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mabel
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016

Spring vacation in Arkansas

I am planning a vacation in May in Arkansas.
Any tips on places to go and stay.
We like the out doors, hiking, and historical things, natural wonders, gardens, etc.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    We have camped OFF-ROAD all over the Northern Part of Arkansas... Alot of beautiful places with lakes and mtn high country.

    My working days back in the 60s for the Air Force out of Little Rock put us into alot of the way back off the road places working on the Titan II Missile Sites electronics. You always carried fishing gear on every trip.

    Pull up a google map on Arkansas towns and type in RV CAMPGROUNDS. There are camping places all over Arkansas... Mouse click for reviews...

    Roy Ken
  • Lots of beautiful natural areas in Arkansas. We like the area around Eureka Springs and go every few years. A number of RV park options from private RV parks to state/COE campgrounds. But it is very touristy if that is not your thing.

    We especially like Petit Jean State Park. Another beautiful area and the park has lots of hiking trails. Fairly remote area but only a little over an hour or so to Little Rock for a day trip excursion.
  • Northwest Arkansas has a lot to offer. In Bentonville is the Crystal Bridges museum, even if you are not a huge art buff it's a beautiful place to experience and it's all free from the Wal Mart foundation. Outside of Rogers is Beaver Lake with 12 Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds, all have water & elec campsites with a dump onsite. We work at Prairie Creek cg and it has 112 sites but few for bigger rigs. Eureka Springs is a unique little town. There are several state parks that are awesome, Devil's Den is beautiful, at Crater of Diamonds state park you can hunt for diamonds. Last year we visited the Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, also a beautiful setting and interesting.
  • What part of the State will you be in?

    Lots of camping opportunities through out the state. Large lakes in the Northwest and Northern part of the state. Lots of State Parks. I-40 Follows the Arkansas River for a good way and it has a lot of Corps of Engineer Parks, Lock and Dams, etc. Clinton Library and other stuff in Little Rock area. Arkansas Post in the Southwest area.

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