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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Lake Chicot
  • Village Creek

Region

  • Lower Delta

Park Activity

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

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

Date Published

  • [X] February 2017
  • April 2016
  • [X] March 2016

How Do You Pronounce Lake Chicot?

Feb 2017
  ⁄  
Brian Whitson

Many people may know about the origins of this lake, but may not realize why we call it Lake Chicot. In order to understand where the name Lake Chicot comes from one must look to the past.

Lake Chicot State Park Sign

Winter on the Ridge

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Tara Gillanders

Winter may seem an unlikely season to go exploring outdoors, but it really can be amazing. This is the time of year to experience the geologic structure of Crowley’s Ridge in northeast Arkansas.

Birding at Arkansas State Parks
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