Abandoned Ranger Station Deep in the Arkansas Ozarks

[@jenniferashley99]

That is one of the nicest abandoned places I've seen. It's a shame they cannot give it to someone in need instead of leaving it to rot. I like the front door...and fireplace.

[@KiloByte69]

+Jenna X Why don't you offer to buy it from the owner so you can give it to someone in need?

[@aaakamamama6611]

To someone in need? Sure, you got the shelter part down for someone. But since it's so desolate, what's the point? :D

[@claire040776]

+KiloByte69 ..... Yeah because everyone has that kind of $ to spare!

[@KiloByte69]

Claire Mahony Typical libtard, you're quick to volunteer to spend other people's money. But instead of putting your own money where your mouth is all you do is offer excuses. Fucking hypocrite.

[@claire040776]

+KiloByte69 ..... You have no idea ..... my comment was meant as a joke ..... you obviously didn't pick up that I was being sarcastic! Never in my comment was I rude or an idiot, but clearly in the comment you made you were rude and showed how much of an idiot you are!

[@Evansmustard]

I would love to live there. That kitchen looks great with those windows.

[@DanBellFilmIt]

+Evansmustard I agree. It was so beautiful up there.

[@Evansmustard]

***** I've never been to the UK but I would totally trade with you. I've always fantasized about your countrysides and villages.

[@LikaLaruku]

I was already picturing where to put my stuff.

[@eulaliecholmondeley8326]

+Jill Sandwich me too!. I was imagining subway tile in the kitchen and bath.

[@LikaLaruku]

I'd have renovated it to look as mid century as possible.

[@darcihoudeshell2588]

Arkansas? Lol...time to do a tick check! I've been stuck in Northern Arkansas for 29 years!

[@paulcarmi8130]

That's the only reason to be there, can't blame ya

[@darcihoudeshell2588]

@that dude Yeah! Me too! Nothing is worse than being covered in the little bastards!!!

[@jessicascottpops4184]

I love how you always put 2 and 2 together. "what's all this dust in this room? Oh it must be for the fire place. And" this is olives looks like burnt Cheerios! Lol love it! Thanks for the awesome videos.

[@mariansaldo1]

I love the sound those old rotary phones made when the dial went back to it's original position.

[@bubsmith1067]

What a beautiful place! I love seeing "clean" places like this. I hate when people vandalize just to do it. This place looks untouched for the most part.

[@PattiMahaney]

I would live there- 10000% in better shape than almost everywhere else you've gone to. Has that camping feel to it and lots of space!

[@eulaliecholmondeley8326]

This would be great to renovate and live in. What a nice house.

[@amberbentley8268]

What a beautiful "house". I wouldn't mind fixing it up and moving right in!

[@Ghostwing54024]

I am so happy that you are doing a few videos out of Arkansas!

[@SuperMaleVitality]

Place like that, I'd come in with some supplies and a few people, sweep it out, patch it up, and never let anyone else be the wiser. If someone owns it, odds are it'll be mine by the time they go check on it. If it's the government's I doubt they'd object to a free caretaker keeping an unused property from disrepair on private dime. Be a killer place to get away without dealing with ownership obligations, and even if someone owns it and comes back I doubt they'd object to drywall patching, sweeping, and roof repair...

[@WN_Byers]

Diversity 6-2112 I agree, really old wooden ship

[@dwarfbunni]

Set up a generator and a router, I'd never leave

[@Play-ue8bp]

That's a nice little love shack! The US Forest Service emblem on the wall confirms it used to be a ranger station.

[@jennicase]

it's a......fixer upper

[@joepowell2619]

That old Rotary phone was sheet! Another great video Dan🙂

[@the4thobserver]

Your channel reminds me of the old days of tomb raider for the ps1. Lara Croft would go into strange places and it creeped me out playing the games at night. This reminds me of Lara Croft.

[@Left4Decay]

This place looks pretty neat, quite surprised how intact it is 👍

[@YourTubeVideoss]

BETTER than a Movie - " Nothing Is Ever Easy , Ow , You SOB ( Hurts , Thorns ) " - Dan Bell - LOOOL - TOO FUNNY .. Love It !

