Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Bull Shoals - White River Cane Creek Cossatot River Crater of Diamonds Crowley's Ridge Daisy Davidsonville DeGray Lake Resort Delta Heritage Trail Devil's Den Hampson Museum Historic Washington State Park Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Jacksonport Lake Catherine Lake Charles Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Lake Poinsett Logoly Louisiana Purchase Lower White River Museum Mammoth Spring Millwood Mississippi River Moro Bay Mount Magazine Mount Nebo Ozark Folk Center Parkin Archeological Petit Jean Pinnacle Mountain Plantation Agriculture Museum Plum Bayou Mounds Powhatan Courthouse Prairie Grove Battlefield Queen Wilhelmina Village Creek White Oak Lake Withrow Springs Woolly Hollow Region Central Lower Delta North Central Northwest Southwest Upper Delta Park Activity Backpacking Boating / Marinas Climbing Diamond Digging Fishing Geocaching Hiking Horseback Riding Kayaking / Canoeing Lake Tours Motorcycling Mountain Biking Road Cycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Swimming Watchable Wildlife Trail Type ATV Backpacking Barrier Free (ADA) Day Hikes Horseback Riding Kayaking/Water Trails Mountain Biking Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Strenuous Author Adam Leslie Alex Hedegard Amy Griffin Amy Griffin Billy Nations Bonnie Marberry Brian Whitson Cara Curtis Cathy Combs Chris Adams Chris Pistole David Armstrong Devin Moon Don Simons Elizabeth Kimble Grady Spann Haley Johnson Heather Johnson Heather Runyan Ivory Detter Jackie Rupp Jason Baumgartner Jason Parrie Jeanette Larson Jeanette Larson Jenn Menge Joe Jacobs John Morrow Jonathan Wirges Josh Williams Kara Helton Kayla Gomance Kelly Farrell Kristina Root Kylee Cole Leita Spears Leita Spears Maggie Howard Mary Buchman Matt Manos Megan Ayres Moore Melissa Ray Monika Rued Mystina Swaim Paul Butler Pearl Jangjiravat Pete Salmon Rachel Lewis Randy Pearson Rebekah Spurlock Robin Gabe Ron Salley Ryan Smith Sarah Reap Sarah Wells Sasha Bowles Seth Boone Shelley Flanary Tara Gillanders Tayler Markham Tim Scott Waymon Cox Zachary Fisher Zoie Clift [X] Arkansas State Parks Staff [X] Meg Matthews Date Published August 2023 March 2023 February 2023 October 2022 July 2022 June 2022 November 2021 September 2021 July 2021 April 2021 December 2020 July 2020 April 2020 February 2020 January 2020 November 2019 January 2019 May 2018 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 6 Next page Next › Parks—Places Where “Everlasting Moments” Are Born Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Arkansas’s state parks are here to protect natural and cultural resources. They’re here for outdoor recreation, support tourism, and inspire those personal and profound “everlasting moments.” The Electric Chair Apr 2016 ⁄ 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... A Daisy of a Park! Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Daisy State Park is a hub of southwest Arkansas adventures including diamond digging, canoeing, kayaking, trout fishing, Little Missouri Falls, and Hot Springs National Park. Connecting Kids’ Minds and Hearts to State Parks… Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff On May 30, 2010, ten year old Linda S. wrote this poem as one of the activities in her quest to become the first recipient of an Arkansas State Parks Explorer badge and certificate. To earn this honor, she completed nine park-related activities and took an official pledge, promising to love and respect State Parks and help spread the word that conservation is “cool.” The Clean-up Crew Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Our parks are a resource and gift to all visitors, but after their departure, the often leave behind trash and belongings that are harmful to the parks. Memorial Day Message Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Memorial Day is a reminder of the sacrifices for those who have sacrificed themselves and put themselves in harms way to protect us. The Outdoor Classroom Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff The best use of my park is as a classroom. The thing I love to see are young people using their senses to enjoy this place that I have loved all these years. Sharing the Trails with Snakes Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff If you're hiking on an Arkansas trail, you'll want to watch your step. Not only to see where you're walking but potentially to save yourself - and a snake - from a bad run in. Night Lights Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Recently, I had an eye opening experience. It was when my back sliding glass doors were replaced. You see, the old ones had clouded over to the point that you couldn’t really see out of them into my backyard. I had lived with it that way for a few years and had gotten used to it. However, when the new doors were put in, my eyes were opened up to all of the things I had... The Milkweed Archipelago Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Rich Mountain is an excellent stopover for Monarchs due to the many species of wildflowers that bloom during the end of September and the beginning of October. Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 6 Next page Next ›
Parks—Places Where “Everlasting Moments” Are Born Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Arkansas’s state parks are here to protect natural and cultural resources. They’re here for outdoor recreation, support tourism, and inspire those personal and profound “everlasting moments.”
The Electric Chair Apr 2016 ⁄ 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...
A Daisy of a Park! Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Daisy State Park is a hub of southwest Arkansas adventures including diamond digging, canoeing, kayaking, trout fishing, Little Missouri Falls, and Hot Springs National Park.
Connecting Kids’ Minds and Hearts to State Parks… Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff On May 30, 2010, ten year old Linda S. wrote this poem as one of the activities in her quest to become the first recipient of an Arkansas State Parks Explorer badge and certificate. To earn this honor, she completed nine park-related activities and took an official pledge, promising to love and respect State Parks and help spread the word that conservation is “cool.”
The Clean-up Crew Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Our parks are a resource and gift to all visitors, but after their departure, the often leave behind trash and belongings that are harmful to the parks.
Memorial Day Message Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Memorial Day is a reminder of the sacrifices for those who have sacrificed themselves and put themselves in harms way to protect us.
The Outdoor Classroom Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff The best use of my park is as a classroom. The thing I love to see are young people using their senses to enjoy this place that I have loved all these years.
Sharing the Trails with Snakes Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff If you're hiking on an Arkansas trail, you'll want to watch your step. Not only to see where you're walking but potentially to save yourself - and a snake - from a bad run in.
Night Lights Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Recently, I had an eye opening experience. It was when my back sliding glass doors were replaced. You see, the old ones had clouded over to the point that you couldn’t really see out of them into my backyard. I had lived with it that way for a few years and had gotten used to it. However, when the new doors were put in, my eyes were opened up to all of the things I had...
The Milkweed Archipelago Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Rich Mountain is an excellent stopover for Monarchs due to the many species of wildflowers that bloom during the end of September and the beginning of October.
