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Located in the Ozark National Forest Hiking in Mount Magazine State Park ◆ ◆ MOUNT MAGAZINE STATE PARK The Lodge at Mount Magazine All 60 rooms Rock Climbing This is allowed, but only at and the Skycrest Restaurant with fine dining offer certain places to protect the sensitive plants and Magnificent vistas of broad river valleys, deep canyons spectacular views of the Petit Jean River Valley and animals in the park. Check at the visitor center for and distant mountains welcome lovers of beautiful Blue Mountain Lake. Amenities include an indoor specifics and register upon arrival. natural scenery and outdoor adventure to Mount pool; fitness center/game room; conference, banquet Hang-gliding ◆ Hang gliding is also allowed but it Magazine State Park. At 2,753 feet above sea level, and meeting rooms, business center; and high-speed too has restrictions. Check at the visitor center for Mount Magazine is the highest point in Arkansas. This Internet access. Forty guest rooms feature balconies specifics and register upon arrival. state park is managed by Arkansas State Parks under a and 17 offer spa tubs. Four corner suites offer Horseback Riding ◆ Horseback riding is permissible special use agreement from, and in concert with, the fireplaces and two balconies each. on the Huckleberry Mountain Horse Trail that can be USDA Forest Service, Ozark National Forest, and Cabins ◆ Thirteen fully equipped cabins include one-, accessed at the northeast rock quarry. At the visitor MOUNT conserves 2,234 acres of Mount Magazine's oak-hickory two- and three-bedroom designs with covered decks and center pick up the Forest Service map for this trail. hot tubs offering sweeping views from the bluff. Amenities and pine covered, plateau-like summit. The mountain INTERPRETIVE SERVICES and the surrounding forests are part of the national include wood-burning fireplaces, a private bathroom for MAGAZINE forest and offer trails, lakes and forest recreation areas. each bedroom and high-speed Internet access. Guided hikes, history and nature talks, audiovisual On the mountaintop, altitude, geography and climate Camping ◆ Cameron Bluff Campground has programs and demonstrations are available throughout combine to create unique habitats for rare plants and 18 sites with full hookups (electric, water, and sewer) the year. Organized groups can request special programs STATE PARK animals. The elevation also makes it a cool place to be and a bathhouse with hot showers. An RV dump in advance. School groups are encouraged to schedule on warm summer days. station is located in the area. field trips to the park for hands-on, curriculum-based Mount Magazine State Park offers a variety of NOTE: Campers must register at the visitor center education programs. Children ages 7-14 are invited to activities for outdoor adventure. Trails provide hours before occupying a campsite. All sites are reservable participate in the park’s Junior Naturalist and the of enjoyable hiking, biking and horseback riding and can be reserved up to one year in advance. Call Arkansas State Park's Explorer programs. through the forests. For extreme adventure enthusiasts, to check availability. LOCATION there is rappelling and rock climbing on 200-foot high Picnic Pavilion ◆ A group rental pavilion is located bluffs. Take a leap with your hang glider to soar with at the Greenfield Picnic Area. The park is on Scenic Highway 309, 16 miles south of the birds over the vast Petit Jean River Valley, or enjoy Gift Shops ◆ Located at the visitor center and lodge Paris; or 10 miles north of Havana. the mountain slowly and quietly through wildflower Future Facilities ◆ Horse camp, 19th-century photography or bird and butterfly watching. Roads homestead and amphitheater Mount Magazine State Park 16878 Highway 309 South complete with bike lanes lead visitors to all park RECREATION facilities including the lodge and cabins. Paris, AR 72855 The park is surrounded by the Ozark National Forest, Picnicking ◆ Tables and grills are available at the Park Office/Campsite Reservations: (479) 963-8502 which allows you to enjoy hunting, fishing, boating, Greenfield, Benefield, Brown Springs and Cameron Lodge/Cabin Reservations: 1-877-665-6343 (V/TT) backpacking, horseback riding, mountain biking and Bluff areas. e-mail: [email protected] ◆ other activities while using the state park as a base. Hiking The trails on the top of the mountain will For more information and to book online visit: Although few remnants remain, the mountain was lead you through prime examples of oak-hickory and www.MountMagazineStatePark.com once home to farms, homesites and earlier resort lodges. pine forests, wooded glades and soggy seeps. Trail Attracted by lower temperatures (usually 10-15 degrees maps are available at the visitor center and lodge. For information on Arkansas’s other state parks, cooler than in the valley), as early as the 1850s, settlers Cycling ◆ Road cycling is allowed throughout the contact: and vacationers began using the mountain to escape park. Paved areas feature bike lanes. Mountain Arkansas State Parks the summer heat. Drought, erosion and the Great biking is allowed on the Will Apple's Road Trail and One Capitol Mall Depression era brought much of that to an end. the Huckleberry Mountain Horse Trail. Maps are Little Rock, AR 72201 Campgrounds, trails and a lodge were constructed by available at the visitor center and lodge. 