CANOE STREAMS RECREATION SCENIC DRIVES LAKES / RIVERS WILDERNESS AREAS NATIONAL FOREST ANOE STREAMS Big Piney Creek - Considered by some to be the classic Ozark stream, it tumbles in a twisting course from its rugged headwaters region toward the Arkansas River. Rapids, bluffs, overhanging hardwoods - the Big Piney has it all. Illinois Bayou - Perhaps the only bayou in the country featuring class II/III white water. The Illinois Bayou is actually four streams and recommended only for experienced canoeists. Mulberry River - An official member of the National Wild And Scenic River System. From its beginnings deep in the Ozarks to its confluence with the Arkansas River, the Mulberry pours over ledges, shoots through willow thickets and whips around sharp turns, giving it a class II/III rating for canoeists.