Hiking - Millwood State Park
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Waterfowl Way Trail
Length: 1.5 miles
Time: 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Brochure: Available at visitor center
Description: This level loop trail begins at Camping Area E. It crosses a bog and prairie bumps and meanders through both pine and hardwood stands. Fishing, waterfowl observation and photography are popular activities for hikers on this trail. At Cypress Point, a picnic table is available for those wanting to rest or enjoy a picnic lunch. On its return loop the trail passes an active beaver lodge and an alligator 'hole'. This trail is especially popular during the fall and winter months when many varieties of migratory waterfowl use Millwood Lake as a resting site along their long journeys.
Location: From Texarkana, go 16 miles north on U.S. 71, then 9 miles east on Hwy. 32
Wildlife Lane Nature Trail
Brochure: Available at visitor center
Description: This trail is a four mile path meandering through several hundred acres of land set aside as a wildlife sanctuary. Wildlife Lane is a multi-use trail and is designed to accommodate both hikers and bicyclers. Ride and walk with respect of others in mind.
Location: From Jct. I-30 and U.S. 71 at Texarkana, travel 16 miles north on U.S. 71 to Ashdown, then go nine miles east on Hwy. 32 to the park
For Information:
Park Superintendent,
1564 Hwy. 32 East,
Ashdown,
AR
71822
, (870) 898-2800
millwood@arkansas.com
- Contact Information
- 1564 Highway 32 East
Ashdown, AR 71822
- Email: millwood@arkansas.com)
- 870-898-2800
- ArkansasStateParks.com
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