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Arkansas's 7 national parks: Hot Springs, wild rivers, and civil rights history

Natural scenery and cultural history abound at national parks in Arkansas. From colonial outposts and Civil War battlefi ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area offers diversions on land and water

COSSATOT RIVER STATE PARK-NATURAL AREA -- "Cossatot" is thought to stem from the French "casse-tete," meaning "crushed head" or "broken skull." That is an apt term for the waterway generally ranked as ...
Sports Illustrated

Pristine Rivers and Dinosaur Brown Trout: Arkansas Is a Hidden Gem for Fly Fishing

The hunt for big brown trout, success with dry flies and streamers, beautiful rivers lined with hardwood forest, fair prices, and friendly people. Welcome to Arkansas. And if you haven't been there, ...
Arkansas Times

River Trail travail: After two decades, can Little Rock finally close the loop?

The Arkansas River Trail loop has long been lauded as an example of Central Arkansas’s forward-thinking commitment to tourism, sustainability and quality of life. But more than two decades after the ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Visitor Centers offer fascinating history of state’s major waterway, from Colorado to the Mississippi River

RUSSELLVILLE -- The view from the Arkansas River Visitor Center's observation deck overlooking Dardanelle Lock & Dam gives no clue that the placid body of water below was once a raging hazard to boat ...