[@KyleInOklahoma]

wow, i would love to take that over. A bit of work and you have a beautiful ranch type of place-lovely fireplace and decent size..What a shame.

[@MuiTube]

What a beautiful spot! Amazing find!

[@virginiawilliams1130]

So sad this is abandoned looks like a nice house

[@rodgerperkins160]

Virginia W0000

[@romeoslover817]

I am creeped out a little bit. I swear I have seen this place before. The room with the podium where you first walk in is clear as day in my head..I am thinking I may have dreamt it. Aside from that, that building is in excellent condition, and would not take too much. to restore it.

[@bubl8015]

Where do you find these places?? Amazing - Keep up the great work Dan

[@TheEntertainmentKing]

I think your trying to fool us on this one Dan, The road is right beside this, with a car park (by the looks of it) and your fighting your way through the undergrowth. I think William was correct in his comment 'couldn't just go round the other way' he he he, Keep up the great work, I'm enjoying these 'Film It' ones as much as the main videos.

[@junbug1029]

+Craig Ferguson (The Entertainment King) Kekekeke!

[@polferiferus1938]

The "easy way" may have been gated or otherwise blocked, or it may have made it obvious what he was doing (trespassing) in some way had he gone that route. Who knows? I'm just glad he does it!

[@TheEntertainmentKing]

+Brian Karcher I meant it light hearted, not serious.

[@polferiferus1938]

+Craig Ferguson (The Entertainment King) - Hey, no problem. I meant no criticism of your comment either. Just wanted to suggest some reasons. We're all cool here! :)

[@TheEntertainmentKing]

+Brian Karcher No worries at all. :-)

[@RayneSaltair]

Hard wood floors this is absolutely beautiful, I wanna live at the ranger station.

[@dowarnette]

beautiful area and i agree with most this would be a nice home. even looks like you could vault the ceilings based on that hole in the kitchen ceiling.

[@HorrorGalSusan]

The phone with the cobwebs on it! :) Seems like it had a nice enough layout...

[@julicrepbella]

4;30 OMG THAT ROOM LOOKS LIKE THE ROOM WHERE THE I FEEL FANTASTIC VIDEO WAS FILMED !!!!

[@amysprenkle9966]

That is such a nice house. If it was fixed up, that would bring about $100,000 in some areas.

[@dianabeets5854]

wow,that must have been a nice home at one time.cool video

[@pieandpep9136]

Wow it's huge! It could be so nice with a bit of repair and TLC, what a shame it's sitting empty.

[@elizabeth8542]

i live here. could you possibly tell me what town this is in? i am embarking on a new project of taking pictures of old buildings on the outside. thanks for any help you can give.

[@vickiecook7464]

It's obviously not been abandoned for long. Probably used every summer as a fire watch or something. thank for video Mr. Bell.

[@HayleyJeanProctor445]

seems to low to be used for firewatch

[@jannisares]

I wish I could snag that desk and refinish it. It's perfect for a gamer, my sweetie has one.

[@rammice]

Looks pretty cozy

[@WesternStarproductions]

saddly forgotten thanks for the video !

[@tobimobiv1]

I love those dark wooden walls.

[@HiImSpencerTate]

you always find the neatest places!

[@neonbluesoda]

There seems to be a consistent issue with a clicking sound on your videos. I hardly notice, but it makes my cats jump. Don't get me wrong, I love these videos!

[@kokkonutfreaks]

Very interesting video, Dan.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

Since there's a highway right next to the place, I'm guessing it was a tourist information center. The rotary phone dates it from the late 1960 to early 1970s. That's plenty of time for all those trees to have grown up between the building and the highway. There's probably a parking lot buried under the grass between the building and the road, too. The public drinking fountain at 2:44 and the stove exhaust hood at 3:13 are clues, too. This place used to be open to the public. They may have prepared hot food, as well.

[@Lisa_the_Cottage_Witch]

Despite the debris, I have to say I love it!

[@kelsey4032]

Oooh the Ozarks are a creepy place. Have you ever seen Winter's Bone? Lol

[@arrowhead1867]

Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin that's correct, very hilly and mountainous with thick woods separated by streams

[@k1773ns]

^^ dan does your friend post the photos he takes? i'd love to see them :) you never shout out his stuff

[@Seannasmum]

I think Will posts on his Instagram!

