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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Historic Washington State Park

Region

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

Park Activity

  • Hiking

Trail Type

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

Trail Difficulty

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Strenuous

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Billy Nations
  • Chris Adams
  • Grady Spann
  • Haley Johnson
  • Heather Runyan
  • Ivory Detter
  • Jason Parrie
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Josh Williams
  • Kayla Gomance
  • Kelly Farrell
  • Maggie Howard
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Paul Butler
  • Sarah Reap
  • Shelley Flanary
  • Tara Gillanders
  • Tayler Markham
  • Waymon Cox
  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Leita Spears
  • [X] Matt Manos

Date Published

  • July 2020
  • November 2016

Photo Essay: Branches in Time

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Leita Spears

Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees.

Giant magnolia tree at Historic Washington 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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