Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Arkansas

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Facility Name Description Activities Arkansas Post National Memorial In 1686, Henri de Tonti established a trading post known as "Poste de Arkansea" at the Quapaw village of Osotouy. It was the first semi-permanent French settlement in the lower Mississippi River  more... Biking , Fishing , Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1993 to protect and provide feeding and resting areas for migrating waterfowl. Acquired as part of the North American Waterfowl Management  more... Fishing , Hunting Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge Big Lake NWR was established in 1915 to provide habitat and protection for migrating and wintering birds and is recognized as an important link in the Mississippi migration corridor. Over the years  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Buffalo National River The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states offering both swift-running and placid stretches. The Buffalo National River encompasses 135 miles  more... Autotouring , Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Hunting , Lodging , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Cache River National Wildlife Refuge Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1986 to protect significant wetland habitats and provide feeding and resting areas for migrating waterfowl. As one of the few  more... Hunting Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Established in 1975, Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in southeast Arkansas, approximately eight miles west of the town of Crossett. Named for a small community located at its  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center Fort Smith National Historic Site Fort Smith National Historic Site embraces the remains of two frontier forts and the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Commemorating a significant phase of America's westward  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery was established in 1965 and covers the White River Basin in Arkansas and the Blue and Illinois Rivers in Oklahoma. The goals of the NFH are to provide statutory  more... Camping , Fishing , Water Sports Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge Holla Bend NWR, established in 1957, is located 8 miles down river from Dardanelle, Arkansas. The refuge is situated on a bend of the Arkansas River which was cut off when the U.S. Army Corps of  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Hot Springs National Park Congress established Hot Springs Reservation on April 20, 1832 to protect hot springs flowing from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain. This makes it the oldest area currently in the  more... Autotouring , Camping , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic

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