Mount Magazine State Park
Paris Arkansas
River Valley Region
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Mount Magazine State Park Paris Arkansas River Valley Region |
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Stretching along the bluff from both sides of the lodge are the park's 13 new fully-equipped cabins. Each cabin features an outdoor hot tub on a covered deck that faces the sweeping view from the bluff. The dramatic bluff setting and these first-class facilities combine to make Mount Magazine a destination for unforgettable vacations, getaways, business meetings and conferences, corporate retreats, weddings, and other events. For lodge and cabin reservations call 1-877-665-6343. The park also offers a campground featuring 18 campsites [two Class AAA and 16 Class AA with Class B or Class D (tent only) options], hiking trails, overlooks, a pavilion, picnic area with restrooms, visitor center with exhibit gallery, and gift shop. Park interpreters present a wide variety of interpretive programs about the flora, fauna, and natural and cultural history of Mount Magazine. The park is a place to enjoy sightseeing. It's a place for nature lovers, and for students of the natural sciences. It's a place to explore the mountain's rich history. And Mount Magazine is a destination for outdoor sports and extreme adventure enthusiasts. The more adventuresome can go rock climbing, hang-gliding, biking, horseback riding, and riding along the ATV trails here. Mount Magazine is the state parks system's most dramatic location for technical rock climbing. Traditional and sport climbing, and rappelling, are allowed in the park in a designated area on the mountain's south bluff that overlooks the Petit Jean River Valley. This 1,500-foot wide stretch of sandstone boasts over 100 routes up to 80 feet high, ranging from 5.5 to 5.12c in difficulty, with plenty in the 5.10 and under range. Climbers are required to register at the state park visitor center. Hang gliders have flocked to Arkansas's highest point for many years. Rising high above the Petit Jean River Valley and Arkansas River Valley, 2,753-foot Mount Magazine has near perfect conditions for flight. Hang gliders must register each day at the park visitor center and be Class 4 certified to fly alone. A Class 3 flier can fly with a Class 4. Parking is available at the hang gliding launch site. Arkansas's highest mountain at 2,753-feet, Mount Magazine is a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts. For mountain bikers, the Huckleberry Mountain Trail is a challenging 34-mile trek down the mountain and into the adjacent Ozark National Forest. This multi-use trail is also used by equestrians, ATV's, and backpackers. The trail's three loops cross creeks and connect Mount Magazine with nearby Huckleberry Mountain. Camping is allowed on the portions of trail that are located on national forest lands. Did you know the state’s highest mountain is home to Arkansas’s newest state park? Named by French explorer’s for its barn-like silhouette, Mount Magazine rises over the sprawling Arkansas River Valley in west central Arkansas. At 2,753 feet above sea level, Mount Magazine is the highest point in Arkansas and home to the Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas’s newest state park. Here you’ll enjoy magnificent vistas of the broad river valley, the surrounding Ozark National Forest and distant mountains like Petit Jean and Mount Nebo. Mount Magazine has lured and fascinated explorers, naturalists, scientists and travelers for centuries, and you’ll understand why when you discover it for yourself. Over the years the mountain was home to many farms, home sites and resort lodges that are now only memories. From as early as the 1850s, travelers summered atop the mountain, attracted by lower temperatures that are usually 10-15 degrees cooler than the valley below. Today, Mount Magazine State Park stretches over 2,200 acres of the mountain’s plateau-like summit of mostly oak-hickory and pine forests. Altitude, geography and climate combine to create unique habitats for rare plants and animals. The elevation makes Mount Magazine a cool place to be during hot summer days. You’ll find a wide variety of choices for outdoor adventure. Hiking trails provide hours of enjoyable hiking, biking and horseback riding through the forests. For those with nerves of steel, there is rappelling and rock climbing on the 200-foot high bluffs. Take a leap with your hang glider to soar with the birds over the vast Arkansas River Valley, or enjoy the mountain at a more quiet pace photographing wildflowers or birds, and watching the many species of butterflies. New roads complete with bike lanes lead to the park’s new facilities. More park facilities are under construction and under design. Enjoy the new camping facilities at the Cameron Bluff Campground. Stay overnight in one of the 18 campsites offering water, electric and sewer hookups. Use the state park as a base camp and enjoy the hunting, fishing, boating, backpacking, horseback riding and other outdoor activities you can enjoy in the Ozark National Forest. Arkansas State Parks and the USDA Forest Service are working to recognize the mountain's recreational potential while conserving the natural resources of this unique ecosystem. Among many resource management techniques, the USDA Forest Service conducts controlled burns on small sections of the mountain to keep the habitat in its pre-settlement condition. As a result, glades, seeps and other unique habitat support a variety of wildlife, some found in few other places in the world. Restaurant/Conference/Meeting Facility Mount Magazine State Park Lodge is designed to accommodate conferences, meetings, and business retreats in the rustic warmth of this spectacular hostelry. The lodge's 35,678-square-foot conference and meeting facility features a 3,772-square-foot conference/meeting space. This multi-functional space can be divided into three meeting rooms, or it open up to accommodate banquet seating for up to 192 persons at 24 eight-person tables. The 175-seat restaurant features a massive stone fireplace and windows overlooking the valley below. Conference Room Layouts
An audiovisual presentation system is available in each banquet and
meeting room. All visual media formats from computer to digital camera are
displayable in large screen format. Pavilion
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The park is located on Scenic Highway 309, |
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The park's newest facility, The Lodge at Mount Magazine, opened in May
2006. This magnificent, mountain resort lodge features 60 guest rooms that
all offer breathtaking views of the Petit Jean River Valley and Blue
Mountain Lake from Mount Magazine's south bluff. Forty of these guest
rooms include balconies and 17 offer spa tubs. Fine dining can be enjoyed
in the lodge's Skycrest Restaurant where large windows frame the dramatic
view from the bluff. The lodge also features a conference center, business
center, indoor heated swimming pool, and fitness center.
