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 [X] Pinnacle Mountain Lake Fort Smith Lake Ouachita 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 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 Region Southwest Central Northwest North Central Lower Delta Upper Delta Park Activity Hiking Watchable Wildlife Kayaking / Canoeing Mountain Biking Boating / Marinas Climbing Fishing Geocaching Road Cycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Swimming Trail Type Day Hikes Mountain Biking Trail Difficulty Strenuous Easy Moderate Author Chris Adams Arkansas State Parks Staff Zoie Clift Billy Nations Meg Matthews Monika Rued Josh Williams Leita Spears Ron Salley Sasha Bowles Date Published November 2025 October 2025 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 December 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 February 2023 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 April 2022 February 2022 May 2021 March 2021 November 2020 September 2020 July 2020 January 2019 March 2018 October 2017 February 2017 August 2016 March 2016 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 4 Next page Next › The rich history of blacksmithing and the Bowie Knife in Washington Apr 2022 This year marks the inaugural launch of the James Black's Bowie Heritage Festival in Washington, Arkansas. The city, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation and Historic Washington State Park, will host the inaugural event on April 23. Arkansas has many connections to the craft of bladesmithing and the state is home to many talented... Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park Feb 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thicknesses. Do you wonder what these distortions are and why they exist? This is where a tour of the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park will assist you. The Crouch... 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... Self-Guided Tour of Historic Washington State Park Nov 2020 Click below to download a self-guided walking tour of Historic Washington State Park, which lets you explore Washington, Arkansas, and its history at your own pace. This historic park makes up the largest collection of 19th-century buildings in the state. You can walk on the same ground and see many of the same sights as people in 19th-century Washington, Arkansas. Jailhouse Bed and Breakfast at Historic Washington State Park Sep 2020 ⁄ Monika Rued Want to stay in a unique historic place? Historic Washington State Park has the perfect place. The Jailhouse Bed and Breakfast is a jailhouse that has been renovated with all the modern amenities. The original jail was completed in 1873. It was a brick, one-story building with four jail cells. It housed criminals for offenses such as burglary, forgery, assault, assault... Photo Essay: Branches in Time Jul 2020 ⁄ Leita Spears Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees. Video: Reading of the Declaration of Independence Jul 2020 ⁄ Josh Williams In the 19th century, in many towns across the U.S., one of the common things done on the 4th of July was to hold a reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was a regular tradition here in Washington, Arkansas. We continue that same tradition today at Historic Washington State Park by reading the declaration and remembering the founding of our nation, the United... New Year’s Resolution: Visit an Arkansas State Park Every Month Jan 2019 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff New year, new you? Challenge yourself to visit a different Arkansas state park every month. These beautiful places are open for adventure and learning with something for absolutely everyone in your family and friend group. You can bike a trail, discover the history behind Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, go horseback riding or find a quaint cabin or lodge for a... 50th Annual Jonquil Festival at Historic Washington State Park Mar 2018 ⁄ Monika Rued Join us at Historic Washington State Park for the 50th Anniversary Jonquil Festival. Enjoy classic activities like craft and food vendors, the parade and fish fry. Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 4 Next page Next ›
The rich history of blacksmithing and the Bowie Knife in Washington Apr 2022 This year marks the inaugural launch of the James Black's Bowie Heritage Festival in Washington, Arkansas. The city, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation and Historic Washington State Park, will host the inaugural event on April 23. Arkansas has many connections to the craft of bladesmithing and the state is home to many talented...
Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park Feb 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thicknesses. Do you wonder what these distortions are and why they exist? This is where a tour of the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park will assist you. The Crouch...
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...
Self-Guided Tour of Historic Washington State Park Nov 2020 Click below to download a self-guided walking tour of Historic Washington State Park, which lets you explore Washington, Arkansas, and its history at your own pace. This historic park makes up the largest collection of 19th-century buildings in the state. You can walk on the same ground and see many of the same sights as people in 19th-century Washington, Arkansas.
Jailhouse Bed and Breakfast at Historic Washington State Park Sep 2020 ⁄ Monika Rued Want to stay in a unique historic place? Historic Washington State Park has the perfect place. The Jailhouse Bed and Breakfast is a jailhouse that has been renovated with all the modern amenities. The original jail was completed in 1873. It was a brick, one-story building with four jail cells. It housed criminals for offenses such as burglary, forgery, assault, assault...
Photo Essay: Branches in Time Jul 2020 ⁄ Leita Spears Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees.
Video: Reading of the Declaration of Independence Jul 2020 ⁄ Josh Williams In the 19th century, in many towns across the U.S., one of the common things done on the 4th of July was to hold a reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was a regular tradition here in Washington, Arkansas. We continue that same tradition today at Historic Washington State Park by reading the declaration and remembering the founding of our nation, the United...
New Year’s Resolution: Visit an Arkansas State Park Every Month Jan 2019 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff New year, new you? Challenge yourself to visit a different Arkansas state park every month. These beautiful places are open for adventure and learning with something for absolutely everyone in your family and friend group. You can bike a trail, discover the history behind Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, go horseback riding or find a quaint cabin or lodge for a...
50th Annual Jonquil Festival at Historic Washington State Park Mar 2018 ⁄ Monika Rued Join us at Historic Washington State Park for the 50th Anniversary Jonquil Festival. Enjoy classic activities like craft and food vendors, the parade and fish fry.
