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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Petit Jean
  • Crowley's Ridge
  • DeGray Lake Resort
  • Village Creek
  • Cane Creek
  • Lake Fort Smith
  • Lake Frierson
  • Lake Ouachita
  • Moro Bay
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  • Daisy
  • Devil's Den
  • Hobbs State Park Conservation Area
  • Jacksonport
  • Lake Charles
  • Parkin Archeological
  • Pinnacle Mountain
  • Plum Bayou Mounds
  • Prairie Grove Battlefield
  • Woolly Hollow
  • Bull Shoals - White River
  • Cossatot River
  • Davidsonville
  • Hampson Museum
  • Historic Washington State Park
  • Lake Catherine
  • Lake Chicot
  • Lake Dardanelle
  • Lake Poinsett
  • Millwood
  • Mississippi River
  • Mount Nebo
  • Delta Heritage Trail
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Lower White River Museum
  • Mammoth Spring
  • Powhatan Courthouse
  • Queen Wilhelmina
  • [X] Plantation Agriculture Museum

Region

  • Central
  • North Central

Park Activity

  • Boating / Marinas
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking / Canoeing
  • Mountain Biking

Trail Type

  • Day Hikes
  • Mountain Biking

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Arkansas State Parks Staff

Date Published

  • October 2022

Exploring Central & North Central Arkansas

Oct 2022
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Arkansas State Parks Staff

If you’re reading this, we bet you’re an outdoors lover. Someone who’s craving a little adventure. We’re right, aren’t we? Come play with us in Central and North Central Arkansas. Here, we’ve got water sports, mountain biking, hiking trails and historic sites to boot. Follow this guide to find your next big adventure.

40-acre Lake Bennett surrounded by trees and greenery with a covered dock at Woolly Hollow State Park
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