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Buffalo Float Alert

Floats / Upper District · 8.0 mi

Steel Creek to Kyle's Landing

Good
ModerateUpper-river current and bluff corners over 8 miles; good second trip. (our judgment)
Tents at Steel Creek campground
NPS Photo/Terra Fondriest · credits
Steel Creek: campground

Camping

Gravel-bar camping needs no permit (NPS). Camp well above the water and away from the channel — a storm upstream can raise the river overnight. Pack out everything; glass is banned within 100 ft of the river.

  • Steel Creek: Steel Creek campground ($20, reservations in season)
  • Kyle's Landing: Kyles Landing campground ($20)

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Side hikes & stops

  • Hemmed-In Hollow falls
  • Big Bluff / Goat Trail

More hikes nearby →