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Former Arkansas state parks Name County Size Estab-lished Decomm-issioned River / lake Supplanted by Remarks Buffalo River State Park: Marion: 35 acres (14 ha) 1938: 1973: Buffalo River: Buffalo National River: Lost Valley State Park Newton: 280 acres (110 ha) 1966: 1973: Buffalo River: Buffalo National River
The park offers fishing, boating and hiking in addition to an Arkansas Welcome Center and restored 1886 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad (later the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway or "Frisco") depot operating as a railroad museum. [2] The site became a state park in 1957, but the park continued to add area until 1975. [1]
Mather Lodge is a historic park facility at Petit Jean State Park in Conway County, Arkansas. It is the centerpiece of the park's developed infrastructure, providing lodging, a meeting and function space, and a restaurant for park visitors. The lodge was built in 1935 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps, and is one of the fine examples ...
Mount Magazine State Park is a 2,234-acre park located in Logan County, Arkansas.Inhabited since the 1850s, Mount Magazine first became part of the Ouachita National Forest in 1938, was re-designated as part of the Ozark National Forest in 1941, and became a state park after a 22-year conversion process from the U.S. Forest Service to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. [3]
The spring's outlet pool is contained entirely within Mammoth Spring State Park. The park is located in the town of Mammoth Spring , which lies in extreme north-central Arkansas. The outlet pool is adjacent to US Highway 63 , only 500 ft. south of the Missouri border, and it can be readily seen from the highway.
DeGray Lake Resort State Park is a 984-acre (398 ha) Arkansas state park in Clark and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas in the United States. Situated in the Ouachita Mountains , the park features the 13,800-acre (5,600 ha) DeGray Lake , the park features a championship rated 18 hole golf course and Arkansas's only state park resort. [ 2 ]
Mount Magazine is located due north of Blue Mountain Lake in Logan County, Arkansas, approximately 45 mi (72 km) east of the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. The most scenic route to the top is a 10 mi (16 km) drive along Highway 309 (also known as the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway) from Havana .
Shady Lake is located in central western Arkansas, on the southern fringe of Ouachita National Forest, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Glenwood.The lake itself is roughly crescent-shaped and was created in 1935 with the assistance of enrollees from the CCC, particularly by members from Company 742 stationed at Camp F-4 (situated within the community of Shady).