1-888-AT-PARKS (V/TT) the federal Works Progress Administration. That lodge, Fishing ◆ The rock quarry holds populations of www.ArkansasStateParks.com operated by the U.S. Forest Service, burned in 1971. bream, catfish and largemouth bass; however, anglers may prefer to travel from the park to fish Cove Lake, As a part of its conservation mission, FACILITIES Blue Mountain Lake, Cedar Piney Lake or Spring Lake. Arkansas State Parks has printed this ARKANSAS ◆ brochure on recycled paper. All park services are provided on Visitor Center ◆ Features interactive exhibits, an Swimming An indoor pool is available for lodge DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & TOURISM and cabin guests. Swimming can also be enjoyed at a nondiscriminatory basis. Arkansas State Parks is an Equal audio-visual auditorium, a wildlife viewing area, Opportunity Employer. concession vending and park offices. Cove Lake, Blue Mountain Lake or Spring Lake. A public pool is located in Paris. Arkansas State Parks 2006 MOUNT MAGAZINE STATE PARK E Arkansas's highest point: Signal Hill, 2,753 msl XPLORE NOTICE: To preserve scenic beauty and ecology, fences and warning signs THE have not been installed in some park locations. Caution and supervision of your children are required while B visiting these areas. EAUTY & H ISTORY OF A RKANSAS Mount Magazine State Park has been developed by Arkansas State Parks on national forest lands within the Ozark National Forest through a special use permit from the USDA Forest Service. For information on Forest Service recreation areas and activities contact: Mount Magazine Ranger District Office • (479) 963-3076 3001 East Walnut Street • P.O. Box 511 • Paris, AR 72855 Ozark-St. Francis NFS Supervisor’s Office • (479) 968-2354 ! 605 West Main Street • Russellville, AR 72801 Hiking in Benefield Trail Mossback Ridge Trail The Benefield Trail is divided into two loops. In the Named for Albert Morsbach, a settler, farmer, and teacher, Mount Magazine State Park 1880s Benjamin Benefield homesteaded 160 acres this trail connects with four other trails: Benefield West Loop, Trails on Mount Magazine can provide for endless here. Forty acres were cultivated in onions, turnips, Greenfield, North Rim, and Signal Hill. The three ascents hours of recreation, solitude, and adventure. You have potatoes, an apple orchard and vineyard. One of their are rather steep, but walking is easy on top of the ridge. picked a great place to hike. Whether you are inter- seven children is buried beside the entrance road. The Length: 2.1 miles ___ Moderate ______ Yellow Blazes ested in a short woodland stroll or an overnight back- 1.1-mile East Loop follows a path originally con- packing trip, you will find it here. A rich diversity of structed by the WPA in 1938. It leads to wonderful North Rim Trail plants, wildlife, remains of historic sites, and spectacular views of Bear Hollow, Ouachita Mountains, and the Starting just west of the Visitor Center, this trail follows scenic beauty await your discovery on 14 miles of Petit Jean River Valley. The .9-mile Benefield West the north rim of the mountain and connects to the Cove trails. These trails connect with Ozark National Forest Loop Trail leads to a wildlife pond and connects to the Lake Trail just north of the Cameron Bluff Campground. trails to offer nearly 60 miles of back country paths. Mossback Ridge Trail. It returns to the picnic area via It winds through hardwood forests, scrub oaks, and cedar Mount Magazine has Arkansas’s highest natural the entrance road, passing the grave. glades and crosses several tumbling creeks. Windswept point and is called an “Island in the Sky” due to its Length: 2 miles _____ Easy ___________ Blue Blazes bluffs tower over rugged Gutter Rock Hollow. On clear isolated dominance over the surrounding landscape. days the Ozarks can be seen beyond the Arkansas River Many trails originated as game trails followed by Native Cove Lake Trail Valley from Dill Point. A spur connects with the American hunters. After the Civil War settlers farmed Mossback Ridge Trail to create a 4.4-mile loop. much of the plateau-like summit. Some paths became Starting in the Cameron Bluff Campground this trail wagon roads. This trail system offers hikers many options descends over 1,500 feet in elevation to Cove Lake. Length: 2.7 miles _ Moderate-Strenuous ___ Red Blazes to connect two or more trails to create loops of various Only .3 of a mile of this trail is in the state park. Most lengths.
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