[@chubbyjaydraws]

He has a fan page on Facebook as well,you can also buy prints of his photos,they are really awesome

[@billyz97]

Come to Springfield Missouri and explore

[@missourinative9168]

Billy Benedict that’s where I’m from too

[@originalredneckgirl]

Some should move in there and start fixing it up , I think after what 7 years its yours

[@polferiferus1938]

Barbara Miller - Squatters rights.

[@loupole5654]

Unless it belongs to the state . . .

[@jonu5336]

I was told if you take care of property for twenty years you can claim it as yours.Not sure if that's true or not just what I've been told

[@Nofretari]

Jo Nu it’s seven years in my county

[@garypollard9770]

As long as you keep up the property taxes!

[@Letsmakeitleet]

Your videos are so interesting, love it Dan Bell keep it going!!!

[@fire58372001]

It looked like they had maps there. Did you look at them?

[@snickety13]

Great video as usual Dan !

[@therizeeclipse8478]

We have multiple abandoned places in my town (a old college, a motel and a hotel)

[@Watchinthefoolshere]

Where in AR was this? You should go to Eureka Springs, AR.

[@korazuko7389]

Have you been around the Gaston, Arkansas area?

[@dampfbucke]

did you check if still power is on?^^

[@bombasticbuster9340]

This was most likely Central Arkansas. Logging is big business. Not many pines in northern/ northwest Arkansas. Maybe hwy 7 south toward Hot Springs. Those phones were used well into the 90s in rural Arkansas. I had a party line and rotary in 1992!

[@krisdominguez4997]

Bombasticbuster looks outside of dover area

[@tdizzle4546]

What kind of camera do you use?!

[@the4thobserver]

if i were stranded i would fix that place up and make it cozy as hell

[@danielcarrasco5047]

That stove is awesome.

[@elysianfields49]

Oh, you shouldn't have given its location; now, some jerks will try to find it so that they can trash it. Frankly, it was in great condition, and if I had the money, I'd be tempted to make a bid on it. (I am so happy to see a disused building that has actually been left alone, and is not is a ruinous state; thanks for including one in your travels.)

[@Everclearfan86]

Looking forward to more Arkansas videos! Dogpatch USA would be a good spot for exploring I bet, if they haven't already cleaned it up too much.

[@Mytube777]

Could it be a hunting cabin? Where in from whoever gets there first is allowed to camp there......

[@rysaj1]

the floors are beautiful

[@jkflorida]

How do you find these places? Google Earth?

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Some day I’m gonna come across a video like this from someone who finds my cabin in the woods lol. I’ve been doing it for 8 years and as far as I know nobody has found it. Great fun just don’t leave trash behind. I’m not sure what kind of trouble I could get in it is miles on the forest on state land but it is out of the National park areas. Hopefully if someone does find it they will see I worked very hard to not be disrespectful.

[@sezjamaelstrom9696]

This reminds me of "I Spit on Your Grave" and I grew up in the Ozarks lol

[@retrob9346]

Nice job dan bell

[@ServanoStyle]

You can hear traffic... lol, BIG trip

[@newhoped3864]

Probably isn't totally abandoned, I worked as a ranger for quite a few years and we'd have huts like that all over the place many of them wouldn't be used for years at a time.

[@tbaby1500]

dan, did it have an address? if so try googling it and see what u find

[@jackiecreamer7633]

I would buy it in a heart beat.

[@ls6-ss413]

Prob a cozy place in the winter time🙂

[@lildumplin9905]

That's Arkansas alright

[@HexusoftheSheep]

LOL yeah it had me cracking up " Why does there have to be thorns on everything?" definitely Arkansas.

[@johnharrison2466]

Caught ya,now I know who's getting​ in my dang ranger station!!!!!!

[@Williamstanway]

hey Dan me and my girlfriend just watched exploring with joshes Chernobyl series of videos, now I love Josh he is a great guy, and those videos where interesting and informative, but all the way through we where bothe saying how cool it would be if you had filmed and edited it, it needed some creepy Soviet music and some nice slow camera shots , you need to get yourself to Russia my friend .

