Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge

Dale Bumpers White River NWR contains approximately 160,000 acres of bottomland hardwood habitat within the floodplain of the lower White River. For management purposes, most of the lands within the refuge have been divided into a North Unit and a South Unit. The units are separated by Arkansas...

Available species include crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, and catfish. Dale Bumpers White River NWR contains approximately 300 recognizable bodies of water that total over 10,000 acres. Included in this total are over 200 oxbow lakes and permanent beaver ponds. The remaining bodies of water...

Camping, in conjunction with on-refuge wildlife-dependent activities, is permitted only in designated campgrounds and dates as listed in the Public Use brochure map legend. Persons camping and/or physical camps may not stay on the refuge longer that 14 days during any 30 consecutive day period....

There is a Wildlife Drive located just beyond the visitor center, where visitors can access the observation tower to view wildlife on the Demonstration Area, open from March 1 through October 31. Visitors can also view wildlife on many of the hiking trails throughout the refuge. Be sure to be...

Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge has a 3.3 mile paddle trail located at H Lake. The trail has no markers but a geo-referenced map can be downloaded for use with the Avenza app. For more information about the H Lake Trail and many others located across the state, visit...