Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds Petit Jean Crowley's Ridge DeGray Lake Resort Village Creek Cane Creek Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Moro Bay Mount Magazine Ozark Folk Center White Oak Lake Withrow Springs 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 Plantation Agriculture Museum Powhatan Courthouse Queen Wilhelmina Region Southwest Central Northwest Upper Delta Lower Delta North Central Park Activity Diamond Digging Watchable Wildlife Hiking Kayaking / Canoeing Fishing Boating / Marinas Swimming Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Climbing Geocaching Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Lake Tours Road Cycling Trail Type Day Hikes Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Kayaking/Water Trails Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Strenuous Author Zoie Clift Meg Matthews Monika Rued Chris Adams Sarah Reap Megan Ayres Moore Tayler Markham Sasha Bowles Chris Pistole Grady Spann Heather Johnson Heather Runyan Jenn Menge Billy Nations Jeanette Larson Kayla Gomance Mystina Swaim Paul Butler Robin Gabe Ryan Smith Tara Gillanders Adam Leslie Bonnie Marberry Cara Curtis Cathy Combs David Armstrong Don Simons Elizabeth Kimble Ivory Detter Joe Jacobs John Morrow Jonathan Wirges Kara Helton Kelly Farrell Matt Manos Pearl Jangjiravat Rebekah Spurlock Shelley Flanary Zachary Fisher Alex Hedegard Amy Griffin Amy Griffin Brian Whitson Devin Moon Emma O'Neal Haley Johnson Jackie Rupp Jason Baumgartner Jason Parrie Jeanette Larson Josh Williams Kristina Root Kylee Cole Leita Spears Leita Spears Maggie Howard Mary Buchman Melissa Ray Pete Salmon Rachel Lewis Randy Pearson Ron Salley Sarah Wells Seth Boone Tim Scott [X] Arkansas State Parks Staff [X] Waymon Cox Date Published September 2025 August 2025 August 2024 December 2023 August 2023 March 2023 February 2023 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 March 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 April 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 May 2018 September 2017 June 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 9 Next page Next › One of these days…to the moon! Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Simply viewed from Earth with the unaided eye the moon can be a beautiful sight, but have you ever taken a closer look? Parks—Places Where “Everlasting Moments” Are Born Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Arkansas’s state parks are here to protect natural and cultural resources. They’re here for outdoor recreation, support tourism, and inspire those personal and profound “everlasting moments.” The Electric Chair Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Not too long after I moved to Northeast Arkansas I was talking with a local who wanted to know where I worked. When I told them that I worked at Crowley’s Ridge State Park they immediately asked “Have you seen the electric chair room?” No one had told me anything about an electric chair on the park grounds, so I asked about it when I went in to the office the next day. My... A Daisy of a Park! Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Daisy State Park is a hub of southwest Arkansas adventures including diamond digging, canoeing, kayaking, trout fishing, Little Missouri Falls, and Hot Springs National Park. Connecting Kids’ Minds and Hearts to State Parks… Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff On May 30, 2010, ten year old Linda S. wrote this poem as one of the activities in her quest to become the first recipient of an Arkansas State Parks Explorer badge and certificate. To earn this honor, she completed nine park-related activities and took an official pledge, promising to love and respect State Parks and help spread the word that conservation is “cool.” The Clean-up Crew Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Our parks are a resource and gift to all visitors, but after their departure, the often leave behind trash and belongings that are harmful to the parks. Memorial Day Message Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Memorial Day is a reminder of the sacrifices for those who have sacrificed themselves and put themselves in harms way to protect us. The Outdoor Classroom Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff The best use of my park is as a classroom. The thing I love to see are young people using their senses to enjoy this place that I have loved all these years. Sharing the Trails with Snakes Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff If you're hiking on an Arkansas trail, you'll want to watch your step. Not only to see where you're walking but potentially to save yourself - and a snake - from a bad run in. Night Lights Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Recently, I had an eye opening experience. It was when my back sliding glass doors were replaced. You see, the old ones had clouded over to the point that you couldn’t really see out of them into my backyard. I had lived with it that way for a few years and had gotten used to it. However, when the new doors were put in, my eyes were opened up to all of the things I had... Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 9 Next page Next ›
One of these days…to the moon! Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Simply viewed from Earth with the unaided eye the moon can be a beautiful sight, but have you ever taken a closer look?
Parks—Places Where “Everlasting Moments” Are Born Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Arkansas’s state parks are here to protect natural and cultural resources. They’re here for outdoor recreation, support tourism, and inspire those personal and profound “everlasting moments.”
The Electric Chair Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Not too long after I moved to Northeast Arkansas I was talking with a local who wanted to know where I worked. When I told them that I worked at Crowley’s Ridge State Park they immediately asked “Have you seen the electric chair room?” No one had told me anything about an electric chair on the park grounds, so I asked about it when I went in to the office the next day. My...
A Daisy of a Park! Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Daisy State Park is a hub of southwest Arkansas adventures including diamond digging, canoeing, kayaking, trout fishing, Little Missouri Falls, and Hot Springs National Park.
Connecting Kids’ Minds and Hearts to State Parks… Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff On May 30, 2010, ten year old Linda S. wrote this poem as one of the activities in her quest to become the first recipient of an Arkansas State Parks Explorer badge and certificate. To earn this honor, she completed nine park-related activities and took an official pledge, promising to love and respect State Parks and help spread the word that conservation is “cool.”
The Clean-up Crew Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Our parks are a resource and gift to all visitors, but after their departure, the often leave behind trash and belongings that are harmful to the parks.
Memorial Day Message Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Memorial Day is a reminder of the sacrifices for those who have sacrificed themselves and put themselves in harms way to protect us.
The Outdoor Classroom Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff The best use of my park is as a classroom. The thing I love to see are young people using their senses to enjoy this place that I have loved all these years.
Sharing the Trails with Snakes Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff If you're hiking on an Arkansas trail, you'll want to watch your step. Not only to see where you're walking but potentially to save yourself - and a snake - from a bad run in.
Night Lights Apr 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Recently, I had an eye opening experience. It was when my back sliding glass doors were replaced. You see, the old ones had clouded over to the point that you couldn’t really see out of them into my backyard. I had lived with it that way for a few years and had gotten used to it. However, when the new doors were put in, my eyes were opened up to all of the things I had...
