Arkansas Fall Foliage Updates Now Available
September 30, 2008
Photos Available: 501-682-1110; www.arkansasmediaroom.com/photo-gallery/default.asp
Kerry Kraus, travel writer
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Want to know the latest about Arkansas’s fall color? How about some scenic routes for best viewing? You’ll find all this information – and more – on www.Arkansas.com. Just click on the rotating icon entitled “Fall Color.”
Updated fall color reports are being posted each Thursday by 5 p.m. A network of “spotters” keeps the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism apprised of the fall foliage status around the state. These reports are then compiled and posted on the Web site. They are also available by calling 1-800-NATURAL or 501-682-7777 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
In addition to the leaf report, you’ll find information on various scenic drives around the state, fall festivals and events, and the opportunity to view the Department’s latest fall video footage. A link to listings of hot deals and packages is also offered.
Some of the state’s more popular scenic drives are nationally designated routes. These include the Talimena National Scenic Byway, which traverses the top of Rich Mountain in western Arkansas; Crowley’s Ridge Parkway National Scenic Byway and the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, both which cut through the colorful hardwoods of the St. Francis National Forest in eastern Arkansas. There are also U.S. Forest Service Scenic Byways with impressive natural vistas. Five of these are in the Ozark National Forest: Mount Magazine (Ark. 309 from Paris across Mount Magazine to Havana), "Pig Trail" (Ark. 23 north of Ozark to its junction with Ark. 16), Ozark Highlands (Ark. 21 north out of Clarksville to the Buffalo National River), Highway 7 (Ark. 7 from Hot Springs National Park in the Ouachita National Forest north through the Ozark National Forest), and Sylamore (Ark. 5 and 14 from Calico Rock and Allison, which provides a peaceful and beautiful approach to Blanchard Springs Caverns).
Other U.S. Forest Service Scenic Byways are: Talimena (Ark. 88 from Mena to the top of Rich Mountain and Queen Wilhelmina State Park), and St. Francis (Ark. 44 and Forest Rd. 1900 between Marianna and Helena/West Helena, offering a drive through magnificent Eastern Arkansas hardwood forests as it cuts across the lower end of the unusual geologic formation known as Crowley's Ridge).
For a free Arkansas Vacation Planning Trip, log-on to www.Arkansas.com or call 1-800-NATURAL; 501-682-7777.
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Submitted by the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-682-7606
E-mail: info@arkansas.com
May be used without permission. Credit line is appreciated:
"Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism"
Photos Available: 501-682-1110; www.arkansasmediaroom.com/photo-gallery/default.asp
Kerry Kraus, travel writer
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Want to know the latest about Arkansas’s fall color? How about some scenic routes for best viewing? You’ll find all this information – and more – on www.Arkansas.com. Just click on the rotating icon entitled “Fall Color.”
Updated fall color reports are being posted each Thursday by 5 p.m. A network of “spotters” keeps the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism apprised of the fall foliage status around the state. These reports are then compiled and posted on the Web site. They are also available by calling 1-800-NATURAL or 501-682-7777 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
In addition to the leaf report, you’ll find information on various scenic drives around the state, fall festivals and events, and the opportunity to view the Department’s latest fall video footage. A link to listings of hot deals and packages is also offered.
Some of the state’s more popular scenic drives are nationally designated routes. These include the Talimena National Scenic Byway, which traverses the top of Rich Mountain in western Arkansas; Crowley’s Ridge Parkway National Scenic Byway and the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, both which cut through the colorful hardwoods of the St. Francis National Forest in eastern Arkansas. There are also U.S. Forest Service Scenic Byways with impressive natural vistas. Five of these are in the Ozark National Forest: Mount Magazine (Ark. 309 from Paris across Mount Magazine to Havana), "Pig Trail" (Ark. 23 north of Ozark to its junction with Ark. 16), Ozark Highlands (Ark. 21 north out of Clarksville to the Buffalo National River), Highway 7 (Ark. 7 from Hot Springs National Park in the Ouachita National Forest north through the Ozark National Forest), and Sylamore (Ark. 5 and 14 from Calico Rock and Allison, which provides a peaceful and beautiful approach to Blanchard Springs Caverns).
Other U.S. Forest Service Scenic Byways are: Talimena (Ark. 88 from Mena to the top of Rich Mountain and Queen Wilhelmina State Park), and St. Francis (Ark. 44 and Forest Rd. 1900 between Marianna and Helena/West Helena, offering a drive through magnificent Eastern Arkansas hardwood forests as it cuts across the lower end of the unusual geologic formation known as Crowley's Ridge).
For a free Arkansas Vacation Planning Trip, log-on to www.Arkansas.com or call 1-800-NATURAL; 501-682-7777.
Submitted by the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-682-7606
E-mail: info@arkansas.com
May be used without permission. Credit line is appreciated:
"Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism"
Submitted by the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-682-7606
E-mail: info@arkansas.com
May be used without permission. Credit line is appreciated:
"Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism"