Discover the Yancopin Bridge Hike

Here is your chance to experience a place in the deep Delta woods that few people have passed through in decades, the Yancopin Bridge. Join a park interpreter for a 3-mile, round-trip hiking journey on Delta Heritage Trail lasting approximately 2.5 hours.

Your journey begins on a gravel-surface trail, leading about one mile into a lowland forest before reaching the historic railroad bridge, which stretches roughly 0.5 miles across the Arkansas River. This impressive structure offers sweeping views of the river and tells the story of the former rail line’s challenging crossing, set within a quiet, forested landscape.

Participants will meet at the Watson trailhead and then caravan in their own vehicles to a location near the bridge.

Registration is required by calling the park no later than the day before the program at (870) 572-2352.

Please bring drinking water, snacks, insect repellent and sunscreen. Dress to be outdoors and wear hiking footwear that is comfortable.