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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Davidsonville
  • Devil's Den

Region

  • North Central
  • Northwest

Park Activity

  • Hiking

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Author

  • Elizabeth Kimble
  • Grady Spann
  • Heather Runyan
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  • [X] Mystina Swaim
  • [X] Sarah Reap

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Photo Essay: Churn Your Own Butter

Nov 2020
  ⁄  
Sarah Reap

Davidsonville Historic State Park in northeast Arkansas preserves Arkansas’s first platted (planned) town and the stories of the people who lived here. The people of Davidsonville churned butter as a necessary chore to keep their households running smoothly, but today is a fun activity to connect us to the past. In this photo essay, we will explore the very important task...

A loaf of bread on a table with a container of butter and a piece of bread off to the side with butter on it

Video: Devil's Den State Park CCC Interpretive Trail Virtual Guided Hike

Nov 2020
  ⁄  
Mystina Swaim

Devil’s Den State Park, nestled in Lee Creek Valley of the northwest Arkansas Ozarks, was selected as a state park site in the 1930s. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) used native materials to build the park’s rustic-style wood and stone structures that mirror the surrounding natural beauty. The park now stands as one of the most intact CCC sites in the U.S., with a...

CCC cabin at Devil's Den State Park
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