General OS Activities

Stewart will lead us on a weekend float somewhere on the Buffalo. The stretch to be determined by the river level. We will float for a few miles on Saturday and then make camp on a gravel bar for the night. Bring your own supplies. We will meet at Morgan McDonald’s at 7:30 am.  Check back with this site for final info about where and when we will launch, if joining us at the river Saturday morning.

We will gather at the Ozark Campground on the Buffalo north of Jasper for a car camp. Some of us will come up Friday night, the rest on Saturday. Town is 10 minutes away, so you don’t have to cook if you don’t want to. There are two planned day hikes on the BRT. The 1st from Ozark to Pruitt (2.6 m) and then the Mill Creek Loop (1.5 m) on Sat. at 10.  On Sunday we will hike from Ponca to Steel Creek (2.6 m) If you just want to hang out in camp, that’s fine too! Come have some fun and fellowship.

The best stretch of trail on the river!(IMHO). We will meet at Morgan McDonalds at 7:30 to carpool up to the Hwy. 14 Canoe launch. You will need good shoes, a lunch and water. The majority of the hike is on a bluff overlooking the river. If time permits, we may visit Gravity Brewery in Big Flat.

Time to visit one of our favorite areas, Flatside Wilderness. We may take a short hike to the top of Flatside before we head down trail to Crystal Prong and the area beyond. Bring a good pair of shoes and lunch. Meet at the Walmart at Chenal and Hwy. 10, near the Garden area at 8 am.

This is our third year for the “New Year’s U Pick It” day hike. We will drive up to Petit Jean and then pick which trail or trails we hike. What will it be? Cedar Falls? Bear Den? 7 Hollows? Boy Scout? Come along and find out. We will eat lunch at Mather Lodge when we are done. Be at the Morgan McDonald’s at 8 or Mather Lodge at 9:15.