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Local Closure Map

Temporary Trail Closure

A portion of the Ouachita National Recreation Trail will be temporarily closed shortly for a planned timber cut. The cut will take place in a section north of Lake Maumelle

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Searcy County Dark Skies

Arkansas Trails Symposium

Mark your calendars for what should be a great weekend in the Ozarks. The Arkansas Trails Council will be hosting the 2015 Arkansas Trails Symposium on July 17-19 at Blanchard

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Arkansas Trail Fairy, caught in the act.

Trail Fairies Wear Boots

OORC Hand building a better community since 1997 from Ozark Off Road Cyclists on Vimeo. Whether you are hiking, running or cycling on a trail in Arkansas, you are taking

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2025 Degray Lake Tri

Keeping Your Head Above Water

When the Arkansas River starts flooding in Central Arkansas, one of the first places hit is the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River Trail and adjoining parks. High

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Drawing #2 Proposed Plan for Riverfront Drive.

Moving Forward

Update: This from Jeremy Lewno, Bike Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Little Rock, “Great news to report! All of the emails and messages have worked. Ward 2 Director Kathy

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Big Dam Bridge 100

Recreation is a Family Affair

Remember how it feels to be excluded, or feel less than adequate because you haven’t quite mastered a skill?  Perfection, accomplishment, praise, recognition, attention drives you to keep trying, practicing,

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Orange Jelly Fungi On The Side Of A Tree. (iPhone)

Color in the Winter Woods

Hiking everyday in nature is a new adventure.  Most days bring something interesting and a lot of days something new and exciting.   Having the camera ready to capture my

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Winter Hikes

Every once in a while, someone will ask “what’s your favorite time of year to hike?”.  I know most people would answer autumn, for the fall colors. A few would

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What a Year of Advocacy Can Do

It’s been about a year. Central Arkansas Trail Alliance has been supporting trail access, building advocacy and maintaining local trails for about a year now as an organized group. So

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Hike or Paddle or…

…Both. This past weekend we spent some time exploring Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. Fairfield Bay is a small town of almost 2500 people, a resort community tucked into the north shore

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