Village Creek State Park
Melissa T. - southaven, MS
posted 12/30/2008

Village Creek State Park holds many special memories for me. It was where the schools would take us kids for our end of school picnic and it was where I learned how to "rough it" as a girl scout camping out in the campgrounds. But the most special ... read full story »

Daisy State Park
John M. - AR
posted 12/18/2008

As this year begins to wind down, I have been reflecting on the time I have spent in our state parks. Arkansas State Parks has always been a special place for me. My family is from Arkansas, and no matter where we moved as I grew up we returned her... read full story »

Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Paco R. - Texarkana, AR
posted 11/14/2008

A group of fellow motorcyclists headed out for one of our many yearly trips across the scenic Talimena Drive coming from all around the Texarkana, AR/TX area. We ventured through Oklahoma via US259 and up to Scenic Hwy 1 at Talimena, OK, tuning onto... read full story »

Mount Magazine State Park
Kathy D. - Newton, AL
posted 11/5/2008

We lost our only Grandchild, "Cameron Joseph" on June 26, 2007. He drowned right before he turned 2 years old. This left most of this family devasted. It was this Grandmothers dream he would camp and hike with me and his Grandpa and one day climb ... read full story »

Petit Jean State Park
Forrest C. - Tulsa, OK
posted 10/29/2008

Petit Jean -
Of all the parks to choose from to camp, when our kids were young, Petit Jean ranks at the top of the list. Even when the kids were young, they loved to walk the trails and climb the rocks; especially when leading to a cold clear stre... read full story »

Mount Nebo State Park
Rebecca J. - Horn Lake, MS
posted 10/21/2008

My sister has been trying to get me to go camping forever. I finally relented the weekend of October 17, 2008. My family met her family at Mount Nebo and we had the most amazing time camping. The people were so friendly and patient. The park Inte... read full story »

Lake Dardanelle State Park
Jim Y. - AR
posted 10/12/2008

I could tell many stories about the staff at Lake Dardanelle State Park, but I will restrict myself to the latest. I hosted a retreat for educational leaders from throughout Arkansas and two representatives from California in Russellville in early Oc... read full story »

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park
Debbie J. - Little Rock, AR
posted 9/9/2008

Recently I made time to attend and enjoy the Dutch Oven Workshop @ Toltec Mounds Archeological Park. I wish I had not waited so long. It was a fab class with a range of information and hands on. We had class attendees from 8 to 80 all participating. ... read full story »

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Carol Martin - Lincoln, AR
posted 8/21/2008

My son and I are visiting Arkansas State Parks as the backbone of our home school this year. So far we have visited Devil's Den to learn about the CCC and next week we are going to Crater of Diamonds. The only problem we are having is sorting through... read full story »

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David C. - West Helena, AR
posted 8/8/2008

I also recently participated in the Arkansas State Parks 75th Anniversary ParkCache event. The trail took us to all corners of the state where we saw some of the most beautiful scenery on God's earth. From the Delta near my home to Mount Magazine, fr... read full story »