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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • [X] Plum Bayou Mounds

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  • Boating / Marinas
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  • Day Hikes
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Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Meg Matthews

Date Published

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  • March 2016

Exploring Central & North Central Arkansas

Oct 2022
  ⁄  
Arkansas State Parks Staff

If you’re reading this, we bet you’re an outdoors lover. Someone who’s craving a little adventure. We’re right, aren’t we? Come play with us in Central and North Central Arkansas. Here, we’ve got water sports, mountain biking, hiking trails and historic sites to boot. Follow this guide to find your next big adventure.

40-acre Lake Bennett surrounded by trees and greenery with a covered dock at Woolly Hollow State Park

Unexpected Challenge at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

Oct 2016
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

At Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park, there are the remains of ancient earthworks that are strategically placed.

Plum Bayou
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