Free entry into Arkansas’s state parks is the first sign of their exceptional hospitality. While many state parks systems across the nation charge an entry fee, Arkansas welcomes visitors with free ac...
Growth to our state park system came in the 1930s with important contributions by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Parks were added and the CCC built facilities and infrastructure for them, much of wh...
Typical summer lake scenes - fishing, boating, watersports, swimming, tubing, skiing - make for memorable summers. However, there’s even more lake life happening on the shore, where visitors rent cabi...
The scenic beauty of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests is significantly enhanced in the fall when its 1.2-million acres turn into fiery seas of red, orange and yellow hues. Coupled with cooler te...
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission oversees a vast System of Natural Areas that are open to the public for exploration and use. These sites represent some of the best, and last, remaining exampl...
The Natural State has incredible hunting opportunities because of its variety of habitat and wildlife to the amount of public land available to hunters.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo River's national designation, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale has an exhibit titled, “Ken Smith’s Buffalo River Country...
Make a splash on your next Arkansas vacation with a visit to Norfork Lake in North Central Arkansas. Here you’ll find a 42-mile length of crystal clear, deep blue water (miles wide in places) and whit...
