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The idea for a park had been considered for many years, but did not get off the ground until the 1970s. [2] In 1973, the Arkansas General Assembly approved the creation of Pinnacle Mountain State Park. [2] Since then, 2,356 acres have been set aside for various purposes including environmental education, outdoor recreation, and preservation. [1]
The "Giant Flowstone" in Blanchard Springs Caverns, seen on the Discovery Tour. Blanchard Springs Caverns is a cave system located in the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest in Stone County in northern Arkansas, USA, 2 miles (3.2 km) off Highway 14 a short distance north of Mountain View. [1]
Arkansas State Parks took management operations in July 2021 and is operated under Pinnacle Mountain State Park. [5] War Memorial Stadium: Pulaski: 6.9 acres (2.8 ha) None: A multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. Operated by Arkansas State Parks since 2017. [6]
Aspen Brown, a 7-year-old girl from Paragould, found a 2.95-carat golden brown diamond while celebrating her birthday at the park with her family on Sept. 1, Arkansas State Parks said.
The Little Maumelle River empties into the Arkansas River at Two Rivers Park approximately 6.6 miles (10.6 km) east of Pinnacle Mountain. The United States Board on Geographic Names once defined a mountain as any landform greater than 1,000 feet (305 m) of local relief and a hill as any landform less than 1,000 feet (305 m) of local relief.
There are four of these in Arkansas. The National Park Service lists these four together with the NHLs in the state, [6] The Arkansas Post National Memorial, the Fort Smith National Historic Site (shared with Oklahoma) and the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site are also NHLs and are listed above. The remaining one is:
Rich Mountain is a long, generally east–west-trending ridge composed of hard sandstone. It is located just outside of Mena, Arkansas and is intersected by the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Atop its summit is the Rich Mountain Lookout Tower, which is approximately 2.4 mi (3.9 km) east-southeast of the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge.
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]