2023 Travel Award announced by Outside magazine (LITTLE ROCK) – Monument Trails and Arkansas have won Outside’s 2023 Travel Award for best mountain biking in the United States. Outside announced the award today in its annual Travel Awards article appearing on Outside Online. The Outside print magazine with the news hits newsstands May 16. This year’s…
by Jill RohrbachTravel Writer The light clink of utensils hitting plates and soft voices in easy conversation float down from the restaurant on the top hotel balcony. Looking down from my own outdoor stoop on the second floor, I spot two small deer foraging on the immaculately groomed grounds below. It’s the perfect end to…
(MENA, Ark.) – Earlier today at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain in Mena, representatives of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, the Ouachita National Forest, the Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation and the city of Mena formalized a memorandum of understanding to begin exploration of a trail expansion project in the Mena…
MENA, Ark. – A memorandum of understanding to begin an exploratory phase of a trail expansion project will be signed at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain in Mena. The memorandum, which will be signed by representatives of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, the Ouachita National…
Short trails, long trails. High altitudes, low altitudes. Desert paths or ocean destinations. Todos Santos has a mountain biking trail for everybody. Todos Santos – September 9, 2022 – This oceanside resort area gets a fair billing for its beaches and water sports. However, its bike paths through the Sierra de la Laguna mountains deserve some…
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO – There are ample opportunities for visitors at Central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks – the “Best Recreational Lake in the Nation” – to head off the beaten path and discover the Lake’s natural side on the area’s many hiking, walking and biking trails. The Lake of the Ozarks’ trails…
(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) – Arkansas State Parks remain open at this time to provide needed outdoor spaces for our guests. While we have some diminished services, the parks are open for day-use activities including hiking, running, cycling, fishing, paddling, wildlife watching, etc. It’s vital that people find ways to engage in physical activity and be…
