Natural Dam, AR (NW AR) possible crawl spot?

[Szczerba]

Natural Dam, Arkansas
16 miles North of Van Buren, AR on HWY 59. In a national forest with a big parking lot and bathrooms. Corner store 1/4 mile from the spot.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&so...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA

This is a local swimming hole during the hot summer months. Probably want to have get togethers during the colder months so we are not there with 50 other people swimming and what not.

Mix of semi-slick older shale rock and some sandston-ish rock. Traction was good. Good uphills with ledges and some bigger spread out rocks.
There are 3 areas that 3-4 courses could easily be setup on.

Let me know what ya'll think.

[bbyrd22]

Been there swimming back in the day. Looks like a good spot.

[house_Fly]

Very cool. This spot looks like It might be worth the gas just to make the trip to see you guys crawl.

[dieseltruckin2001]

I'd defiantly be up for this (only 16 miles from me, lol).

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

This looks like a cool spot, When do you think the swimmers start hitting it. May maybe april. I throw this in the club discussion .

[666]

That place looks hella cool!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by bbyrd22

Been there swimming back in the day. Looks like a good spot.

Yep, that's how I remembered it. We went up there alot too, back in the day.

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

This looks like a cool spot, When do you think the swimmers start hitting it. May maybe april. I throw this in the club discussion .

Not sure. I know we just went when it was hot.

Originally Posted by 666

That place looks hella cool!

It is. It's one of the first settlements in Crawford County, Arkansas due to the water being pooled up there. Used to be a mill there that ran off the running water. The rock on the top side of the dam is solid slab that goes into the water.

[Jeepial]

That's awesome...My dad took me there when I was a kid and lived in Arkansas..Would be a real cool spot to comp!!

[Manning]

I vote for having a comp there.

[helhedded]

you damn arkansasians are lucky.

[Tuffguy]

Been there many times, I lived in Van Buren for 8 years. Another cool spot up 282 in cedarville called silver bridge.

[Manning]

Originally Posted by Tuffguy

...... Another cool spot up 282 in cedarville called silver bridge.

More info please........where is this "silver bridge"?

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Tuffguy

Been there many times, I lived in Van Buren for 8 years. Another cool spot up 282 in cedarville called silver bridge.

bringin' up some old memories. i would have to rack my brain to find silver bridge again. used to go up there alot too. I bet i could remember when i got to the area.

I wont be able to check it til probably when we comp at natural dam. no plans to go back up VB til then.
someone local might want to check it out. If i roll back to VB before then i will go scout it out.

Wait....
There is a SilverBridge on the Mulberry River close to Mulberry, AR. That is the silverbridge I remember. I dont remember there being a ton of rocks there. but there might be. Used to wade fish it alot.
http://bridgehunter.com/ar/franklin/mulberry-67/

There was a big bridge on HWY 220 going towards Uniontown, AR. We called it "Reader Fjord" . Kinda Southwest of the Natural Dam area. Probably not it though. Plus the bridge was red.

There is the SilverBridge on HWY 282 just South of Mountainburg, AR. Just off 540? That the one you talkin' about? I think that is the right "SilverBridge". That one is 30-40 mins from Natural Dam. Damn it I was just there on Saturday, looking around the Lake Fort Smith Area. Drove right over that bridge, probably.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie...EobyzATyycy0Bw

Ok, that is all the silverbridges i can remember right now.

[Grant]

Me and dieseldorfus(dieseltruckin2001):-P can go scout some of those areas when we get a chance. I work in mountainburg alot, I'll keep an eye out. Natural dam looks like a great spot! Where the scalers at? I suck at rock crawling.

[dieseltruckin2001]

Originally Posted by Grant

Me and dieseldorfus(dieseltruckin2001):-P can go scout some of those areas when we get a chance. I work in mountainburg alot, I'll keep an eye out. Natural dam looks like a great spot! Where the scalers at? I suck at rock crawling.

Don't be jealous of the diesel there grant, LOL!!! So how did I get volunteered for this? J/k Yea, I'd be up for doin a little scouting. I go trail riding up that way in the summer too, I'll keep an eye out for some other good spots that are relatively easy to access too.

[Tuffguy]

Let me google map it. It use to be called silver bridge, now it is a concrete bridge, haha. They resurfaced it a couple of years ago.
The silver bridge over the mulberry isn't the one I am referring to (jumped off that one many times)
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This is it, 220 outside cedarville off of 59 north.
Oops, guess I am an idiot on the linking to google maps??????

[dieseltruckin2001]

Originally Posted by Tuffguy

Let me google map it. It use to be called silver bridge, now it is a concrete bridge, haha. They resurfaced it a couple of years ago.
The silver bridge over the mulberry isn't the one I am referring to (jumped off that one many times)
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This is it, 220 outside cedarville off of 59 north.
Oops, guess I am an idiot on the linking to google maps??????

I think I know the place you are talking about. If it is the same, it's where we go trail riding a lot. The concrete bridge is more of a glorified low water crossing. There is a pretty good swimmin hole on the right about a half mile before the road turns to dirt. Does this ring a bell?

[Tuffguy]

Don't think so, the old silver bridge is a brand new concrete bridge. To the right of the bridge is a huge rock that you can drive out onto and overlook a pretty good sized swimming hole. Bout a 50 drop that people jump off of. This bridge is also on the back way to Devil's den state park.

[dieseltruckin2001]

Ok. We are talking about the same swimming hole then. I know right where it is.

[Manning]

been trying to figure out where this is.......

I've been using google maps. Is is where 220 crosses Lee Creek? Up near Devils Den? Looks like a swimming hole, and there could be a rock outcropping there. Can't tell for sure, the satellite photo resolution is pretty low.