The Narrows on Caddo River

Caddo Gap is a narrow, boulder-strewn gorge where the Caddo River cuts through Arkansas novaculite, and thermal springs averaging about 95 degrees rise from the riverbed near the old low-water bridge. The river starts as cold springs southeast of Mena, runs about 45 miles to DeGray Lake and, below the dam, seven more to the Ouachita. The stretch from Caddo Gap to Glenwood is the most popular for canoeists and can generally be floated year-round except in dry weather. Nearly all of the river corridor is privately owned.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Lake Ouachita State Park — 29 mi
  The state park on Arkansas's largest lake, built around a spring a homesteader called healing in 1875.

More markers nearby

• De Soto At Caddo Gap — steps away
• The Town of Caddo Gap — steps away
• The Caddo People — steps away
• Montgomery County County Seat — 11 mi