2016 Map of Big Hudson Creek

About this map

Ouachita National Forest covers this McCurtain County landscape, where the Pine Mountains and Slapover Ridge dominate a terrain of deep drainages and isolated peaks. This 2016 survey documents a dense network of forest service roads, such as 24250 and 28000, which provide the primary access to the interior of these highlands. Water sources are frequent but localized, including the Pine Mountain Spring and numerous named tributaries like Big Hudson Cr and Robinson Cr. The area is characterized by its dramatic elevation changes, notably at White Oak Mtn and Little White Oak Mtn. These ridges and creeks, such as Mine Cr and Buffalo Creek, represent a modern view of a managed wilderness area where the topographic structure dictates the path of both the waterways and the sparse human infrastructure.