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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Crater of Diamonds
  • Ozark Folk Center
  • DeGray Lake Resort
  • Devil's Den
  • Lake Dardanelle
  • Logoly
  • Mount Magazine
  • [X] Historic Washington State Park
  • [X] Bull Shoals - White River
  • [X] Cossatot River
  • [X] Davidsonville
  • [X] Hobbs State Park Conservation Area
  • [X] Prairie Grove Battlefield

Region

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

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Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Chris Adams
  • Chris Pistole
  • Billy Nations
  • Monika Rued
  • Zachary Fisher
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Josh Williams
  • Kylee Cole
  • Robin Gabe
  • Sarah Reap
  • Shelley Flanary
  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Leita Spears
  • [X] Meg Matthews

Date Published

  • July 2020
  • August 2016

Photo Essay: Branches in Time

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Leita Spears

Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees.

Giant magnolia tree at Historic Washington State Park

Top 10 Ways to Stay Cool at Arkansas State Parks

Aug 2016
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

While we wait for cooler temperatures to come to The Natural State, here are the top 10 ways to stay cool at Arkansas State Parks during the dog days of summer.

kayaking at lake fort smith state park
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