 Miles- River Camp #1

31.8 Miles- "Alum Bluff", "Alum Cave"

32.8 Miles- "T Loop"

33.0 Miles- Pontiac Lane uphill on right

33.9 Miles- Twin Groves Lane uphill on right

35.0 Miles- "Rock of Gibralter"

36.3 Miles- Stream enters from left

36.5 Miles- Big Peavine Creek enters from left

37.5 Miles- Stream enters from right

38.8 Miles- "illusion Bluff", "Pack and Grid Cabin"

39.8 Miles- Stream enters from left

40.5 Miles- Cove Creek enters from right

40.9 Miles- "Cascades"

41.0 Miles- Mallet Town Bridge and Cementary

43.5 Miles- Lick Branch enters from right

44.6 Miles- Springfield Road Bridge

53.5 Miles- Cypress Creek enters from right

54.0 Miles- Shaw Bridge Road

Cove Creek - 10.9 Miles

One of Cadron's Creek largest tributaries, Cove Creek, is floatable from Martinsville to Mallet Town during the wet spring
season. It is a beautiful tributary that has a number of natural attractions. These attractions include Devil's Chimney, a unique
stepped, spire-like formation that looks as if someone piled rocks on top of one another, and Cove Creek National Recreaction
Site.

Lower East Fork of Cadron Creek - 10 Miles

From Highway 107 to the Hardin Bridge on county road 310, the creek flows along side White Oak Montain on the north for the
first few miles. This stretch has few difficulties and is floated more by fishermen than canoeists because of the many long pools
and slower water, especially near the end as t creek enters the lowland area. Blue Hole is said to be the deepest on the pool on
Cadron and is located about two miles beyond the put-in..

1.1 Miles- Utility Easement

2.1 Miles- Utility Easement

4.6 Miles- "Tight Twist Loop"

4.8 Miles- Stream enters on left

5.1 Miles- "The Bluffs"

County Road 610 - Mile 8.2

This stretch cuts through White Oak Mountain. Junction of the North
and West Forks of Cadron Creek at Gooch Bend. Open pastures and
woods. Easy float with many places to stop and fish. Few rapids.

Pinnacle Springs Campground - Mile 26.0

Popular access site with numerous rapids. Very scenic. Passes by
Pinnacle Points Gap, Blow-Out Bluff, Owl's Home Bluff and Bear's Cave.
This may be Cadron Creek at its best. Nah.

Highway 124 - Mile 12.7

Nice stretch for for those learning to canoe or desiring to take time to
fish. Bluffs get higher and rapids more numerous. At the bridge,
rocks left from a dam mark the site of the old Hartwick grist mill
washed away in the flood of 1927.

Hartwick Mill Bridge - Mile 17.2

Popular stretch due to easier access and intense scenery. Moss
covered bluffs, rocky banks, wooded hillsides and waterfalls. Narrow
chutes, numerous rapids and frequent obstacles.

Highway 65 Bridge - Mile 30.0

Very challenging with churning rapids close to bluffs. The steep
bluffs are the highest and longest on Cadron Creek. The creek forks
at various places with alternate channels floatable at higher levels.

Highway 285 Bridge - Mile 40.0

Cadron Creek enters lowland and changes abruptly. Many long pools
and slower water. Deep holes and few obstacles. Motor boats often
used by fisherman.

CADRON CREEK OUTFITTERS

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Greenbrier, Arkansas 72058

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