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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Bull Shoals - White River
  • Davidsonville

Region

  • Northwest
  • Southwest
  • Upper Delta
  • [X] North Central

Park Activity

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Grady Spann
  • Heather Johnson
  • Jackie Rupp
  • Jason Parrie
  • Jeanette Larson
  • Jeanette Larson
  • Jenn Menge
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Jonathan Wirges
  • Kelly Farrell
  • Maggie Howard
  • Matt Manos
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Sasha Bowles
  • Tara Gillanders
  • [X] Sarah Reap
  • [X] Zachary Fisher

Date Published

  • November 2020
  • May 2020

Photo Essay: Churn Your Own Butter

Nov 2020
  ⁄  
Sarah Reap

Davidsonville Historic State Park in northeast Arkansas preserves Arkansas’s first platted (planned) town and the stories of the people who lived here. The people of Davidsonville churned butter as a necessary chore to keep their households running smoothly, but today is a fun activity to connect us to the past. In this photo essay, we will explore the very important task...

A loaf of bread on a table with a container of butter and a piece of bread off to the side with butter on it

Photo Essay: A Closer Look 

May 2020
  ⁄  
Zachary Fisher

While we often anticipate hiking towards a specific destination on the trail—perhaps a clearing with a view or a streamside bench for a picnic spot—we have a tendency to overlook the subtle, simple wonders occurring along the way, forgetting to “stop and smell the roses,” so to speak. Some of nature’s truly incredible “wow” moments are happening all over the forest floor...

mossy branch
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