Tyler Bend
Tyler Bend Visitor Center
The main visitor center on the middle Buffalo River, with gravel beaches suited to swimming and family floats, and nearby pioneer log cabins.
Tyler Bend lies near where Highway 65 crosses the river. It is the main visitor center for the national river, offering exhibits, documentaries, ranger programs and official information. Beside it are a large campground and wide gravel beaches where you can swim in summer. The middle river is gentle, ideal for half-day or full-day family floats, and it remains floatable in summer when the upper river is shallow. The Collier Homestead Trail nearby (about 1 km) passes log cabins built by pioneers in the 1930s. Winter opening hours at the visitor center are shorter.
Opening hours
Visitor center approx. 08:30–16:30; hours vary by season
Nearby sights
- Buffalo Point & Indian Rockhouse
- Rush Historic District
- Arkansas Grand Canyon Overlook (Scenic 7 Byway)
- Jasper, Arkansas
- Alum Cove Natural Bridge
- Hemmed-In Hollow Falls
- Big Bluff Goat Trail
- Steel Creek & Roark Bluff