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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Davidsonville
  • Delta Heritage Trail
  • Lake Fort Smith
  • Moro Bay
  • Plum Bayou Mounds
  • Woolly Hollow

Region

  • Lower Delta
  • Northwest
  • Upper Delta
  • [X] Central

Park Activity

  • Fishing
  • Kayaking / Canoeing
  • Mountain Biking
  • Watchable Wildlife

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Amy Griffin
  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • David Armstrong
  • Grady Spann
  • Jason Baumgartner
  • Jason Parrie
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  • Joe Jacobs
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  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Robin Gabe

Date Published

  • January 2017
  • March 2016

5 State Parks Off the Beaten Path

Jan 2017
  ⁄  
Robin Gabe

Whether you’re looking to hike a trail, journey through history, muddy up your mountain bike, or just get away for the weekend, there is an Arkansas State Park waiting for you.

Lake Fort Smith 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.

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