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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Elizabeth Kimble
  • Megan Ayres Moore

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Photo Essay: A Solution for Pollution 

Nov 2020
  ⁄  
Elizabeth Kimble

Crowley’s Ridge State Park in northeast Arkansas is one of Arkansas’s six original state parks, constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Today, those original native stone and wood structures create a setting of rustic serenity among the natural surroundings. To this day, part of the park’s mission is to protect natural resources. Our team strives...

State park ranger holding recycling bucket

Hiking With Man’s Best Friend

Nov 2020
  ⁄  
Megan Ayres Moore

Lake Dardanelle State Park, located in Russellville, Arkansas, provides a quiet and relaxing setting to enjoy the outdoors with the entire family, including man’s best friend. The park features a large amount of pet-friendly space including open grassy fields, picnic areas, and the Meadowbrook Trail, an easy ¾-mile walk through a wooded section of the park. Responsibly...

Hiker walking with dog
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