Explore the Ozarks

Year-Round Vacation Adventures Canoeing in the Ozark Mountains, where Arkansas waterfalls abound

The rugged beauty and fascinating natural wonders of the Ozark Mountain Region provide visitors with an exciting and inspiring array of outdoor adventures. Magnificent Arkansas waterfalls and rocky mountain caves and caverns provide a stunning backdrop for vacation fun. In mountain towns and villages, you'll get a unique look into Arkansas' rich history and an opportunity to experience the Ozark community's relaxed, modern-day lifestyle. The Ozark Mountains’ giant Twin Lakes offer an abundance of clear-water sporting fun, and our world-class fishing streams beckon sporting families from all over the world.

Lovely Ozark mountain towns and villages offer unique shops, historical sites, museums and some of the best food in the nation. Chances are, whenever you visit the Arkansas Ozarks, one of our famous festivals or community celebrations will be in full swing.

Whether you enjoy high energy outdoor activities or spending a relaxed day shopping in unique artists' studios, there's something for everyone to do all the time, anytime, year-round in the magnificent Ozark Mountain Region.

Ozark Folk Center

P.O. Box 500
Mountain View, AR 72560

Phone Number: 870-269-3851

Web Site: http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com

Bring a piece of the Ozarks home with you. Stop by the Ozark Folk Center for music, books, and food enriched with all the down home goodness that is associated with the Ozarks. We offer music selections ranging from bluegrass to Civil War music on CDs, an

Harrison, Mountain Home, Buffalo & White River, Bull Shoals & Norfork lake Media Links

Seems that of late, much of the main stream media has been eager to write their opinion of our popular little area of the Ozark Mountains. Here are a few of the most recent links:

The National Geographic Travel Section published in June of 2009 mentions much of the Ozarks including Buffalo River.

St Louis Post Dispatch wrote an article about Harrison, AR in June of 2009 taking the time to brag on several of Ozark Mountain Region's member businesses such as Hotel Seville, Buffalo Outdoor Center, Gilbert Store and Canoe, and the Harrison Convention and Visitor's Bureau

In 2008, the Outdoor Life Magazine named Mountain Home, AR as the #1 Outdoor "City" to Live in.

Also, in 2008, Sports Afield said that Mountain Home, AR as the Best Outdoors Sports Town - nationally.

Returning in 2009, Outdoor Life Magazine again gave Mountain Home, Arkansas props as they run out their top 200 towns,

Mountain Home was again in top 10% of an outstanding field of outdoors paradises.

The Connecticut Post newspaper printed a very good feel good article about Father's Day of 2009 - http://www.connpost.com/ci_12655640

On July 5th, the Memphis Commercial Appeal ran this article comparing some of the Missouri Ozark's assets to the Arkansas Ozark's assets particularly focusing on Harrison, Buffalo River, and Ozark water falls - http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jul/05/an-ozark-state-of-mind-h/