Digital Discovery

DIGITAL DISCOVERY
Our interpretive programming is designed to connect guests' hearts and minds to the natural, historical, and cultural resources of Arkansas State Parks. We aim for every person to form a personal, meaningful "sense of place" with state parks. It's enjoyable, engaging, and experiential. Even if you can't visit a state park in person, our hope is that you find that connection through these videos, programs, photo essays, and articles.

Creative Mulching for Spring Gardens
Many people are gardening now for the first time, or more seriously than ever before. Seed choice, planting dates, soil composition, and bed types are all important
A Closer Look
Bull Shoals-White River State Park
While we often anticipate hiking towards a specific destination on the trail—perhaps a clearing with a view or a streamside bench for a picnic spot—we have a

Promethea Silkmoth Video
Lake Fort Smith State Park in western Arkansas offers a variety of habitats for many different wild creatures. The forest here is a perfect home

Animal Crossroads Video
Mount Magazine State Park is crisscrossed by over 15 miles of trails, connecting beautiful overlooks, tranquil forests, and the highest point in the state. Visitors

Lake Dardanelle State Park Aqua-Escape
Escape to Lake Dardanelle State Park’s largest aquarium exhibit and see some of our native fish from a unique underwater perspective. Inside Lake Dardanelle State Park Visitor Center is 7,000

What Do Wildflowers Mean to YOU?
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area
In this photo essay are images of wildflowers that grow here—where their habitat is protected—and that you might see along our many miles of trails
Lake Dardanelle: One River Many Voices
What is now the body of water called Lake Dardanelle was once simply the Arkansas River, a life source to plants and wildlife, as well

Go Planet, It's Your Earth Day!
Crowley’s Ridge State Park in Northeast Arkansas is rich in natural, cultural, and historic resources. We tell the stories of the unique formation of Crowley’s

The Borden House: Restoring a Battlefield Icon
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park's structures and landscapes prove history happened here and reveal stories of our heritage. No structure is more iconic at Prairie

Stream at Lake Fort Smith State Park
As the spring rain settles in on the Boston Mountains of Lake Fort Smith State Park, the rainwater finds the quickest routes down the mountainsides

Living Hillsides Virtual Hike
Lake Fort Smith State Park is a beautiful oasis nestled in the Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. The lake is pristine and teeming with life, but this outstanding water reservoir

Don’t Miss the Joy of the Spring Wildflower Explosion
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area
Arkansas State Parks help preserve wildflowers which are not only beautiful for visitors to view and photograph but are essential to a healthy ecosystem and
