Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyle Park Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp · Benton | Access / boat ramp | 34.58728, -92.60481 | Uppermost main-stem ramp, in Lyle Park on the east edge of Benton. An unnamed OSM slipway sits at the same spot, within a few metres. |
| 2 | I-30 Cherry Gingles Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp · Benton | Access / boat ramp | 34.55582, -92.62109 | Ramp beside the Interstate 30 crossing at Benton; the usual put-in for the short town float down to the Old River Bridge. |
| 3 | Bernard W. Holland Park City of Benton · riverside park | Park / conservation area | 34.55290, -92.60958 | Benton city park on the left bank just below the I-30 crossing. |
| 4 | Old River Bridge Historic span · closed to traffic | Bridge crossing | 34.54091, -92.60691 | 1891 iron truss listed on the National Register; carries the old River Road alignment and is closed to vehicles, so it reads as a landmark rather than an access. |
| 5 | Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Little Rock Subdivision | Bridge crossing | 34.54052, -92.60606 | Active railroad crossing immediately downstream of the Old River Bridge. |
| 6 | Tull Bridge Tull · Saline County | Bridge crossing | 34.44127, -92.59984 | Named crossing at Tull, beside the Cherry Road bridge; the old span carries no through traffic. |
| 7 | Fitzhugh Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.36636, -92.61421 | First ramp below Tull, on the long rural reach above the Highway 270 crossing. |
| 8 | Highway 270 Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.31920, -92.58714 | Ramp at the Highway 270 crossing. |
| 9 | Jenkins Ferry State Park Arkansas State Parks | Park / conservation area | 34.21315, -92.54738 | Civil War battlefield park on the Saline at the historic Jenkins Ferry crossing; its own ramp is the next point downstream. |
| 10 | Jenkins Ferry Boat Ramp Arkansas State Parks · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.21093, -92.54863 | Ramp inside Jenkins Ferry State Park, roughly 250 m below the park centre. |
| 11 | Hwy 167 Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.11537, -92.40624 | Ramp at the U.S. 167 (South Rock Street) crossing; the bridge sits about 25 m away. |
| 12 | Lee's Ferry Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 34.07136, -92.36574 | Rural ramp at the old Lee's Ferry crossing. |
| 13 | Hwy 79 Pool Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp · Kingsland | Access / boat ramp | 33.89531, -92.23346 | Ramp on the Highway 79 pool near Kingsland. |
| 14 | Lloyd Wilton "Buddy" Reaves Mt. Elba Boat Ramp County ramp · concrete · Mt. Elba | Access / boat ramp | 33.85007, -92.15998 | County ramp at Mt. Elba. The state access layer spells the first name 'Lioyd'; it is an agency typo. |
| 15 | Cowford Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 33.74607, -92.06037 | Ramp at the Cowford crossing, on the lower river above Hwy 15/63. |
| 16 | Hwy 15/63 Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 33.70126, -92.02602 | Ramp at the combined Highway 15 / Highway 63 crossing; the USGS gauge is immediately downstream. |
| 17 | USGS 07363500 — Saline River near Rye Real-time stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 33.70083, -92.02583 | The gauge the float levels on this river are read from, just below the Hwy 15/63 ramp. |
| 18 | Hwy 278 Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 33.60684, -92.01147 | Ramp at the Highway 278 crossing. |
| 19 | Ozment Bluff Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 33.49935, -91.99930 | Ramp under Ozment Bluff, one of the few high banks on the lower river. |
| 20 | Basin Landing Boating Access County ramp · concrete | Access / boat ramp | 33.46917, -92.00764 | County boating access on the lower river. |
| 21 | Longview Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 33.37952, -91.95980 | Ramp on the bottomland reach below Basin Landing. |
| 22 | Stillion Boat Ramp AGFC · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 33.25278, -92.04427 | Lowest AGFC ramp above the Felsenthal backwater; the railroad bridge is just downstream. |
| 23 | Fordyce & Princeton Railroad Bridge Short-line railroad crossing | Bridge crossing | 33.25680, -92.04639 | Railroad crossing beside the Stillion ramp, on the old Rock Island alignment. |
| 24 | Prairie Island Boat Ramp USFWS · concrete ramp · Felsenthal NWR | Access / boat ramp | 33.20983, -92.12694 | Lowest ramp on the river, inside Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge near the Ouachita confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 07363500 — Saline River near Rye, AR. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Bowfin, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Largemouth Bass, Longear Sunfish, Longnose Gar, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Crappie
Regulations: www.agfc.com/regulations/general-fishing-regulations/
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Rye - the gauge reach and the main access on the lower river.
Warren area crossings - access in Bradley County.
Moro Bay State Park, downstream - access near the Ouachita confluence.
Benton and the upper river - access to the Ouachita Mountain reach.
US 63 and US 278 crossings - highway access on the middle and lower river.
Drew County road crossings - informal launches through the bottomlands.
Saline River confluence with the Ouachita - the downstream end of the river.
Spring: high water through the bottoms, then excellent bass and crappie fishing as it drops.
Summer: low and warm, with catfish steady and bass holding on the deeper wood.
Fall: strong bass fishing as water cools and clears through the bends.
Winter: high water is common, with crappie deep and catfish still taking bait in the holes.