Arkansas: 48 state parks, 3 historic sites, 2 natural areas and 1 recreation area

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Arkansas Museum of Natural ResourcesWorking oil field equipment, a replica 112-foot derrick and a reproduction boomtown tell the story of south…
Arkansas Post MuseumFive exhibit buildings trace life on Arkansas' Grand Prairie and in the Delta from 1877 onward, among them an…
Blanchard Springs CavernsGuided cavern tours run here from May through October, operated by Arkansas State Parks under a cooperative…
Bull Shoals-White River State ParkWorld-class trout water where the White River runs below Bull Shoals Dam, with a riverside marina, 109…
Cane Creek State ParkWhere the Coastal Plain meets the Mississippi Delta, the trail system crosses rolling terrain and three…
Conway Cemetery State ParkAn 11-acre historic site preserving the grave of James Sevier Conway, Arkansas' first governor, on what was…
Cossatot River State Park-Natural AreaThe park follows 12.5 miles of the National Wild and Scenic Cossatot River, whose falls churn into Class V…
Crater of Diamonds State ParkThe only place in the world where the public can search for natural diamonds in their original volcanic…
Crowley's Ridge State ParkSet atop the unusual Crowley's Ridge formation, this park keeps the rustic log and stone character the…
Daisy State ParkOn Lake Greeson in the Ouachita Mountains, Daisy pairs crappie and bass fishing with guided kayak tours past…
Davidsonville Historic State ParkArkansas' first post office and first courthouses stood here, and excavations are still uncovering streets…
DeGray Lake Resort State ParkArkansas' resort state park on DeGray Lake, with a 90-room lodge just offshore, a full-service marina, an…
Delta Heritage Trail State ParkA rail-to-trail through the Arkansas Delta: 71 of an eventual 84.5 miles are open across a northern and a…
Devil's Den State ParkOne of the most intact Civilian Conservation Corps parks in the country, tucked into Lee Creek Valley among…
Hampson Archeological Museum State ParkA nationally renowned collection from the Nodena site, a 15-acre palisaded village that stood on the…
Herman Davis State ParkA monument in Manila to Herman Davis, the World War I scout and sharpshooter named to General Pershing's list…
Historic Washington State ParkA town on the old Southwest Trail where blacksmith James Black forged the legendary Bowie knife and Arkansas'…
Hobbs State Park-Conservation AreaArkansas' largest state park: 12,173 forested acres along the southern shore of Beaver Lake, laced with a…
Jacksonport State ParkSteamboats made Jacksonport a thriving river port in the 1800s, and its 1872 courthouse is now a free museum…
Jenkins Ferry Battleground State ParkThe third battle of the Union Army's 1864 Red River Campaign was fought at this Saline River crossing, where…
Lake Catherine State ParkThe only full-service marina on Lake Catherine is here, alongside 20 fully equipped cabins, 70 campsites and…
Lake Charles State ParkA quiet 645-acre lake that has produced more 20-inch bass than anywhere else in northeast Arkansas, with bait…
Lake Chicot State ParkTwenty miles long, Lake Chicot is Arkansas' largest natural lake and the largest oxbow lake in North America…
Lake Dardanelle State ParkTwo park areas on Lake Dardanelle, a 34,300-acre reservoir on the Arkansas River, with a sport fishing…
Lake Fort Smith State ParkThe western terminus of the 240-mile Ozark Highlands Trail, in the Boston Mountain valley above Lake Fort…
Lake Frierson State ParkA laid-back park on 335-acre Lake Frierson with year-round fishing for bream, crappie, catfish and bass…
Lake Ouachita State ParkArkansas' largest lake — 40,000 acres of clear water ringed by the Ouachita National Forest, with swimming…
Lake Poinsett State ParkA small, quiet fishing park with boat rentals, a launch ramp and a bait shop on site. Easy trails, kayak…
Lake Sylvia Recreation AreaAn 18-acre lake between pine and oak-clad mountains in the Ouachita National Forest, 38 miles west of Little…
Logoly State ParkArkansas' first environmental education state park, where most of its 370 acres form a State Natural Area of…
Louisiana Purchase State ParkAn elevated boardwalk over headwater swamp leads to the granite monument marking the initial point for every…
Lower White River Museum State ParkMuseum exhibits follow the Lower White River from the steamboat era into shelling, timber, pearling and…
Mammoth Spring State ParkNine million gallons an hour rise here, making Mammoth Spring a National Natural Landmark and the head of the…
Marks' Mills Battleground State ParkOne of the three battles of the Union Army's 1864 Red River Campaign was fought here on April 20 over a wagon…
Millwood State ParkBoat lanes wind through submerged timber, marshes and oxbow cutoffs on 29,260-acre Millwood Lake, an…
Mississippi River State ParkWhere the Mississippi River, Crowley's Ridge and the Arkansas Delta converge, this park is the way into the…
Moro Bay State ParkFishing runs year-round where Moro Bay and Raymond Lake join the Ouachita River, and the marina rents boats…
Mount Magazine State ParkArkansas' highest point at 2,753 feet, and the state park system's most dramatic setting for technical rock…
Mount Nebo State ParkA 1,350-foot mountain above the Arkansas River Valley, where the Civilian Conservation Corps built cabins…
Ozark Folk Center State ParkMore than 20 working artisans demonstrate and sell their craft in the Craft Village, and live Southern…
Parkin Archeological State ParkA National Historic Landmark preserving a 17-acre Mississippian village occupied from A.D. 1000 to 1550…
Petit Jean State ParkArkansas' first state park, raised on Petit Jean Mountain by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 and…
Pinnacle Mountain State ParkA day-use park just west of Little Rock built around Pinnacle Mountain, the Maumelle and Little Maumelle…
Plantation Agriculture MuseumThe 1912 Steele-Dortch general store holds exhibits on Arkansas cotton farming from statehood in 1836 through…
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State ParkThe largest and most complex prehistoric mound site in Arkansas, and one of four National Historic Landmarks…
Poison Springs Battleground State ParkConfederate forces kept much-needed supplies out of Union hands here on April 18, 1864, cutting a Federal…
Powhatan Historic State ParkAll seven of this river town's historic buildings still stand where they were built, on a hill above Black…
Prairie Grove Battlefield State ParkOne of America's most intact Civil War battlefields — more than 1,000 acres where a single day's fighting on…
Queen Wilhelmina State ParkA 40-room lodge on Rich Mountain, Arkansas' second highest peak, reached by the Talimena National Scenic…
South Arkansas ArboretumTwelve wooded acres in El Dorado planted with West Gulf Coastal Plain natives alongside flowering camellias…
Village Creek State ParkNearly 7,000 acres of forested hills and clear streams on Crowley's Ridge, with two lakes, 10 cabins and 33…
White Oak Lake State ParkA quiet park on Lower White Oak Lake where fishing, birding and watchable wildlife are the draw. Hiking and…
Withrow Springs State ParkThe park is the access point for War Eagle Creek, a Class I stream floatable in spring and fall depending on…
Woolly Hollow State ParkLake Bennett was the Soil Conservation Service's first watershed project when it was built in the 1930s, and…

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