Category: Central Arkansas

Posts in Central Arkansas including including Pinnacle Mountain, Petit Jean, Lake Catherine, and Lake Ouachita state parks. Also see Central Arkansas Trails Page.

Petit Jean: Cedar Creek Trail – 1 mi

Post author By Mike Newman
Post date July 4, 2014
Categories In Central Arkansas
Tags Counties: Conway+Faulkner+Perry(Ark), Miles: 0-2, Petit Jean St. Pk., Profile

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 […] Continue Reading »

Tags Counties: Conway+Faulkner+Perry(Ark), Miles: 0-2, Petit Jean St. Pk., Profile

Petit Jean: Seven Hollows Grotto Waterfall Video

Post author By Mike Newman
Post date April 1, 2014
Categories In Central Arkansas
Tags Counties: Conway+Faulkner+Perry(Ark), Miles: 3-5, Petit Jean St. Pk., Video, Waterfall

Grotto near Seven Hollows Trail

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 […] Continue Reading »

Tags Counties: Conway+Faulkner+Perry(Ark), Miles: 3-5, Petit Jean St. Pk., Video, Waterfall

Pinnacle Mountain Summit Trail Photos October 2013

Post author By Mike Newman
Post date November 27, 2013
Categories In Central Arkansas
Tags Counties: Pulaski+Lonoke(Ark), Miles: 3-5, Photos, Pinnacle Mountain St. Pk.

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 […] Continue Reading »

Tags Counties: Pulaski+Lonoke(Ark), Miles: 3-5, Photos, Pinnacle Mountain St. Pk.

Petit Jean: Cedar Falls Video

Post author By Mike Newman
Post date May 15, 2013
Categories In Central Arkansas
Tags Counties: Conway+Faulkner+Perry(Ark), Miles: 0-2, Petit Jean St. Pk., Video, Waterfall

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. Continue Reading »

Tags Counties: Conway+Faulkner+Perry(Ark), Miles: 0-2, Petit Jean St. Pk., Video, Waterfall

Lake Ouachita: Caddo Bend Trail Photos

Post author By Mike Newman
Post date December 3, 2012
Categories In Central Arkansas
Tags Counties: Garland +Hot Spring+ Saline(Ark), Lake Ouachita St. Pk., Photos

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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 […] Continue Reading »

Tags Counties: Garland +Hot Spring+ Saline(Ark), Lake Ouachita St. Pk., Photos

Lake Catherine: Dam Mountain Trail Overlook Photos

Post author By Mike Newman
Post date November 27, 2012
Categories In Central Arkansas
Tags Counties: Garland +Hot Spring+ Saline(Ark), Lake Catherine St. Pk., Photos

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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 […] Continue Reading »

Tags Counties: Garland +Hot Spring+ Saline(Ark), Lake Catherine St. Pk., Photos