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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Bull Shoals - White River
  • Petit Jean

Region

  • Central
  • North Central

Park Activity

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Bonnie Marberry
  • Chris Pistole
  • Haley Johnson
  • Heather Johnson
  • Jackie Rupp
  • Jason Baumgartner
  • Jeanette Larson
  • Jenn Menge
  • Jonathan Wirges
  • Kayla Gomance
  • Kristina Root
  • Kylee Cole
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Ryan Smith
  • [X] Grady Spann
  • [X] Zachary Fisher

Date Published

  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • [X] May 2020
  • September 2016
  • May 2016

Video: Peace and Relaxation on Cedar Creek Trail 

May 2020
  ⁄  
Grady Spann

Cedar Creek Trail is one of Petit Jean State Park’s many scenic trails. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s, this trail's rock steps and bluffs offer a moderately strenuous challenge. However, there are endless places to stop, rest, and let yourself enjoy the peaceful sounds of flowing water and the cool, refreshing feeling of the forest’s...

Cedar Creek Trail at Petit Jean State Park

Photo Essay: A Closer Look 

May 2020
  ⁄  
Zachary Fisher

While we often anticipate hiking towards a specific destination on the trail—perhaps a clearing with a view or a streamside bench for a picnic spot—we have a tendency to overlook the subtle, simple wonders occurring along the way, forgetting to “stop and smell the roses,” so to speak. Some of nature’s truly incredible “wow” moments are happening all over the forest floor...

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