Category: Arkansas State

Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Pinnacle  Mountain State Park in Arkansas has two accessible trails.  The park is diverse natural habitat, from the bottomlands along the Big Maumelle River and Little Maumelle River to Pinnacle Mountain which rises more than a thousand feet above the Arkansas River Valley.
Kingfisher Trail 0. 5 mile  The trail passes “huge 500-600 year-old baldcypress trees along the banks of the Little Maumelle River. ”
Arkansas Trail in the Arkansas Arboretum  0.6-mile paved

Brochure   Trails   Phone  501-868-5806   Here is the park website.

Mammoth Spring State Park
Mammoth Spring State Park in northern Arkansas has the Spring Lake Trail which is said to be accessible.  Mammoth Spring flows nine million gallons of water hourly, forming a scenic 10-acre lake, before flowing south as the Spring River, a popular Ozark trout and float stream.
? Spring Lake Trail  meanders around the Spring Lake and across the dam. It is described as accessible on a different State website. You should call ahead to be sure.
Brochure    Phone 870-625-7364  Here is the park’s website.

Lake Charles State Park
“Anglers and nature lovers will enjoy this peaceful park in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains on the shore of 654-acre Lake Charles.”
Here is the Park website.  Brochure    Trails    Phone 877-879-2741
Cedar Trail  1-mile loop  “Most of this paved …trial follows the Lake Charles shoreline. There are several species of trees here, including sugarberry, white ash, eastern red cedar and many kinds of oaks and hickories.”
Butterflies & Blooms Trail 0.3 mile   “This pleasant trail connects the campground with the visitor center. It meanders through wildflowers and wildlife habitat that changes each week through the season. Along this trail visitors often see wildlife, including birds, butterflies and deer. ”

Hobbs State Park
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (HSPCA), northeast of Springdale, Arkansas, has the accessible quarter mile Ozark Plateau Trail and half mile Historic Van Winkle Trail.  The conservation area covers diverse Ozark landscape along 22 miles of the southern shore of Beaver Lake.   The park has plateaus, ridges, valleys, and streams in an upland forest of oak, hickory and pine. There are many water features.
Brochure   Trails  Phone  479-789-5000   Here is the park’s website.
Ozark Plateau Trail  0.25 mile  Concrete surface inner loop and .50 of a mile crushed stone outer “challenge” loop. “Wheelchair accessible and meets ADA guidelines”
Historic Van Winkle Trail 0.5 mile

 

Daisy State Park
Daisy State Park is on the shore of 7,000 acre Lake Greeson in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas.  You will find mountain scenery and great fishing.
? Daisy Creek Trail  0.75 mile loop.  The trail “highlights the different ecosystems of Daisy State Park. It begins in a heavily wooded area and meanders along Daisy Creek and Lake Greeson. The trail offers wildlife viewing opportunities including waterfowl, small mammals, owls, and other local wildlife.”  In at least one State website, this trail is called “accessible”.  Better call to find out.
Brochure    Phone 870-398-4487  Here is the park website.

Crater of Diamonds State Park
The Crater of Diamonds State Park, Murfreesboro, Arkansas has the River Trail which is partly accessible.  The purpose of this park is to “manage and interpret this unique site and to provide a meaningful diamond mining experience for all guests and future generations. ….. visitors from around the world search for diamonds in a 37-acre field which is the eroded surface of the world’s eighth largest diamond-bearing volcanic crater… Over 75,000 diamonds have been found at “The Crater.”  The diamonds are white, yellow or brown. “Amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, quartz, and more rocks and minerals may also be found at the Crater of Diamonds, making the park a rock hound’s paradise.”
The River Trail 1.2 miles  goes through the woods to the scenic Little Missouri River. “Half of the trail is paved and barrier-free with exhibits.”
Brochure   Phone 870-285-3113  Here is their website.

Crowley’s Ridge State Park
Crowley’s Ridge State Park in northeast Arkansas has an accessible trail and another considered very easy.  The Park occupies the former homestead of Benjamin Crowley, whose family first settled this area.  There are native log and stone structures, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.   The park has a31-acre fishing lake (electric motors only); and a 3 1/2-acre swimming lake. You can rent fishing boats, kayaks, and pedal boats. Interpretive programs are offered here throughout the year.
Lake Ponder Trail 0.45 mile loop  A good place to see  sensitive fern and other plants that grow along the marshy shoreline.
Walcott Lake Trail  0.5 mile  The trail runs along the top of the fishing lake levee and is good for spotting water birds
Brochure   Trail Guide    Phone 870-573-6751  Here is the park website.

Arkansas State Parks – Easy Trails

Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area
Cossatot River State Park in southwest Arkansas south of Mena has two interpretive trails, one of them accessible.  The Park lies along 12 miles of the Cossatot River, a premier whitewater float stream.    The Cossatot is a National Wild and Scenic River and flows through the rugged canyon of Cossatot Falls.  Here is their website.    Brochure   Phone 870-385-2201
? Brushy Creek Interpretive Trail  0.75 mile “through mixed – southern forest cover, and offers a scenic view overlooking the Cossatot River/Brushy Creek union.”   Tree Guide  This trail is described as “barrier-free”, but I see there is a “flight of stairs” down to the parking lot at the end.  Better call ahead to learn more.
Waterleaf Interpretive Trail ”  … begins at the visitor center and includes a section of barrier-free trail along the ridge top.”

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Bull – Shoals State Park
Bull Shoals-White River State Park, in the Ozark mountains of north central Arkansas, northwest of Mountain home, has an accessible paved loop trail.  The park lies along the riverside and lakeshore where the White River and Bull Shoals Lake join at the Bull Shoals Dam.  The area is known for fishing and boating opportunities.
Trails Guide  Brochure  Phone  501-682-1191  Here is their website.
Gaston Wildflower Garden Area and Trail  0.75 mile paved loop

Lakeside Trail 1 mile.  Rated easy, but check first to see if it is suitable for you.

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