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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Kayaking / Canoeing
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  • [X] Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • [X] Jenn Menge

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Photo Essay: Island Adventures on Lake Ouachita

Aug 2020
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Jenn Menge

Arkansas’s largest lake, Lake Ouachita, has 1000 miles of pristine shoreline and over 200 different islands to explore. Lake Ouachita State Park, located in the heart of the Ouachita Mountains, exists in part to provide access to the lake’s recreational and educational opportunities.

Sunset at Bird Island at Lake Ouachita State Park

The Electric Chair

Apr 2016
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Arkansas State Parks Staff

Not too long after I moved to Northeast Arkansas I was talking with a local who wanted to know where I worked. When I told them that I worked at Crowley’s Ridge State Park they immediately asked “Have you seen the electric chair room?” No one had told me anything about an electric chair on the park grounds, so I asked about it when I went in to the office the next day. My...

The Electric Chair at Crowley’s Ridge State Park

Kayaking Campout!

Apr 2016
  ⁄  
Arkansas State Parks Staff

Learn more about the overnight kayaking trip of the year Lake Ouachita State Park, which is one of the best ways to experience the lake and create cherished memories.

Kayaking Campout at Lake Ouachita
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