Arklahoma HikerPosts in Central Arkansas including including Pinnacle Mountain, Petit Jean, Lake Catherine, and Lake Ouachita state parks. Also see Central Arkansas Trails Page.
About a week ago, I got to hike the Cedar Creek Trail (aka “Cedar Creek Self-Guided Trail”) at Petit Jean State Park. It had been about 4 years since I hiked this trail, and I had forgotten how pretty it is. It is especially nice after there has been recent rain. When I hiked it […]
The Seven Hollows Trail at Petit Jean State Park (near Morrilton) is an awesome trail that features many bluffs, hollows, and valleys. It is about 4 miles long, and is very scenic through most of the hike. I had a great hike there on Sunday. I had been on the trail once before in the […]
Back on October 17, I had the opportunity to take a visit to Pinnacle Mountain, near Little Rock. It was a beautiful fall day and a great hike. There are two ways to get to the top of the mountain: the East Summit Trail or the West Summit Trail. There also is a trail (the Base […]
I had a nice visit to Cedar Falls at Petit Jean State Park back in March. Petit Jean is a beautiful park. I was glad to see so much water at the falls that day. Here are a couple of cell videos I took of the falls.
A few weeks ago, on a beautiful afternoon, I had the chance to walk the 4-mile Caddo Bend Trail at Lake Ouachita State Park, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The trail had been closed for a period of time following the April 25, 2011 tornado. (Thankfully, the tornado had spared the visitor center and campground.) The […]
I had a very nice hike on the Dam Mountain Trail at Lake Catherine State Park a few weeks ago. (I had to get special permission to be able to walk the trail, wearing a hunting safety vest, because it was officially closed for hunting season.) These are some photos I took from the two […]