White Rock Wildlife Management Area Explained

White Rock Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:V
Map:Arkansas
Location:Crawford County, Franklin County, Johnson County, Madison County, Newton County, Arkansas, Washington County, Arkansas
Area Acre:280,000
Established:1976
Url:https://www.agfc.com/en/zone-map/781/

The White Rock Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was designated in 1976 as of protected area within the boundaries of the Ozark National Forest. The WMA is owned by the U. S. Forest Service and managed under the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and is situated in the Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas.

Description

The Mulberry River runs through the southern part of the WMA and there are four major lakes; Shores Lake, Horsehead Lake, Lake Ft Smith and Lake Shepherd Springs. Fishing, hunting, trapping, and recreational activities such as canoeing, hiking, and observing fauna and viewing flora . Wildlife includes squirrels, deer, wild turkeys, black bears and fur-bearers. There are camping, picnic and swimming areas throughout the WMA. There are six districts in the WMA.[1]

The Pig Trail Scenic Byway runs from Brashears through Cass and south towards Interstate 49. Cass was an old sawmill town from 1915 to 1926 when the Black Mountain and Eastern Railroad[2] ran from Combs to Cass.[3]

Districts

Communities

Notes and References

  1. https://www.agfc.com/en/zone-map/781/ White Rock WMA
  2. https://www.fayettevillehistory.com/maps/2009/11/fayetteville-railroads.html Black Mountain and Eastern Railroad
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=FGZVCf4STBkC&dq=Sawmill+town+of+Cass%2C+Arkansas&pg=PA357 Ozarks: Land and Life
  4. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5212254 Pleasant Hill Ranger District
  5. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5212252 Mt. Magazine Ranger District
  6. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5212247 Big Piney Ranger District
  7. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5212248 Boston Mountain Ranger District
  8. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm8_042823.pdf Shores Lake Recreation Area
  9. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5212257 Sylamore Ranger District
  10. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5212256 St. Francis Ranger District