[@dps6198]

Is that in a state or national park?

[@8uddyR1ch]

Dan - for us curious fans, can you explain the difference between the This Is Dan Bell and the Film It channels?

[@DanBellFilmIt]

+8uddyR1ch FILM IT is basically locations that aren't robust enough for the main channel. Plus I can shoot random stuff and upload straight from my phone. It was great to be able to upload daily videos from the road as well. The main channel is for my polished, edited work.

[@8uddyR1ch]

Dan Bell / Film It Thank for the explanation Dan! I love them both. Keep it up!

[@pigoff123]

needs to be restored

[@jwitt513]

"Nothing is ever....ow. You son of a bitch". LOL!

[@BollingHolt]

That totally reminds me of exploring the cabins in the NES game "Friday the 13th".

[@livionaves]

Why do someone abandons this?

[@tgore276]

what town is this near?

[@rachipoo4769]

2.21,what is that tha a cell phone wonder,how you call with no touchscreen

[@meebrbey]

This could be turned into something nice..hope whoever owns it doesn't just let it sit and rot

[@RebelRed]

someone could fix that place up easy; nice little holiday home

[@wadebaker2910]

According to the phone number on the phone, this was probably in the Plainview area south of Russellville.

[@stevendavis1940]

Not a ranger station. And deep in the Arkansas Ozarks - where?

[@CuracaoLife]

That phone is cool!

[@LauraTuller]

How in the heck to you find these places, hm? :D

[@DanBellFilmIt]

+Laura Tuller driving. Lots of driving.

[@lammarpeeter9041]

+Dan Bell / Film It Be sure you don't become the missing. You look like you were in very isolated destination. I would't want you to come up missing I would't have no more videos to watch as all ways keep up the work love the videos.

[@bentstrider]

+Dan Bell / Film It This is the type of thing to be done on a dual sport motorcycle. Especially poking around the remnants of the extinct towns out here in eastern NM!!

[@loupole5654]

Oh, I don't know. . .That could be the perfect springboard to a bigger project. . . .Filmmaker Dan Bell. . . Missing. . thought to be investigating an abandoned drug house. . SCRATCH THAT! Filmmaker Dan Bell, Went missing one cold winter evening while investigating an abandoned cabin deep in the woods. . Nearly a year later. . bones are found. . . Digital camera. . . . WHAT HAPPENED? Sounds vaguely familiar. .

[@lammarpeeter9041]

When did he go missing? Where did he go missing what state?

[@naturalbornhustler13]

dan I'm a explorer and love in Arkansas and document also any way to email info on this

[@cecilg.relation2537]

Do you answer comments?

[@JudyEddy]

Very cool! Tfs!

[@PlisskensRun]

Deep in the Arkansas Ozarks LOL LOL LOL must not be to deep its next to a road.... LOL

[@JustSheilz]

That looks nothing like I imagined.

[@paulatristan8189]

I love all your videos by the way, always get likes from me😁😊👍👍👍

[@SHADOSTRYKR]

This could be a beautiful home with little work

[@hairrockinray]

See! before clicking this video, l knew someone was microwaving their coffee

[@teresaarias2968]

jukebox 752 luv ur profile pic. I collect coke stuff

[@kevinbarry7475]

I'd live there except for two words,Big Foot!

[@sharonbeckett4853]

I would love to live there,such a pity it's been left to rot.

[@loditx7706]

Was it the rotary phone, the spider webs, or the two inches of dust on everything that tipped you off to the length of time since it had been inhabited? At least they had cleared most everything out of it: no piles of paper on the floor or smelly trash in kitchen or mounds of moldy clothes. It is a great place, except for the sheets of wood paneling. Yuck! Too bad whoever owns it is letting it stand empty. Why did y'all thrash through the woods when there was apparently a road running right in front of it? Were you being clandestine?

[@jamescrabtree8088]

would be good place to get away for the weekend or deer hunting camp

[@QualityKush]

How deep is deep? Like was there a Mcdonalds down the street deep? Or we talking deliverance banjo in the woods squealing like a pig deep? Theres a road.. god damn it

[@danthedewman1]

That is why I carry snips while I hike in the Ozarks....