Hot Springs’ flagship mountain bike celebration is getting a fresh fall feel in 2026. The Gudrun Northwoods Mountain Bike Festival will move from November to October 23 through 25 and
Arkansas State Parks is inviting Arkansans to welcome the new year outdoors with First Day Hikes on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The annual tradition will also serve as the official
A Protected Natural Escape in West Little Rock Ranch North Woods is a 234-acre natural area in west Little Rock, bordering Pinnacle Mountain State Park and protecting more than a
As the holidays come to an end, many live Christmas trees are tossed into the trash or hauled off to a landfill. Instead of letting those fir and cedar trees
Every Christmas Day, there is a special tradition that brings a bit of sparkle to the holiday for hikers all over Arkansas. Instead of staying indoors after a big breakfast
Hot Springs is adding a major new event to Arkansas’s outdoor festival calendar with the launch of the Birding Festival of the South, scheduled for October 8 through 10, 2026
This year, Santa’s ditched the sleigh and given the reindeer some much-needed PTO. After decades of indulging in eggnog, fruitcake, sugar cookies, and that stint moonlighting as a certain soda
Introducing children to the outdoors can begin with something simple and powerful, a bike. I’m not talking about any bike, but a balance bike, one without pedals. These bikes allow
Bentonville, known as the Mountain Biking Capital of the World, is set to host the starting line of the grueling Arkansas High Country Race (ARHC) in 2026 and 2027. This
Building an IMBA Epic Introduction By the early 2000s, the Buffalo Headwaters had a growing network of hand-built, rediscovered, and reimagined trails. What began as a handful of homestead paths