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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Crowley's Ridge
  • Lake Dardanelle
  • Mount Nebo
  • Petit Jean
  • Pinnacle Mountain
  • Village Creek

Region

  • Central
  • [X] Upper Delta
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Park Activity

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Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Heather Runyan
  • Bonnie Marberry
  • Elizabeth Kimble
  • Grady Spann
  • Kara Helton
  • Pearl Jangjiravat
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  • Cathy Combs
  • Jason Parrie
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Kelly Farrell
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  • Matt Manos
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Rachel Lewis
  • Robin Gabe
  • Sarah Reap
  • Tara Gillanders
  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Mary Buchman
  • [X] Sasha Bowles

Date Published

  • March 2021
  • February 2017

Trail of Tears Across Arkansas State Parks

Mar 2021
  ⁄  
Sasha Bowles

Arkansas has hundreds of miles of the Trail of Tears, and of the nine states traversed by the trail, is the only state that witnessed the removal of all five of the Southeastern tribes as they moved west. Arkansas State Parks has five parks that lie along these removal routes. These parks have been certified as National Park Service Trail of Tears National Historic Trail...

Petit Jean State Park

Crowley’s Ridge State Park: A High-Tech Marvel Built by the CCC

Feb 2017
  ⁄  
Mary Buchman

Crowley’s Ridge State Park was first constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, and included is still a beautiful and historic site you can visit.

Crowley's Ridge Park CCC Structure
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