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Discover the affordable + amazing adventures all around you in nature.
While exploring local state parks, we stumbled across the FREE Arkansas State Parks Passport book and were immediately hooked.
And so our journey began to visit all 52 parks. Arkansas State parks are packed with cool things to do! Here are 8 reasons to visit Arkansas State Parks…
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Arkansas State Parks
Bucket List Adventure Guide & Journal
Even if you have lived in Arkansas your entire life, you may not be aware of the full array of what Arkansas State Parks have to offer. Each state park offers a variety of outdoor activities and experiences in stunning natural settings.
Visiting your state parks will introduce you to more of the beauty and activities your state has to offer.
Being outdoors is the best! State parks are the perfect place to get outside. They offer hiking trails, biking trails, mountain biking, and multiple water activities.
Hiking is my favorite (and easiest to pack for). Biking is fun, but that involves hauling your bike along for the trip. Some parks offer bike rentals if you can’t bring your own.
Because we started our journey in late fall, we haven’t explored the water sports our state parks offer yet- boating, fishing, and paddle sports.
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Visitor Centers are often packed with information on the local wildlife, vegetation, and even some live animals. Some parks are historical sites with information on the events that took place years ago.
We always drop by the visitor’s center first to get our park stamp and take in all the information it has available. Be sure to chat with the park ranger to get any suggestions for activities or specific hiking trails they recommend.
Once at a state park, you can spend an entire day doing free activities. There are no entrance fees for Arkansas State Parks (this varies by state). Hiking is free. Biking is free (unless you rent a bike). The only place I spend money is in the gift shops.
There is always the option to upgrade and pay for various offered activities or camping (camping sites, cabins, yurts).
We often take long weekends to explore a state park. Our activities are free, so we spend only gas money to get there, pay for camping at the park (if we don’t boondock nearby), and bring our food.
You can plan a very low-cost vacation at a state park.
If you are not up for physical activities (biking and hiking), there are other activities to participate in- camping, diamond digging, or learning history.
Some other available activities include golfing, horseback riding, motorcycling, various programs and workshops, music, fishing, and lake tours.
Visit the Arkansas State Parks website for a complete list of offered activities!
Arkansas State Parks has an incentive program. You can grab your free Arkansas State Parks Guide and Passport Book to document your travels. Each visitor’s center will stamp your book. The parks without a visitor’s center will have a special setup for you to stamp your book.
After visiting 5 Arkansas State Parks, you can earn a special sticker. Visit 25 state parks and you get a deck of Arkansas State Parks cards (52 cards and 52 state parks, so each state park has its own card). Visiting all 52 parks will earn you a T-shirt.
Arkie Travels has its own challenge- visit all 52 state parks in a year to earn a prize pack for the #52ARStateParksChallenge.
The views are my FAVORITE!! While hiking in Arkansas State Parks, I have come across the MOST spectacular views. From mountain tops, valleys, cliffs, waterfalls, caves, and everything in between. A
An amazing view from a mountaintop cliff or any waterfall will get me every time!
Visiting our state parks has been an eye-opening experience. Arkansas has an amazing amount of hidden beauty!
I strongly encourage anyone to visit their local state parks to see what they can find.
We have currently visited 14/52 Arkansas Parks, and look forward to the adventure that each of the remaining parks has in store for us!
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10 different cards to take into nature and mark off as you find the items!
How many state parks have you been to? Which one is your favorite? Leave me a comment!
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