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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Mount Magazine
  • Plum Bayou Mounds

Region

  • Central
  • Northwest

Park Activity

  • Hiking
  • Watchable Wildlife

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Adam Leslie
  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Jeanette Larson
  • John Morrow
  • Randy Pearson
  • Rebekah Spurlock
  • Shelley Flanary
  • Tara Gillanders
  • Waymon Cox
  • [X] Don Simons
  • [X] Robin Gabe

Date Published

  • January 2017
  • [X] March 2016

Wings on the Wind

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Don Simons

As you scan the horizon with a good set of binoculars, there is a variety of wildlife to spot in state parks from hawks and eagles to monarch butterflies and song birds.

Red Tailed Hawk

Hard Work and Sweat

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Robin Gabe

Imagine a group of Indians sitting quietly under the shade of a tree, wiping sweat from their brow and calculating how many more trips they must make with their baskets to complete their newest mound.

Artifacts at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

Artifact Tales

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Robin Gabe

Artifacts amaze me. It is a simple statement but every word is true. In certain cases, they are the only link that we have to past cultures. The American Indians that lived here are called the Plum Bayou Culture and they left clues to their way of life in the form of artifacts.

Capturing the Magic of Waterfalls

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Don Simons

No matter its size or volume a waterfall adds quality to any hiking adventure: Beautiful in so many ways, yet these same sites would go almost unnoticed without splashing water.

Hardy Falls
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