Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Lake Ouachita Region Central Park Activity Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Kara Helton Megan Ayres Moore Waymon Cox [X] Jenn Menge Date Published May 2025 August 2024 July 2024 May 2024 March 2024 February 2024 November 2023 September 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 [X] February 2021 January 2021 November 2020 August 2020 July 2020 May 2020 Video: Purple Martins on Lake Ouachita Feb 2021 ⁄ Jenn Menge Part of our mission at Lake Ouachita State Park is to provide access to Lake Ouachita, which is filled with many wonderful natural resources. One of the most unique sights – a huge roost of purple martins – is only visible for a small portion of the year. From mid-July to mid-August, thousands of purple martins flock to a small island on the lake to gather and rest before...
Video: Purple Martins on Lake Ouachita Feb 2021 ⁄ Jenn Menge Part of our mission at Lake Ouachita State Park is to provide access to Lake Ouachita, which is filled with many wonderful natural resources. One of the most unique sights – a huge roost of purple martins – is only visible for a small portion of the year. From mid-July to mid-August, thousands of purple martins flock to a small island on the lake to gather and rest before...
