Arkansas State Parks

This weekend, Nov. 8, Historic Washington State Park will host the Texas Shakespeare Festival theatre troupe. The troupe will perform "Hamlet" for attendees. For this week's edition of "The Other Way," Becca Martin Brown and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams reached out to park curator Josh Williams to learn more about Shakespeare at Historic Washington State Park and the park's history.

A total solar eclipse will pass through much of the state of Arkansas on April 8, and state officials are rolling out measures to handle an estimated 1.5 million visitors.

How much do you know about Arkansas State Parks? Our latest quiz on "Ozarks at Large" has five not-so-easy questions.

Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, offers an indoor highlight for the weekend (the musical "Tootsie") and an outdoor highlight (seeking eagles on Beaver Lake).

Visitation to the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest has been increasing. As people move to the region and gain interest in outdoor activities, more trash is left impacting the landscape and wildlife. U.S. Forest recreation technicians and volunteers spend hours a day cleaning areas, but people can practice the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace to minimize their mark on the forest.People who are interested in volunteering at the forest can call 479-964-7200.

Randy Dixon takes us on a partial survey of Arkansas State Parks history with the help of archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas…

Following a record year as more people jumped at the chance to spend time outdoors during the pandemic, Arkansas State Parks is cutting back hours and…

Arkansas State Parks, a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, is launching a passport program. The new, free initiative…

In honor of Women’s History Month, Buffalo National River Park Ranger, Lauren Ray, is presenting two talks about women serving in the National Park…

Ivory Detter, a seasonal park interpreter at Withrow Springs State Park, explains how the park will observe this month's solar eclipse.