National Parks - Arkansas

map courtesy of the National Park Service

Arkansas Post National Memorial
Commemorates the first permanent French settlement founded in 1686, in the Lower Mississippi Valley.

Buffalo National River
One of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states. Protected area includes 135 miles of the 150-mile-long river.

Central High School National Historic Site
A symbol of the national struggle over school desegregation, where in 1957 the Governor of Arkansas attempted to defy the federal government by preventing nine African American students (The Little Rock Nine) from attending the school.

Fort Smith National Historic Site
One of the first U.S. military posts established in the Louisiana Territory served as a base of operations for enforcing federal government Indian policy (1817-1896).

Hot Springs National Park
Features 47 thermal springs flowing from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain.

Pea Ridge National Military Park
Preserves the site of the March 7-8, 1862 Civil War battle that led to the Union's total control of Missouri. Only Civil War battle in which American Indians participated.

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