
Shea Lewis named next director of Arkansas State Parks
LITTLE ROCK – Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, today announced Shea Lewis as the next director for Arkansas State Parks. Lewis will replace

LITTLE ROCK – Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, today announced Shea Lewis as the next director for Arkansas State Parks. Lewis will replace

LITTLE ROCK — Give this year’s Christmas tree another life after the yuletide celebrations by donating it to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Habitat for the Holidays program. The

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Dec. 16, 2021 — Ouachita National Forest officials released a Final Decision Notice on the future use of the Albert Pike Recreation Area located near Langley, Ark., today.

Ten Members Named to New Advisory Board (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT) Secretary Stacy Hurst today announced the selection of Katherine Andrews to serve

Leave No Trace partners with the Buffalo National River to support Outdoor Ethics The Buffalo National River has been a popular destination for decades but the recent pandemic has increased

Below is the media release announcing the retirement of Arkansas State Parks Director, Grady Spann. Something not mentioned in the release is his extraordinary leadership in creating and improving trails

Area will be a unit of Pinnacle Mountain State Park (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT) held an event today at Lake Sylvia

Harrison, Arkansas – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1.5 million visitors to Buffalo National River in 2020 spent $66.3 million in communities near the park. That spending

Expansion of central Arkansas offerings underway with two new outdoor destinations LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 21, 2021) – Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today a new Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation,

Northwest Arkansas – On Wednesday, June 9th, 2021, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will demolish the old Highway 7 bridge at Pruitt in Newton County. This demolition will affect vehicle traffic on