Spring River Country offers dogwood and redbud in the spring, summer kayaking and fishing, fall leaves, and year-round hiking and exploring.

The railroad published the first guide to the area in 1885 and people have been coming ever since from Memphis, Little Rock, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Today, people fish for trout and black bass and hike and hunt the 13,000-acre Harold E. Alexander Spring River Wildlife Management Area south of town.

Local outfitters will be glad to get you set for a day on the river and don't miss the 20-minute drive to Mammoth Spring State Park, home to America's third largest spring.

A one-hour drive through the best of Spring River Country scenery.  Beginning on Main Street in Hardy, the drive takes you to Mammoth Spring, Saddle, Cherokee Village, and back to Main Street with views of the Spring and South Fork Rivers, Papoose Falls, and the rolling Ozark hills.

This drive is particularly good for fall leaves and spring dogwood and redbud.