Arkansas State Park Guide 2008 - (Page 48) Arkansas State Parks Arkansas’s Highpoint An Island in the Sky Mount Magazine State Park 8 16878 Highway 309 South, Paris, AR 72855 PARK/CAMPSITE RESERVATIONS: 479-963-8502 n Fax: 479-963-1031 LODGE OR CABIN RESERVATIONS: 877-665-6343 (V/TT) e-mail: mountmagazine@arkansas.com n mountmagazinestatepark.com Visitor Center GPS: 35° 10.4' 27.6" N / 93° 37.1' 10" W Located high atop 2,753-foot Mount Magazine, the state’s tallest mountain, this scenic Arkansas state park was developed in the Mount Magazine Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests through a special use permit from the USDA Forest Service. Sweeping vistas of broad river valleys, deep canyons, and distant mountains welcome outdoor enthusiasts to Arkansas’s highpoint. Mount Magazine State Park is a place to enjoy sightseeing, exploring the mountain, and nature study. The park is a destination for outdoor sports and extreme adventure enthusiasts that offers rock climbing, rappelling, hang gliding, mountain biking, horseback riding, backpacking, and ATV adventure. An ATV guide service is available at the park. Mount Magazine is the state parks system’s most dramatic location for technical rock climbing. And, the park offers overlooks, hiking trails, a picnic area with restrooms, pavilion, and visitor center with an exhibit gallery and gift shop. A wide variety of programs led by park interpreters highlight the mountain’s natural diversity and unique species. For camping enthusiasts, the park offers 18 campsites [two Class AAA and 16 Class AA with tent only options]. 48 http://www.mountmagazinestatepark.com/ http://www.mountmagazinestatepark.com/
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.