Mulberry Mountain / Mill Creek OHV area info needed

[wrwtexan]

I am looking at taking my family to the Mulberry Mountain / Mill Creek trail area but need some info on the trails, best areas for easy trail access to stay, and whatever other good info might be available to mitigate the chances of a poorly planned dud of a trip.
Any info you might share would be greatly appreciated!

 

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[RingMaster]

You can't go wrong riding here. I suggest staying Here, especially if you're camping. I've been there several times. The trailhead is directly across the highway .

 

[wrwtexan]

You can't go wrong riding here. I suggest staying Here, especially if you're camping. I've been there several times. The trailhead is directly across the highway .

We have looked at their operation with all the old cabins (one from a Sears catalog) and liked them. My wife had also found many stand alone cabins in the area but have no idea if they are trail accessible. Several front the Mulberry river.

 

[Ragnar406]

I am looking at taking my family to the Mulberry Mountain / Mill Creek trail area but need some info on the trails, best areas for easy trail access to stay, and whatever other good info might be available to mitigate the chances of a poorly planned dud of a trip.
Any info you might share would be greatly appreciated!

Through the Avenza maps app you can purchase and download the map for Mill creek and Mulberry area - you can also buy one at the store at Mulberry Mountain Lodge but the downloaded one will show you where you are.
the MVUM map is also a good one to ahve because if the trail is legal it is on there.

Mulberry area map Mulberry Mountain Trails & Recreation Map - Mulberry Mountain Lodging & Events - Avenza Maps
MVUM Motor Vehicle Use Map, MVUM, Boston Mountain District, Ozark-St. Francis National Forests - US Forest Service R8 - Avenza Maps

 

[wrwtexan]

Being only a month out, all of the cabins are booked so we are opting for camping for 3 nights in the RV but tent only area so we should have power and water and the kids will have fun 'roughing it'. Then on to Eureka Springs. I was able to pull up a map of the trail system and Mulberry Lodge is the only place that will work without trailering.
I think I have been there to the rock ledge years ago but the pictures look like it is a great close place for some decent riding. No 13k alpine feet as we like, but not a 18 hour drive also. Best I can see, there will be several places to swim at waterfalls and at deeper spots in the creeks.

 

[Smitty335]

Being only a month out, all of the cabins are booked so we are opting for camping for 3 nights in the RV but tent only area so we should have power and water and the kids will have fun 'roughing it'. Then on to Eureka Springs. I was able to pull up a map of the trail system and Mulberry Lodge is the only place that will work without trailering.
I think I have been there to the rock ledge years ago but the pictures look like it is a great close place for some decent riding. No 13k alpine feet as we like, but not a 18 hour drive also. Best I can see, there will be several places to swim at waterfalls and at deeper spots in the creeks.

Sounds like you were at Camp Carp, a friend of mine owns 40 acres there, it's NW of Mulberry Mountain, has a nice pavilion to eat lunch at and a nice swimming hole on McCone creek. Take the gas line and take any trail headed off the mountain and you'll get there.

 

[Randy6911]

I posted this today. Trail map in one of the pictures. Nice trails. Didn’t see too many people on Saturday. We did about 50 miles. We didn’t camp but stayed in Clarksville about an hour drive away. You will need to get supplies before you get there.

Mill Creek and Mount Magazine Arkansas.

Had a nice 3 day ride in North west Arkansas this weekend. Heavy rain Friday kept the dust down.

hondasxs.com

 

[RingMaster]

Sounds like you were at Camp Carp, a friend of mine owns 40 acres there, it's NW of Mulberry Mountain, has a nice pavilion to eat lunch at and a nice swimming hole on McCone creek. Take the gas line and take any trail headed off the mountain and you'll get there.

Oh yeah, @Smitty335 took me here the first time I saw Camp Carp. This is a really cool place next to a great waterfall/swimming hole. You gotta see that.

 

[wrwtexan]

What permits / stickers are required and can I get them at the Mulberry Lodge?

 

[Ragnar406]

What permits / stickers are required and can I get them at the Mulberry Lodge?

there is a pay box that the people at Mulberry Mountain lodge can direct you to. Cost is $3.00 a day .. pay box is honor system but if you see a ranger they could ask you for your ticket stub ... never heard of it happening

 

[Josh97stang]

If you have facebook, search for the mid-south UTV trail riders group. The guy that operates that group has posted a map of Arkansas showing all of the places to stay can ride from along with those that you can trailer from. If you download Maprika app you can download the entire Ozark forest trail system that shows where all you can ride along with closed trails. The app and the map are both free to download. The map is called 2021 Ozark National forests OHV MVUM. It has more information on it than the Map that is available on the Avenza app.

 

[Ragnar406]

Note too that i just saw that part of East Fly gap road is closed due to a landslide - likely not a path you would travel as it is east of hanging rock but thought i would call out

 

[wrwtexan]

If you have facebook, search for the mid-south UTV trail riders group. The guy that operates that group has posted a map of Arkansas showing all of the places to stay can ride from along with those that you can trailer from. If you download Maprika app you can download the entire Ozark forest trail system that shows where all you can ride along with closed trails. The app and the map are both free to download. The map is called 2021 Ozark National forests OHV MVUM. It has more information on it than the Map that is available on the Avenza app.

Awesome! Thanks! Maybe this post will help some others planning to ride there also as I haven't been able to come up with much outside of here.

 

[wrwtexan]

there is a pay box that the people at Mulberry Mountain lodge can direct you to. Cost is $3.00 a day .. pay box is honor system but if you see a ranger they could ask you for your ticket stub ... never heard of it happening

If that will help to keep the trails open and marked, I don't mind a little fee like that at all. Colorado had a $25 OHV fee but they also did a bang up job of keeping all the trails graded and marked so I had NO problem paying it!

 

[Josh97stang]

Awesome! Thanks! Maybe this post will help some others planning to ride there also as I haven't been able to come up with much outside of here.

I use that site a lot for resources. I will be going in two weeks to ride Mulberry for the first time. We ride the Ozarks a lot but a little further east.

 

[wrwtexan]

I use that site a lot for resources. I will be going in two weeks to ride Mulberry for the first time. We ride the Ozarks a lot but a little further east.

Where further east? White Rock? We normally go to Wolf Pen Gap but are bored of it and they have tamed the trails to the point they aren't challenging at all anymore.

 

[Josh97stang]

North of Dover in the Moccasin gap area.

 

[Montecresto]

Being only a month out, all of the cabins are booked so we are opting for camping for 3 nights in the RV but tent only area so we should have power and water and the kids will have fun 'roughing it'. Then on to Eureka Springs. I was able to pull up a map of the trail system and Mulberry Lodge is the only place that will work without trailering.
I think I have been there to the rock ledge years ago but the pictures look like it is a great close place for some decent riding. No 13k alpine feet as we like, but not a 18 hour drive also. Best I can see, there will be several places to swim at waterfalls and at deeper spots in the creeks.

Where will you be riding in Eureka Springs....🤔

 

[Montecresto]

Where further east? White Rock? We normally go to Wolf Pen Gap but are bored of it and they have tamed the trails to the point they aren't challenging at all anymore.

Mack’s Pines is a nice trail system too that you may consider for future rides. Also Mt Magazine...👍

 

[wrwtexan]

Where will you be riding in Eureka Springs....🤔

😆 The one way train! Little bit of sightseeing and run up to the Missouri state fish hatchery just across the state line on the Roaring River. Really neat open air trout hatchery fed from a cave spring.

I've read a little bit on Mack's Pines, but nothing on Mt Magazine. We'll look into it also.