# Buffalo National River

As America’s first National River, the Buffalo River is managed by the National Park Service and is widely viewed as the crown jewel of Arkansas’s natural heritage resources.

**Type:** park

**Location:** AR, US

**Nearest town:** St Joe

**Certified:** 2019

As America’s first National River, the Buffalo River is managed by the National Park Service and is widely viewed as the crown jewel of Arkansas’s natural heritage resources.

[Official site](https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/buffalo-national-river-dark-sky-park/)

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