Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Summer Fun

The area is super nice for relaxing, sticking your feet in the water or tubing. We tubed down and the water levels were so high and the current so strong that all 6 of us, ended up out of our tubes a...

Summer Pleasure

It is all about water. Whether walking along the river or renting an inner tube to float down the rapids there is something for everyone. A park also has picnic tables and playground equipment to en...

Enjoyable

Even if we are not paddling or kayaking this is the area that gives Salida it's personality. SO easy to spend the day here., Come on down!

Fish fish fish

My husband fly fished twice on the Arkansas. We RV'd at the East (which is dry). We will be back next summer.

nice area of the AR

There is s visitor center for AR Headwaters in Salida. It's not very big, but is a good place to go to get info on the AR river in the area. The river itself is what draws the crowds- specifically whi...