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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • [X] Devil's Den

Region

  • Northwest

Park Activity

  • Hiking

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Adam Leslie
  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Rebekah Spurlock
  • Tim Scott
  • [X] Mystina Swaim

Date Published

  • November 2020
  • June 2020
  • November 2016

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

Video: A Cascading Legacy

Jun 2020
  ⁄  
Mystina Swaim

Devil’s Den State Park is a special place set aside to protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources of this unique Ozark Valley in northwest Arkansas. For over a year in the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to create one of the jewels of Devil’s Den State Park – the lake and waterfall – now a legacy for generations to enjoy.

Water cascading over the dam at Devil's Den State Park

The Legacy of the CCC at Devil’s Den State Park

Nov 2016
  ⁄  
Mystina Swaim

If you visit Devil’s Den State Park and take a guided hike or self-guided hike of the CCC Interpretive Trail, it's like turning back time and experience the same park from the 1930's.

Devil's Den State Park CCC Building
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