including
Old Davidsonville, Lake Charles, Crowley's Ridge, Lake Frierson,
Mammoth Spring and Powhatan Courthouse State Park Pocahontas is not
far from national outdoor recreation attractions, such as the Mark
Twain National Forest and the world-famous Ozark National Forest.
Pocahontas is home to three parks that allow easy access to the area's natural
resources: Riverfront Park, with camping, hiking and boat launch options; Black
River Overlook, home of the historic "Century Wall"; and Alexander Park, with
its hiking paths and picnicking. Riverfront Park, home of the annual "Fourth on
the Black" celebration on Independence Day, is linked by a walking path to Black
River Overlook Park. Alexander Park connects with the Pocahontas municipal
swimming pools and Pocahontas Community Center. An active Pocahontas swim team
and the Youth Sports Association offer year-round athletic activities. Baltz
Lake offers easy access to fishing enthusiasts just inside the city and features
a handicapped-accessible pier.
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Old
Davidsonville State Park, located on the site of the historic town of
Davidsonville, attempts to preserve the man-made remnants and the natural
surroundings of Arkansas' oldest town. Just above the confluence of the Eleven
Point and Spring Rivers with the Black River, Old Davidsonville offers excellent
fishing and boating opportunities. Along with Interpretative Services to explain
the history of the park, there are camping and picnicking facilities. Boating
and fishing are permitted on the rivers and on a man-made ll-acre lake inside
the park. Several nature trails have also been constructed through the park.
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Lake Charles State Park is highlighted by the 645-acre Lake Charles. Fighting
bass, bream and catfish stocked in the lake provide plenty of good fishing.
Swimming and picnic areas are available, along with over 90 campsites around the
lake. Lake Charles State Park is only minutes away from the Five Rivers of
Randolph County and a 14,000-acre game and fish management area. Other
interpretive services and facilities at this park include guided hikes, nature
talks, demonstrations and movies.
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Crowley's Ridge State Park is named for a soldier of the War of 1812 who began
one of the first settlements in this part of the state and defines the
boundaries of a unique geological formation. Standing 200 feet at times over the
Delta plains, Crowley's Ridge is the result of a strange pattern of erosion that
only left its narrow arc of hills. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in
1933, Crowley's Ridge State Park is a great place to go camping, picnicking or
hiking. Combining spring-fed lakes, shaded picnic and camping areas, and
dogwood--laced trails, the western slopes of this park provide a serene
environment.
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At Mammoth Spring State Park, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas' largest spring, releases
nine million gallons of water every hour from beneath the ground. After it pools
in a l0-acre lake, this water enters into Spring River, which then flows toward
Pocahontas. The spring's history has been well preserved at the park. An 1886
Frisco depot and a Frisco caboose, along with the traces of an old mill and an
early hydroelectric plant, still stand as reminders. The park provides
interpretive resources, picnicking facilities, hiking trails, a ball field and a
playground.
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Powhatan Courthouse State Park, included in the National Register of Historic
Places, focuses on the history of Powhatan through its preservation of the
town's earliest remnants. A jail, the Ficklin-Imboden cabin and a telephone
exchange building all stand with the courthouse itself as reminders of
Powhatan's progression from the time it was first settled into the 1870s. Points
of interest include an ornate pristine ceiling in the courthouse and official
Lawrence County records dating from as far back as 1813.
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Maynard
Pioneer Museum and Park - In 1979 an old pioneer log cabin just
outside of Maynard was about to be razed. Just before it was
demolished, the citizens of Maynard united with a common vision that
would protect this vital piece of regional heritage for generations
to come. To make this dream come true, the cabin was dismantled one
log at a time. Each log was numbered and everything was transported
to a new site in Maynard where the cabin was reconstructed and the
Maynard Pioneer Museum and Park was officially begun.
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