This environmental education park offers hiking trails that lead to the summit of its namesake mountain. A visitors center has interesting displays and an audio-visual program. The Arkansas Arboretum features native plant life. Pinnacle Mountain is a day-use park dedicated to environmental education, recreation and preservation. Park interpreters and volunteers help visitors and students understand man's relationship to the environment. The park's diversity of habitats, from high upland peaks to bottomlands along the Big and Little Maumelle Rivers, provide many outdoor recreational and educational opportunities including interpretive canoe and boat tours led by park naturalists.
Location:
Arkansas 300 of Ark. 10, Little Rock Arkansas 72204
Telephone
501-868-5806
Other Arkansas State Parks nearby:
(West Fork) Devil's Den State Park
(Hot Springs) Lake Catherine State Park
(Mountain Pine) Lake Ouachita State Park
(Dardanelle) Mount Nebo State Park
(Morrilton) Petit Jean State Park
(Little Rock) Pinnacle Mountain State Park
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01/10 Coming to The Little Rock area
Arkansas Scottish Festival Batesville AR April13-14 Located on the campus of Bates College, the festival kicks off with a celtic concert on Friday night and include bagpipe contests and highland dancing competitions.
Arkansas Literary Festival Little Rock AR April18-21 The tenth anniversary gathering with events on both sides of the river. Featuring well known authors Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.
Riverfest Little Rock AR May24-26 Riverfest is a celebration of visual and performing arts that is held annually over Memorial Day weekend on the banks of the Arkansas River in Little Rock.
Johnson County Peach Festival Clarksville AR July25-28 Johnson County Peach Festival is the oldest festival in the State. Concessionaires bring their wares from good ol' home cookin' to handmade arts and crafts. Enjoy live entertainment and don't miss the Peach Cobbler Bake-Off and Jam/Jelly Contest.
Hope Watermelon Festival Hope AR August9-11 Watermelon Olympics, melon judging and auction, watermelon eating contest, seed spitting contest, melon toss, antique engine show, entertainment and SW Arkansas' largest arts and crafts show.
National Championship Chuckwagon Races Clinton AR August31-September2 Chuckwagon Races, Snowy River Race, bronc fanning, music, concerts, camping, trail riding, western trade show, horse and mule clinics, seminars, and barn dances.
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