Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds [X] 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 Pinnacle Mountain Moro Bay Bull Shoals - White River Davidsonville 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 Louisiana Purchase [X] Lake Frierson Lake Charles Powhatan Courthouse Queen Wilhelmina Hampson Museum Lake Poinsett Lower White River Museum Plantation Agriculture Museum [X] Conway Cemetery Arkansas Post Museum Mammoth Spring Museum of Natural Resources Poison Spring Region Southwest Central Northwest Upper Delta Lower Delta North Central Park Activity Kayaking / Canoeing Watchable Wildlife Fishing Hiking Boating / Marinas Mountain Biking Swimming Geocaching Horseback Riding Climbing Road Cycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Trail Type Day Hikes Horseback Riding Mountain Biking Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Author Chris Adams Arkansas State Parks Staff Billy Nations Zoie Clift Monika Rued Josh Williams Leita Spears Leita Spears Meg Matthews Date Published July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 February 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 February 2023 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 April 2022 February 2022 September 2021 November 2020 September 2020 July 2020 January 2019 May 2018 March 2018 May 2017 February 2017 August 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Historic Washington State Park to host 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park will host the 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Trail of Tears in the Red River Region” and will focus on the removal period of the Choctaw tribe as they traveled from Mississippi into southeastern Oklahoma and the impact that had on the Great Bend Region of the Red... Tour the Crouch House: Building techniques of the past Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Augustus M. Crouch journeyed from Georgia to Washington, Arkansas, around 1840. A veteran of the Mexican War, he transitioned from soldier to his trade as a watchmaker, a profession he pursued for decades. A Life in Service: John Rogers Eakin, Arkansas Statesman (1822-1880) Jun 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams John Rogers Eakin was born on February 14, 1822, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to John Eakin and Lucretia Pearson Eakin. He attended the University of Nashville from 1838 to 1840 and later studied law at Yale University from 1842 to 1843. Captain Abraham Block: Pioneer of Arkansas History May 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Captain Abraham Block (1787-1857) stands as a significant figure in the early history of our state. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated to America and, in 1823, became one of the pioneering settlers in the upper Red River region of Arkansas. The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive. Conway Cemetery State Park: preserving the family cemetery of Arkansas’ first governor Oct 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift Conway Cemetery State Park is located in Lafayette County in the town of Bradley. The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith Oct 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community. The Ithaca "Flues" Model Shotgun Sep 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn about one of the guns inside our weapons museum used to stop bank robbers from robbing this bank on December 16, 1925. Royston Log Cabin Aug 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn the history of this cabin that once housed the supervisors of the Royston plantation. Explore the saddlebag design, the art of chinking, and the contrast between frontier life and the grandeur of Greek Revival homes. Click the link to learn more. A bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas Aug 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift This year is a bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Historic Washington State Park to host 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park will host the 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Trail of Tears in the Red River Region” and will focus on the removal period of the Choctaw tribe as they traveled from Mississippi into southeastern Oklahoma and the impact that had on the Great Bend Region of the Red...
Tour the Crouch House: Building techniques of the past Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Augustus M. Crouch journeyed from Georgia to Washington, Arkansas, around 1840. A veteran of the Mexican War, he transitioned from soldier to his trade as a watchmaker, a profession he pursued for decades.
A Life in Service: John Rogers Eakin, Arkansas Statesman (1822-1880) Jun 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams John Rogers Eakin was born on February 14, 1822, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to John Eakin and Lucretia Pearson Eakin. He attended the University of Nashville from 1838 to 1840 and later studied law at Yale University from 1842 to 1843.
Captain Abraham Block: Pioneer of Arkansas History May 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Captain Abraham Block (1787-1857) stands as a significant figure in the early history of our state. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated to America and, in 1823, became one of the pioneering settlers in the upper Red River region of Arkansas.
The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive.
Conway Cemetery State Park: preserving the family cemetery of Arkansas’ first governor Oct 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift Conway Cemetery State Park is located in Lafayette County in the town of Bradley.
The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith Oct 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community.
The Ithaca "Flues" Model Shotgun Sep 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn about one of the guns inside our weapons museum used to stop bank robbers from robbing this bank on December 16, 1925.
Royston Log Cabin Aug 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn the history of this cabin that once housed the supervisors of the Royston plantation. Explore the saddlebag design, the art of chinking, and the contrast between frontier life and the grandeur of Greek Revival homes. Click the link to learn more.
A bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas Aug 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift This year is a bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas.
