Links on this page are restricted to businesses that have a real relationship with FoOT or offer goods or services locally to trail users.
Businesses offering discounts to FoOT members
- Coffee Creek Resort – RV Park and motel near the Eastern end of the Ouachita trail at Perryville, AR offers discounts to volunteers when they are on trail working trips.
- Tim Ernst’s Cloudland.net Online Store – Get your copy of Tim’s super guide to the Ouachita Trail here – the Official Guidebook of FoOT! Ask about the FoOT Member discount.
- Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters – Outdoors store in Hot Springs, AR offering 10% discount to FoOT members
- Rich Mountain Cabins and RV Park – RV park and cabins at Rich Mountain, AR near Queen Wilhelmina State Park offers camping discount to FoOT members while doing trail maintenance.
- Big Cedar RV Park and Cabins – RV Park near the Ouachita trail in Big Cedar, OK. Big Cedar RV Park is an organizational member of FoOT and offers discounts to campers when they are on trail working trips.
The following have supported Friends of the Ouachita Trail with donations of money, equipment or time
- Backwoods – Outdoor Clothing & Gear in Tulsa, OK
- Ben Meadows Company
- Electrolux Home Products / Poulan Weedeaters
- Highlander Cycling – Russellville, AR
- Husqvarna
- International Paper Co.
- Nations Small Engines, Inc., Hot Springs, AR – 501-767-6345
- Pack Rat Outdoor Center
- REI
- TrailHankie.com
Trail Organizations; Biking & Hiking clubs
- Oklahoma Outdoor Network
- Central Arkansas Master Naturalists
- American Trails
- TAKAHIK River Valley Hikers (Russellville, AR)
- Partners for Pinnacle
- Bike Arkansas
- Ouachita Mountain Hikers
- Green Country Outdoor Club
- Ozark Highlands Trail Association
- Ozark Trail Association
- International Mountain Bicycling Assoc.
- American Hiking Society
- Ozark Society
- Ouachita Cycling Club
- Hot Springs Bicycle Association
Government Agencies Working With FoOT
- Arkansas Trails Council
- Ouachita, Ozark & St. Francis National Forests
- ONF prescribed burn information
- Arkansas State Parks
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park
- Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Ouachita Trail shuttle information – Oklahoma
- Big Cedar RV Park, Big Cedar OK, (918) 651-3271. Big Cedar RV is only providing hiker shuttles for their guests. (April 7, 2008)
- Ouachita Trail Guide, (918) 383-0060. – Promoting use of the Ouachita National Recreation Trail and Winding Stair Recreation Area. Provides shuttle services, resupply and trail guides for hikers.
- Park Ranger at Talimena State Park OK, 918-567-2052
- Talking Trees Campground, Hodgens OK, (918) 653-2187. Located 2.8 miles west of the junction of US 270 and US 259. Talking Trees has a campground, modern cabins and the new Seminole Long House for groups. Showers, spa, massage (24 hour notice) and breakfast with homemade biscuits (YES!) are available for guests.
- Woodswitch Farm, Mena AR, (479) 437-3549, mobile (936) 825-1441. Located 2.2 miles east the AR/OK border on AR 8 (OK 63). Besides hiker shuttles, Woodswitch boards horses and can help with equestrian shuttles. Ask for Sam.
Ouachita Trail shuttle information – Arkansas
- Story Junction, Story AR, 870-867-3999. Located near the corner of AR 298 and US 27, near OT mile 122.
- Ronnie at Hwy 27 Fishing Village near section 6, 870-867-2211, ask and if he can’t help he will probably know who can.
- Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters, Hot Springs AR, 501-767-1373. Not located near trail but can help in eastern portions near Hot Springs, OT miles 121 – 190. Contact Don Jackson at .
- Bill Mooney Highway 7 east to Pinnacle Mt. State Park. Call Bill Mooney 501-330-2843.
Sites maintained by FoOT members and volunteers
- TrailHankie.com – “Hiker Hank” – FoOT volunteer and maker of the Trail Hankie, now available for the Ouachita Trail
- Ouachita Hiking Journal – Collection of Ouachita Mountain hike descriptions and photos, by John Carroll of Little Rock – maintainer in Section 10 and volunteer webmaster for FoOT.
- Arklahoma Hiker – Information and blog about hiking in western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, by Mike Newman, maintainer in section 1.
- Arkansas Trails Forum – A discussion forum all about the trails of Arkansas, hosted by Tom Trigg, volunteer adopter in Section 2. The site has a section devoted to the Ouachita Trail and a sub-topic for FoOT-related discussion.
Other sites with Ouachita Trail information & resources:
- Ouachitamaps – “Hiking trails of the Ouachitas and Ozarks”. Charlie Williams’ site with information about the OT, especially the western end. Also has information about shuttles.