Arkansas Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Arkansas Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Arkansas

• Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, AR
  

Travel Guides In Arkansas

• Eureka Springs, AR
• Fayetteville, AR
• Hot Springs, AR
• Little Rock, AR
• Bentonville, AR
• Conway, AR
• Fort Smith, AR
• Jonesboro, AR
• North Little Rock, AR
• Pine Bluff, AR

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Feature Articles

• Climb Every Mole Hill
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  The highest points in heartland states like Kansas and Iowa aren't much to look at, but when you knock off seven of them in a four-day, 3,000-mile blitz . . . well, let's just say the little bastards have a way of kicking back.
• GORP - Kings River - Arkansas
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• GORP - Ozark-St. Francis National Forest - Arkansas - Top Picks
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• GORP - Overflow National Wildlife Refuge - Arkansas
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• GORP - Hot Springs National Park - Arkansas - Activities
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Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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• Women's Hiking
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• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Round Mountain Loop

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Jasper, Arkansas

Description:

This 3.7-mile loop not only offers superlative views, but it's also a good spring wildflower... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Description:

Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area, part of Ozark National Forest, lives up to is name and then some. ... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Caney Creek Wilderness Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

F.S. Rd. 31 for ten miles
Mena, Arkansas

Description: The Caney Creek Wilderness Trail trail crosses Blaylock Creek, Caney Creek, Katy Creek, and the... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hotels

Shores Lake

Arkansas 215
Ozark, AR Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

Redding Campground

Ark 215 near Cass
Cass, AR Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Cosmopolitan Hotel

70 N East Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72701 Map

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