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Riverside charm meets outdoor lifestyle!
Welcome to 213 South First Street, Augusta — a White Riverside gem nestled in the heart of town, offering panoramic water views, easy access to local amenities, and a lifestyle made for lovers of nature, hunting, and small-town charm.
This inviting residence offers 2 bedrooms / 2 full baths, plus a detached sunroom/bonus room that can double as an office, relaxing lounge space, or a bunkhouse for duck hunters. The home is thoughtfully sited on the riverbank, giving you front-row views of waterfowl, river activity, and the ebb and flow of seasonal light and wildlife. BOAT RAMP WALKING DISTANCE TO THE HOUSE!
You’ll enter the home into a comfortable living/dining area with tall windows framing the river views. The layout flows naturally, with both bedrooms and baths on opposite sides of the home (ideal for privacy). The sunroom, detached but steps away, is a quiet retreat bathed in natural light — perfect for curling up with a book, watching wildlife, or morning coffee with a breeze off the river. OR line the walls with bunk beds for your waterfowl hunting club.
Outdoors, a riverside porch offers a front-row seat to the rhythm of the water. The lot doesn't quite extend to the water’s edge, but still gives you direct access for boating, fishing, or simply soaking up the riverside ambiance. Mature trees and landscaping tie the property into the local natural aesthetic. The boat ramp is marked on the map and is just a minute from the property.
Because you’re in the heart of Augusta, you enjoy walkability to town conveniences while still feeling like you’re tucked into nature. For the outdoor enthusiast, this is more than a house — it’s a launching pad. The conservation treasure that is Cache River National Wildlife Refuge lies only ~16 miles south via Highway 33, offering tens of thousands of acres of bottomland forest, swamp, sloughs, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. During winter and migration seasons, the refuge is one of the region’s most important staging grounds for ducks and waterfowl.
The White River/ bottomland/ hardwoods/ floodplain sloughs in the Augusta area are a classic habitat for wintering waterfowl. The natural flooding of backwaters, sloughs, timber, and submerged bottomlands make it attractive for ducks.
One prominent private property in the area is White Oaks Duck Woods, which spans thousands of acres of mature timber, food plots, controllable flooding, cypress breaks, sloughs, and more.
The Fitzhugh Duck Lease / Lodge borders White Oaks and comprises ~695 acres of timber and fields, with its duck holes flooded via wells.
Also, Lost Bridge Duck Club on the White River (between Bald Knob and Augusta) is a 3,700acre waterfowl club known for high duck concentrations during the wintering period.
Local guide services operate in the area, offering blind/boat/timber hunts near Augusta and Grubbs, including lodging and guided hunts.
The “duck camp cabin” on Taylor Bay Road in Augusta is advertised as being in proximity to duck hunting grounds, fully furnished, and ideal for access to White Oaks property.
In short: if you own riverfront or near-river property in the bottoms, you’re sitting in one of Arkansas’s more desirable duck country zones. But many of the “hunting grounds” are privately held or managed as club leases, not public.
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
Just about 16 miles south of Augusta along Highway 33 lies the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge headquarters. This refuge comprises some of the most intact bottomland hardwood forests and wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Valley, protecting more than 60,000+ acres of wetlands, sloughs, oxbows, and hardwood forests. wetlands
It is recognized as one of the most important wintering areas for ducks and waterfowl in the region, and is designated as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Visitors use its tracts for waterfowl hunting (when the season is open), wildlife observation, photography, and nature walks.
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge is farther away but has waterfowl hunting (except in designated sanctuary zones) with bottomland hardwoods, oxbows, and fields.
Other Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
While there is not a single WMA directly adjacent to Augusta, Arkansas’s Game & Fish Commission operates numerous WMAs statewide, offering hunting opportunities fairly accessible from the Augusta area.
In the greater delta/bottomland zone, you’ll find leased or public timber/wetland tracts, cropland edges, and backwaters where deer, turkey, and small game may be pursued (depending on permits and regulations).
The close integration of private river frontage plus these public habitat lands makes this location especially favorable for a “base camp” home for outdoor sportsmen/waterfowl enthusiasts.
Living in Augusta gives you a refreshing mix: the quiet rhythm of a small river town with enough local conveniences to keep life easy and interesting.
Historic downtown / riverfront character — The Augusta Commercial Historic District hugs the riverbank and includes early commercial buildings, warehouses, and storefronts built in Italianate and early commercial styles.
Local services & essentials — You’ll find local shops, churches, small restaurants, hardware stores, and municipal services within walking or short driving distance.
Community & heritage — Augusta sits on the east bank of the White River and has a rich history as a riverboat landing and early shipping hub.
Connectivity — From Augusta you can reach nearby small towns, larger cities, or regional roads for commuting or shopping beyond local options.
Outdoor life — Beyond the refuge, the White River and neighboring waterways provide opportunities for fishing, boating, and exploring backwaters. Because of the river frontage, early mornings or dusk hours may treat you to ducks, herons, egrets, geese, kingfishers, and other waterbirds descending or rising along the water corridor.
Quiet, low-density living — As a small town, Augusta offers a pace of life that appeals to those who prefer nature, calm, and fewer crowds.
Proudly listed with Sarah Perkins, certified Land Specialist/Realtor/Executive Broker with Mossy Oak Properties Selling Arkansas Southside. Call or text 501-691-2600 for all questions or for a tour of the property. Office number is 870-569-4600 . wesellarkansas.com, equal housing opportunity.
