Arkansas Trail Resources

 

Arkansas Agencies

 

AR Game and Fish Commission manages state lands for hunting, fishing, hiking trails, and wildlife viewing: www.agfc.com/education-class/programs/watchable-wildlife.aspx

For information on Arkansas' State Parks: www.1800natural.com/

Ouachita National Forest covers public lands in central Arkansas: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/ouachita/

The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) also has information on Arkansas' National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/soeast.HTM

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Arkansas: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Arkansas.html

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates many Lake and River Parks in Missouri and Arkansas: www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/index.html

National Park Service units in Arkansas: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=ar

 

 

Arkansas National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in Arkansas: There are 489.93 miles of NRTs in Arkansas and 38 trails!

Visit Arkansas's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

 

Arkansas Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Arkansas mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Arkansas
  

GORP has trail descriptions from The Mountain Biker's Guide to The Ozarks for mountain bicycling along the Buffalo River in the Ozarks: www.gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/bik_ozar.htm

Central Arkansas Recreational Pedalers has trail descriptions, maps, and photos: www.carpclub.com/

Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route in process of development from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: www.mississippirivertrail.org/

Northeast Arkansas Bicycle Coalition promotes bicycles fortransportation and recreation and encouraging development of bike paths, routes, lanes, and trails: http://neabicyclecoalition.org/

Ouachita Mountain Bike Adventures has trail descriptions and maps: www.ouachitaadventures.com/

Twin Lakes Bicycle Club has information on the Pigeon Creek NRT in Mtn Home, AR: www.norfork.com/cycling/

Arkansas Equestrian Trails

 

Horse Trails and Campground Directory information on bridle paths, trailheads, horse campgrounds, overnight stay facilities, and bed & breakfasts

 

Arkansas Greenways and Community Trails

 

Rock Island Bridge will tie Clinton Presidential Library into Little Rock's Arkansas River Trail

The Junction Railroad Bridge is another conversion to bike/ped use that will link trails on both sides of the Arkansas in Little Rock.

Memphis and Crittenden County (AR) plan to reopen the former Harahan Bridge over the Mississippi River for bicycle and pedestrian use: http://harahanbridgeproject.com/

For hiking in the Bona Dea Trails and Sanctuary in Russellville: www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/dardanelle/bonadea.htm

Arkansas Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Arkansas topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Arkansas

Buffalo River Partners support maintenance and development of trail systems along Buffalo National River: www.bnrpartners.org/

Kenny Vernon Bell Slough Nature Trail, 2.25 miles, provide interpretive signs and observation blinds: www.agfc.com/education-class/programs/watchable-wildlife/ww-bellslough.aspx

Ouachita Hiking Journal is focused on hiking in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas: http://ouachita.dismalhiker.org/

Ouachita Mountain Hikers is an informal group that hikes twice a week: www.omhikers.net

For year-round walking see the American Volkssport Association: Volkssport Event Calendar

Arkansas Long-Distance Trails

 

Blanchard Springs Caverns is administered by the U.S. Forest Service with paved trails for comfortable walking: www.fs.fed.us/oonf/ozark/recreation/caverns.html

The Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route in the process of development; see information about Arkansas: www.mississippirivertrail.org/mrt-explore-ar.php

The Ouachita National Recreation Trail stretches 223 miles through the Ouachita Mountains of AR and OK: www.friendsot.org/

Friends of the Ouachita Trail: www.friendsOT.org

The Ozark Trail system runs 500 miles through Missouri and Arkansas: www.hikearkansas.com/ohta.html

The Trail of Tears is a national historic trail with several routes from the Southeast states to Oklahoma: www.nationaltota.org/

Arkansas Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Arkansas Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Association wrks with land managers, legislators and educators to conserve, expand, enhance and protect responsible OHV recreation opportunities: http://www.arkansasohv.org/

Places to Ride Dirtbikes In Arkansas provides several trail descriptions: http://ualr.edu/mkhudson/dirtbike.htm

Arkansas Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Arkansas Snow Trails

 

Arkansas Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on Arkansas lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in Arkansas

Arkansas whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in Arkansas

Arkansas Floater's Kit has information for boating on 17 rivers: www.ozarkconnections.com/floatkit/index.htm

Arkansas Water Trails develops public paddling trails with well-mapped accessible day trips in a variety of settings: www.agfc.com/education-class/programs/awt.aspx

 

Arkansas Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Campaign to encourage members of the Arkansas legislature and the Governor to make resources available to establish a $2 million dollar a year grant program for cities, counties and nonprofits (download pdf 380kb)

Arkansas Trails for Life Grant Program uses state Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act funds

Arkansas Trails Council: www.arkansastrailscouncil.com/

Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association: http://www.arkarpa.org/home/

Wattensaw Bayou Water Trail runs 7.8-miles through cypress and water tupelo trees as it makes its way to the White River: www.agfc.com/misc/awt/awt-trails/awt-wattensaw.aspx

Arkansas State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Arkansas Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: http://www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-arkansas/