ATV Riding in Arkansas
Caddo East (Caddo-Womble District)
Caddo West (Caddo-Womble District)
Choctaw (OK District)
Cold Springs (Poteau-Cold Springs District)
Fourche North (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Fourche South (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Jessieville (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Kiamichi (OK District)
Mena North (Mena-Oden District)
Mena South (Mena-Oden District)
Oden (Mena-Oden District)
Poteau (Poteau-Cold Springs District)
Tiak North (OK District)
Tiak South (OK District)
Winona (Jessieville-Winona-Fourche District)
Womble East (Caddo-Womble District)
Womble West (Caddo-Womble District)
There are also designated OHV trail systems within the forest. They are listed below underneath their particular district heading.
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OHV Trail Riding Areas
- Caddo/Womble Ranger District
The Caddo-Womble Ranger District consists of approximately 310, 000 acres located in the Ouachita Mountains. The district has very diverse natural resource and recreational programs. Annually, there are timber sales of 18 to 20 MMBF (million board feet), prescribed burns of 25, 000 – 30, 000 acres, diverse wildlife and fisheries programs, and a unique quartz minerals program. The district office is located in Mount Ida, a small rural community of 900 people surrounded by national forest, Corps of Engineers managed lands, and Lake Ouachita. Lake Ouachita, at 40, 000 acres, is one of the largest, cleanest, and most beautiful lakes in the Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service. Hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, canoeing, and water sports such as swimming, scuba diving, and boating attract people from all over the south and midwest to the district. Come visit the Caddo-Womble District to experience our beautiful scenery, vast natural resources, and developed and dispersed recreation programs!
- Jessieville Winona Fourche Ranger District
Jessieville-Winona-Fourche Ranger District covers approximately 406 thousand acres on the north and east end of the Ouachita National Forest. The district is blessed with 11 lakes and numerous creeks and rivers for public fishing and water activities. Recreation opportunities abound. This district has a portion of the Scenic 7 Byway running through it with three Civilian Conservation Corp Camp interpretive sites. It has Richardson Bottoms Wildlife Viewing Area, Winona Scenic Drive, the 9, 507 acre Flatside Wilderness area, three walk- in-turkey hunting areas, three designated scenic areas, four developed campgrounds including Lake Sylvia, two public rifle ranges, and 183 miles of trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The Ouachita National Recreation Trail spans 71 miles across the district and has nine trail shelters dispersed along its length for hiker use. The district is also home to Camp Ouachita, a historic Girl Scouts Inc. camp built between 1936 and 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC). The camp is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only surviving WPA and CCC constructed Girl Scouts Inc. camp in the United States.
- Mena/Oden Ranger District
Mena-Oden Ranger District is a fast paced, complex, multiple use district consisting of approximately 43 permanent employees, several seasonal employees and a large volunteer program We manage approximately 400, 000 acres including five recreation areas, two Wilderness areas, two ATV Multi-use Trail Complexes and Historical Tower Sites. Come experience Shady Lake, Bard Springs, Dragover River access, Big Brushy, Shirley Creek Access, Caney Creek Wilderness, Black Fork Mountain Wilderness, Wolf Pen Gap Trails, Fouche Mountain Trails, Bee Mountain, Rich Mountain and Tall Peak Tower.
The City of Mena sits at the base of Rich Mountain and home of Queen Wilhelmena State Park and Talimena National Scenic Byway. The District has two Visitor Information Stations. One is located at the Mena Ranger Station and another along the Scenic Drive.
- Oklahoma Ranger District
The Oklahoma Ranger District consists of about 363, 000 acres located on the west side of the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern...
