Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Petit Jean Plum Bayou Mounds Crater of Diamonds Devil's Den [X] Village Creek Cossatot River Crowley's Ridge DeGray Lake Resort Lake Fort Smith Lake Ouachita Mississippi River Mount Magazine Parkin Archeological Pinnacle Mountain Region Upper Delta Park Activity Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Heather Runyan Tara Gillanders Date Published August 2025 July 2022 June 2022 December 2021 March 2021 February 2021 [X] January 2021 November 2020 August 2020 June 2020 January 2020 January 2019 October 2016 [X] March 2016 Photo Essay: Stories in Stones Jan 2021 ⁄ Heather Runyan Village Creek State Park is located in east Arkansas on Crowley’s Ridge. This park exists to help protect the unique natural, cultural, and historical resources of the ridge, including things like fossils. The fossils found at Village Creek State Park tell the story of this unique land. In this photo essay, we will take a closer look. Winter on the Ridge Mar 2016 ⁄ Tara Gillanders Winter may seem an unlikely season to go exploring outdoors, but it really can be amazing. This is the time of year to experience the geologic structure of Crowley’s Ridge in northeast Arkansas.
Photo Essay: Stories in Stones Jan 2021 ⁄ Heather Runyan Village Creek State Park is located in east Arkansas on Crowley’s Ridge. This park exists to help protect the unique natural, cultural, and historical resources of the ridge, including things like fossils. The fossils found at Village Creek State Park tell the story of this unique land. In this photo essay, we will take a closer look.
Winter on the Ridge Mar 2016 ⁄ Tara Gillanders Winter may seem an unlikely season to go exploring outdoors, but it really can be amazing. This is the time of year to experience the geologic structure of Crowley’s Ridge in northeast Arkansas.