Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds 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 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 Catherine Lake Chicot Prairie Grove Battlefield Withrow Springs Lake Frierson Louisiana Purchase Lake Charles Powhatan Courthouse Queen Wilhelmina Conway Cemetery Hampson Museum Lake Poinsett Lower White River Museum Plantation Agriculture Museum Arkansas Post Museum Mammoth Spring Museum of Natural Resources Poison Spring [X] Historic Washington State Park [X] Moro Bay Region Southwest Lower Delta Central Northwest Upper Delta North Central Park Activity Kayaking / Canoeing Fishing Watchable Wildlife Hiking Boating / Marinas Mountain Biking Swimming Geocaching Horseback Riding Road Cycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Trail Type Day Hikes Kayaking/Water Trails Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Author Chris Adams Arkansas State Parks Staff Billy Nations Paul Butler Monika Rued Zoie Clift Josh Williams Leita Spears Meg Matthews Robin Gabe Date Published September 2025 August 2025 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 April 2022 February 2022 April 2021 November 2020 September 2020 July 2020 January 2019 May 2018 March 2018 February 2017 January 2017 August 2016 April 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Get Back to Nature This Fall Sep 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff As bright mornings give way to chillier weather and the leaves start to turn to auburn, garnet and gold, you’ll feel the pull to get outside. Whether you want to spend an entire weekend living around nature’s beauty or want to feel the thrill of speed as you race down a Monument Trail, Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone this autumn. A Plant for Pollinators: Discovering the Rio Grande Clammyweed Aug 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park recently received a generous donation of various native flowering plants, which have been planted throughout the park's gardens. Among these is the Rio Grande Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. riograndensis Iltis). This perennial plant is native to the southern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It... Fall Getaways Aug 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Hop on a scenic road, kick up some golden leaves and make your way to a fresh-out-of-your-favorite-fall-movie getaway. Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone — are you more of a cabin or lodge person? — so book your stay now because fall is in season. 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. 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. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Get Back to Nature This Fall Sep 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff As bright mornings give way to chillier weather and the leaves start to turn to auburn, garnet and gold, you’ll feel the pull to get outside. Whether you want to spend an entire weekend living around nature’s beauty or want to feel the thrill of speed as you race down a Monument Trail, Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone this autumn.
A Plant for Pollinators: Discovering the Rio Grande Clammyweed Aug 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park recently received a generous donation of various native flowering plants, which have been planted throughout the park's gardens. Among these is the Rio Grande Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. riograndensis Iltis). This perennial plant is native to the southern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It...
Fall Getaways Aug 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Hop on a scenic road, kick up some golden leaves and make your way to a fresh-out-of-your-favorite-fall-movie getaway. Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone — are you more of a cabin or lodge person? — so book your stay now because fall is in season.
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.
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.
