Hike This Ancient Forest In Arkansas That’s Home To 800-Year-Old Trees
By Carol Ann Carson|Published December 15, 2018
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Carol Ann Carson
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Arkansas native, Carol Ann Carson, has written for OnlyInYourState for three years now. She resides in Western Arkansas' Mountain Frontier but calls NWA home as well. The graduate of University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Carol Ann earned her B.A. in English and will soon be pursing her M.A. in Library Science. She loves exploring the trails around the Buffalo National River and has yet to find a waterfall that wasn't her favorite.
Arkansas certainly lives up to its name of “The Natural State.” Over 50 percent of the state is covered in forest, which does include the largest national forest (the Ouachita) in the South. One little corridor of forest in the Delta is home to 800-year-old trees as well as the biggest tree in the state: the Champion Cypress Tree. Let’s head to the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge to explore a small part of the Big Woods.
We would love to see your photos of this area in our Facebook Group, Arkansas Nature Lovers. You should join for your chance to be featured and to discover why there’s nothing better than Arkansas’ stunning nature.
Another ancient forest to stroll is this one that’s right out of a storybook.
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