Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds Historic Washington State Park Devil's Den Petit Jean Village Creek DeGray Lake Resort Lake Dardanelle Crowley's Ridge Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Ozark Folk Center Mount Magazine Plum Bayou Mounds Lake Fort Smith Lake Ouachita Moro Bay Bull Shoals - White River Millwood Mississippi River Cane Creek Cossatot River Daisy Jacksonport Logoly Mount Nebo Parkin Archeological White Oak Lake Woolly Hollow Delta Heritage Trail Lake Chicot Prairie Grove Battlefield Withrow Springs Lake Catherine Lake Frierson Louisiana Purchase Lake Charles Powhatan Courthouse Queen Wilhelmina Conway Cemetery Hampson Museum Lake Poinsett Lower White River Museum Plantation Agriculture Museum Mammoth Spring Museum of Natural Resources Poison Spring [X] Pinnacle Mountain [X] Davidsonville [X] Arkansas Post Museum Region Central Upper Delta Northwest North Central Lower Delta Southwest Park Activity Hiking Watchable Wildlife Kayaking / Canoeing Mountain Biking Climbing Fishing Boating / Marinas Horseback Riding Swimming Trail Type Day Hikes Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Trail Difficulty Strenuous Easy Moderate Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Meg Matthews Sarah Reap Zoie Clift Robin Gabe Ron Salley Sasha Bowles Date Published September 2024 December 2023 October 2022 July 2022 May 2021 March 2021 November 2020 July 2020 October 2017 January 2017 August 2016 April 2016 March 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Arkansas Post Museum: Arkansas’ 51st state park Sep 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift Arkansas Post Museum State Park in Gillett stands out for many reasons, including being the first county museum in the state. New Visitor Center at Pinnacle Mountain State Park Dec 2023 ⁄ Zoie Clift At Pinnacle Mountain State Park, near Little Rock, outdoor explorations include climbing to the top of Pinnacle Mountain, paddling, hiking and mountain biking the park’s Monument Trails, and more. Pinnacle Mountain State Park is also a Trail of Tears National Historic Site. 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. The Natural Beauty of the Upper Delta Jul 2022 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Calling all nature lovers! Discover the unrivaled beauty of Arkansas’ Upper Delta Region by exploring the area’s state parks. Check out these parks to help you start planning your next big adventure. From wildlife viewing and lake trips to birding and fishing, all kinds of outdoor fun await you in this region. Check Out These 4 Monument Trails in Arkansas May 2021 What exactly is a Monument Trail, you ask? It’s a world-class mountain biking trail crafted by some of the world’s best trail builders to show off a specific area’s natural, iconic beauty. And Arkansas State Parks has the only four of these sustainably designed paths just waiting for you to visit. They include Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, Mount Nebo State Park... Trail of Tears Across Arkansas State Parks Mar 2021 ⁄ Sasha Bowles Arkansas has hundreds of miles of the Trail of Tears, and of the nine states traversed by the trail, is the only state that witnessed the removal of all five of the Southeastern tribes as they moved west. Arkansas State Parks has five parks that lie along these removal routes. These parks have been certified as National Park Service Trail of Tears National Historic Trail... Photo Essay: Churn Your Own Butter Nov 2020 ⁄ Sarah Reap Davidsonville Historic State Park in northeast Arkansas preserves Arkansas’s first platted (planned) town and the stories of the people who lived here. The people of Davidsonville churned butter as a necessary chore to keep their households running smoothly, but today is a fun activity to connect us to the past. In this photo essay, we will explore the very important task... Rivers as Transportation Jul 2020 ⁄ Sarah Reap Davidsonville Historic State Park was established in 1957 to preserve the first platted (planned) town in Arkansas: Davidsonville. Established in 1815 along the Black River in northeast Arkansas Territory, the town was the site of many of Arkansas’s firsts. Davidsonville held the first county seat for Lawrence County, Arkansas’s first post office, first courthouse, and... Josh Jeffers Named Superintendent of Pinnacle Mountain State Park Oct 2017 ⁄ Meg Matthews Josh Jeffers has Arkansas State Parks in the fiber of his being. The new Pinnacle Mountain State Park superintendent says having a passion for this kind of work comes naturally to him. 5 State Parks Off the Beaten Path Jan 2017 ⁄ Robin Gabe Whether you’re looking to hike a trail, journey through history, muddy up your mountain bike, or just get away for the weekend, there is an Arkansas State Park waiting for you. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Arkansas Post Museum: Arkansas’ 51st state park Sep 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift Arkansas Post Museum State Park in Gillett stands out for many reasons, including being the first county museum in the state.
New Visitor Center at Pinnacle Mountain State Park Dec 2023 ⁄ Zoie Clift At Pinnacle Mountain State Park, near Little Rock, outdoor explorations include climbing to the top of Pinnacle Mountain, paddling, hiking and mountain biking the park’s Monument Trails, and more. Pinnacle Mountain State Park is also a Trail of Tears National Historic Site.
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.
The Natural Beauty of the Upper Delta Jul 2022 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Calling all nature lovers! Discover the unrivaled beauty of Arkansas’ Upper Delta Region by exploring the area’s state parks. Check out these parks to help you start planning your next big adventure. From wildlife viewing and lake trips to birding and fishing, all kinds of outdoor fun await you in this region.
Check Out These 4 Monument Trails in Arkansas May 2021 What exactly is a Monument Trail, you ask? It’s a world-class mountain biking trail crafted by some of the world’s best trail builders to show off a specific area’s natural, iconic beauty. And Arkansas State Parks has the only four of these sustainably designed paths just waiting for you to visit. They include Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, Mount Nebo State Park...
Trail of Tears Across Arkansas State Parks Mar 2021 ⁄ Sasha Bowles Arkansas has hundreds of miles of the Trail of Tears, and of the nine states traversed by the trail, is the only state that witnessed the removal of all five of the Southeastern tribes as they moved west. Arkansas State Parks has five parks that lie along these removal routes. These parks have been certified as National Park Service Trail of Tears National Historic Trail...
Photo Essay: Churn Your Own Butter Nov 2020 ⁄ Sarah Reap Davidsonville Historic State Park in northeast Arkansas preserves Arkansas’s first platted (planned) town and the stories of the people who lived here. The people of Davidsonville churned butter as a necessary chore to keep their households running smoothly, but today is a fun activity to connect us to the past. In this photo essay, we will explore the very important task...
Rivers as Transportation Jul 2020 ⁄ Sarah Reap Davidsonville Historic State Park was established in 1957 to preserve the first platted (planned) town in Arkansas: Davidsonville. Established in 1815 along the Black River in northeast Arkansas Territory, the town was the site of many of Arkansas’s firsts. Davidsonville held the first county seat for Lawrence County, Arkansas’s first post office, first courthouse, and...
Josh Jeffers Named Superintendent of Pinnacle Mountain State Park Oct 2017 ⁄ Meg Matthews Josh Jeffers has Arkansas State Parks in the fiber of his being. The new Pinnacle Mountain State Park superintendent says having a passion for this kind of work comes naturally to him.
5 State Parks Off the Beaten Path Jan 2017 ⁄ Robin Gabe Whether you’re looking to hike a trail, journey through history, muddy up your mountain bike, or just get away for the weekend, there is an Arkansas State Park waiting for you.
