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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Crater of Diamonds
  • Historic Washington State Park
  • DeGray Lake Resort
  • Petit Jean
  • Pinnacle Mountain
  • Lake Dardanelle
  • Moro Bay
  • Plum Bayou Mounds
  • Cossatot River
  • Lake Ouachita
  • Millwood
  • Village Creek
  • Woolly Hollow
  • Devil's Den
  • Hobbs State Park Conservation Area
  • Logoly
  • Ozark Folk Center
  • Withrow Springs
  • Bull Shoals - White River
  • Daisy
  • Lake Catherine
  • Lake Fort Smith
  • Mount Nebo
  • White Oak Lake
  • Cane Creek
  • Crowley's Ridge
  • Davidsonville
  • Jacksonport
  • Lake Chicot
  • Lake Frierson
  • Mississippi River
  • Mount Magazine
  • Delta Heritage Trail
  • Hampson Museum
  • Lake Charles
  • Plantation Agriculture Museum
  • Powhatan Courthouse
  • Prairie Grove Battlefield
  • Queen Wilhelmina
  • Conway Cemetery
  • Lake Poinsett
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Mammoth Spring
  • Museum of Natural Resources
  • Parkin Archeological
  • [X] Lower White River Museum

Region

  • North Central
  • [X] Central

Park Activity

  • Boating / Marinas
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking / Canoeing
  • Mountain Biking

Trail Type

  • Day Hikes
  • Mountain Biking

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff

Date Published

  • October 2022

Exploring Central & North Central Arkansas

Oct 2022
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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
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