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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Davidsonville
  • Mississippi River

Region

  • North Central
  • Southwest
  • [X] Upper Delta

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Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Bonnie Marberry
  • Cara Curtis
  • Cathy Combs
  • Elizabeth Kimble
  • Grady Spann
  • Heather Runyan
  • Jason Parrie
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Kara Helton
  • Kelly Farrell
  • Maggie Howard
  • Mary Buchman
  • Matt Manos
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Pearl Jangjiravat
  • Rachel Lewis
  • Robin Gabe
  • Sasha Bowles
  • Tara Gillanders
  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Kristina Root
  • [X] Sarah Reap

Date Published

  • July 2020
  • May 2020

Rivers as Transportation 

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Sarah Reap

Davidsonville Historic State Park was established in 1957 to preserve the first platted (planned) town in Arkansas: Davidsonville. Established in 1815 along the Black River in northeast Arkansas Territory, the town was the site of many of Arkansas’s firsts. Davidsonville held the first county seat for Lawrence County, Arkansas’s first post office, first courthouse, and...

Davidsonville Historic State Park

Night Sounds of Mississippi River State Park

May 2020
  ⁄  
Kristina Root

Listening to the night sounds of Crowley’s Ridge is a great way for you to observe, study, and explore the native wildlife at Mississippi River State Park. The darkness of the night makes different senses come alive. In this video, turn up the volume and let your hearing and imagination do the work.

Mississippi River State Park at Night
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