Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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The Park that was a Farm

Mar 2016

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Arkansas State Parks Staff

Entering Crowley’s Ridge State Park, the first things you notice are the trees. As you wander through the park you will see a wide variety of trees, shrubs, vines, and flowering plants.

Experiencing the 2024 Great American Eclipse in Arkansas State Parks

Dec 2025

Arkansas State Parks will be some of the greatest places to view the eclipse, with locations in both the total and partial eclipse path. Both Arkansans and visitors can experience this phenomenon in our incredible parks that will be hosting events and interpretive programming to mark the occasion.

Events Roundup: Spring and Summer in Arkansas

Dec 2025

Learn Dutch oven cooking, paddle downstream or practice your bird calls — but most importantly, get outside as Arkansas warms up with these festivals and ongoing activities.

Great Arkansas Cleanup

Dec 2025

Each fall, Arkansans improve their communities by volunteering in the Great Arkansas Cleanup (GAC), the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission’s (KAB) annual litter pickup and community cleanup event.