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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Davidsonville

Region

  • Central
  • Lower Delta
  • North Central
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  • [X] Upper Delta

Park Activity

  • Hiking

Trail Type

  • Backpacking
  • Barrier Free (ADA)
  • Day Hikes
  • Wilderness

Trail Difficulty

  • Easy
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  • Strenuous

Author

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

Date Published

  • July 2020
  • November 2016

Rivers as Transportation 

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Sarah Reap

Davidsonville Historic State Park was established in 1957 to preserve the first platted (planned) town in Arkansas: Davidsonville. Established in 1815 along the Black River in northeast Arkansas Territory, the town was the site of many of Arkansas’s firsts. Davidsonville held the first county seat for Lawrence County, Arkansas’s first post office, first courthouse, and...

Davidsonville Historic State Park

5 Fall Hiking Tips

Nov 2016
  ⁄  
Matt Manos

It is hiking season in Arkansas and that brings some unique and beautiful opportunities. The leaves are changing, along with the temperatures. These cooler days can make for some great fall hiking.

Hiker at Pinnacle Mountain Sunset
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