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Image credits
All photographs on this site are by the National Park Service, Buffalo National River, downloaded on 13 Oct 2026 from nps.gov. NPS-produced images are in the public domain unless otherwise noted (NPS disclaimer). Credit lines appear exactly as captioned by NPS. Any AI-generated illustrations are listed separately below and labeled on the page. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Canoes and kayaks floating the Buffalo River
Credit: NPS Photo/Terra Fondriest
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm
Kayakers approaching Skull Rock near Buffalo Point
Credit: NPS Photo/Ryan Stokes
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm
Tents at Steel Creek campground
Credit: NPS Photo/Terra Fondriest
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm
The Indian Rockhouse bluff shelter near Buffalo Point
Credit: NPS Photo
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm
Historic Collier homestead cabin near Tyler Bend
Credit: NPS Photo
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm
A kayaker paddling the Upper District of the Buffalo River
Credit: NPS Photo
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/paddling.htm
Paddlers on the Buffalo River among fall colors
Credit: NPS Photo
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/river-rules.htm
Restroom building and water spigot at Erbie campground
Credit: NPS
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/camping.htm
Swimming hole on the Buffalo River at Ozark campground
Credit: NPS
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/camping.htm
Group camping area at Tyler Bend
Credit: NPS
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/camping.htm
A family picnicking at Buffalo National River
Credit: NPS/T. Fondriest
Original file · found on https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/things2do.htm
AI-generated illustrations
These images are AI-generated illustrations, not photographs of real places or people. They are labeled “AI illustration” wherever they appear.
Canoes pulled up on a wide gravel bar below limestone bluffs
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Paddler in a life jacket floating feet-first beside a swamped canoe
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Great blue heron and a turtle on a log at a gravel bar
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Storm clouds over the bluffs with canoes pulled high on a gravel bar
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Paddler at a low-water bridge checking the river
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Unbranded rental canoes on a trailer at a gravel access
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Life jacket, dry bag, water bottles, sandals and sunscreen laid out on gravel
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Paddlers launching canoes from a gravel access in the morning
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Paddlers carrying a canoe up a gravel bar to a parking area
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Tent and campfire on a gravel bar at dusk with canoes tied off
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)
Wooden cabin with a porch in Ozark forest above the river
AI-generated illustration (not a photograph)