What does the Mountain Biking Capital of the World™ Look Like?
I remember being told back around 2005 or 2006 that I needed to get up to Bentonville, Arkansas to ride a new mountain bike trail system called Slaughter Pen. I […]
Spring Break is Only a Month Away
Spring break for most Arkansas schools will be the week of March 20-24 but to be honest, it’ll start Friday the 17th at 5 pm and end sometime on Sunday […]
Two Arkansas Disc Golf Courses in the Top 100 Worldwide
UDisc, an app used worldwide as a resource for keeping score, improving their game, and, finding disc golf courses, recently listed the top 100 disc golf courses in the world. […]
Governor Sanders Appoints Natural State Advisory Council
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Today, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she will appoint 17 outdoor recreation and business leaders to the Natural State Advisory Council, serving alongside Chairman Bryan Sanders. […]
5 (or 6) U.S. Presidents With Ties to the Outdoors – Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine
We’re taking the day off here at Arkansas Outside but thought we would share this Article from Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine on this President’s Day. For an Arkansas connection we […]
Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism announces Outdoor Recreation Grant Awards
Almost $6.5 million awarded to projects in 35 counties (LITTLE ROCK) – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is awarding $6.489 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects […]
Walmart Foundation supports groundwater conservation efforts for Arkansas’ Delta
$1.15 million grant to Ducks Unlimited for increasing scale and pace of conservation in Arkansas’ Delta Region Public and private stakeholders stand ready to benefit from increased investments in agriculture […]
Arkansas Hosts Initiative Inspiring Nationwide Paddlesport Recreation with the Formation of a Formal Trade Coalition
More than 40 industry manufacturing leaders geared up for future collaboration BENTONVILLE, Ark. (February 16, 2023) – A leadership summit that attracted 42 leaders of 30 paddlesport brands and manufacturers […]
Legacy Trails Grant Awards Benefit 18 Mountain Bike Trail Projects
Local trail groups tap new federal funding to address the deferred trail maintenance backlog including trails at Storm Creek Campground in Mississippi River State Park (BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 15, 2023) […]
Top Outdoor Recreation News to Follow in 2023
We first published this article in December 2022. We have already seen some changes in outdoor recreation leadership in the state. We were able to sit down with the new […]