Arklahoma HikerPosts in Central Arkansas including including Pinnacle Mountain, Petit Jean, Lake Catherine, and Lake Ouachita state parks. Also see Central Arkansas Trails Page.
This short but vigorous 2.6-mile hike combines two trails at Pinnacle Mountain State Park (Pulaski County, near Little Rock): the Rocky Valley and East Quarry Trails. This is a scenic and hilly walk with a couple of great vistas on the east end. Continue Reading »
Cedar Falls at Petit Jean State Park is the most impressive Arkansas waterfall I have seen. When Cedar Creek is flowing well, this is 95-foot waterfall is an amazing sight. After a visit to Cedar Falls, it is easy to see why Petit Jean was chosen to be Arkansas’s first state park. The trail to […] Continue Reading »
About a month ago during the holidays, my brother and I did a hike up the West Summit Trail at Pinnacle Mountain State Park (Pulaski County, near Little Rock). This is an awesome trail. There are two trails that will get you to the top of Pinnacle Mountain: the East Summit Trail and the West […] Continue Reading »
One of the cool hiking trails at Pinnacle Mountain State Park is the Base Trail, a 2.7-mile loop around the base of Pinnacle Mountain. Hikers often use either the north or south part of the Base Trail to make a summit loop — e.g., hiking up the East Summit Trail, down the West Summit Trail, […] Continue Reading »
Back on June 14, I had a nice hike on the Falls Branch Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (near Hot Springs). This is a wonderfully scenic 1.6-mile semi-loop trail. The highlight is the 10-foot waterfall, Falls Creek Falls. Alternate video link. These are some cell videos I took when from my June 14 hike. […] Continue Reading »
If you’re a sucker for streams and hills like I am, you should check out the Falls Branch Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (Hot Spring County, near Hot Springs). I think this 1.6-mile semi-loop is the most scenic trail in the park. The highlight of the trail is the 10-foot waterfall, Falls Creek Falls. Continue Reading »