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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Petit Jean
  • Plum Bayou Mounds

Region

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

Park Activity

  • Hiking

Trail Type

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

Trail Difficulty

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Strenuous

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Grady Spann
  • Zoie Clift
  • Jenn Menge
  • Sasha Bowles
  • David Armstrong
  • Kayla Gomance
  • Robin Gabe
  • [X] Matt Manos
  • Amy Griffin
  • Jason Baumgartner
  • Jason Parrie
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Kelly Farrell
  • Leita Spears
  • Maggie Howard
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Ron Salley
  • Tara Gillanders
  • [X] Melissa Ray

Date Published

  • January 2021
  • July 2017
  • November 2016

Video: The Rhythm of Rattle Making 

Jan 2021
  ⁄  
Melissa Ray

In this video, meet Park Interpreter Melissa Ray from Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park and learn how to recreate the rhythmic sound of American Indian rattles. They are simple to make but deep in meaning.

Music-makers such as gords and turtle shell rattles at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

More Than a Walk in the Woods at Petit Jean State Park

Jul 2017
  ⁄  
Matt Manos

Seven Hollows Trail at Petit Jean State Park offer sweet spots where conservation, recreation, and legacy all come together to form a seamless triumvirate.

Petit Jean Seven Hollows

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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