Ouachita National Forest SOUTHERN REGION Arkansas - NATIONAL FORESTS The U.S. Department of Billy Creek Recreation Area Camping Fishing Hiking Picnicking Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the Attractions: Facilities basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and This campground offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy the • 12 campsites with grills, tables, where applicable, sex, marital beauty and serenity of the . lantern poles and tent pads. status, familial status, parental The camping area lies along a small stream, which provides a • Vault toilets. status, religion, sexual orien- tation, genetic information, great spot to fish for sunfish in the small pools. • Centrally located water hydrants. political beliefs, reprisal, or BILLY CREEK RECREATION A Just 20 minutes away from the campground is the Talimena • Access to Talimena Scenic Drive, because all or a part of an Scenic Drive, curving 54 miles along the crests of Winding Stair and Billy Creek and the Ouachita individual's income is derived Rich Mountains. The Drive offers scenic vistas, interpretive signs, National Recreation Trail. from any public assistance historical sites, camping, picnicking, hiking, Queen Wilhelmina program. (Not all prohibited Fees: Current fees and regulations are State Park, Visitor Information Stations, a Botanical Area, and bases apply to all programs.) posted at the self-service pay station. Robert S. Kerr Arboretum and Nature Center. Persons with disabilities who Season of Use: Open year-round. require alternative means for Billy Creek Trail starts here and climbs to the top of Winding communication of program Stair Mountain. Visitors can choose from two trail loops either 8 or information (Braille, large 15 miles long. The trail intersects the Ouachita National Recreation print, audiotape, etc.) should Trail, which travels east from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Hunting and Fishing: contact USDA's TARGET Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Arkansas for 225 miles. All state fishing regulations, fees Center at (202) 720-2600

Location: and seasons apply to national forest (voice and TDD). REA To file a complaint of From Big Cedar, Oklahoma, drive west on State Highway 63 for lands. Regulations can be obtained from the Oklahoma Department of discrimination write to USDA, 6 miles. At the campground sign, turn right (north) and follow the Director, Office of Civil Wildlife Conservation, 1801 North signs for 3 miles. Rights, 1400 Independence Lincoln, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, For more information, contact: Avenue, S.W., Washington, 405-744-1039 D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) Oklahoma Ranger District 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 52175 U.S. Hwy. 59 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an Hodgen, OK 74939 equal opportunity provider and (918) 653-2991 employer. (Ten miles south of Heavener on Hwy. 59/270.)

OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST • P.O. Box 1270 • Hot Springs, AR 71902 • 501.321.5202 or TDD 501.321.5307 • http://www.aokforests.com RA-08 Revised Aug, 20055 Billy Creek Recreation Area Ouachita National Forest

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