Parks, beaches and places to go around Little Rock
This list covers 44 public places in 12 towns around Little Rock: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, museums, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.
Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.
- Parks
- Beaches
- Boat ramps
- Trails
- Dog parks
- Museums
- Rainy-day spots
- Courts
All 44 places
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Parks
Park · Little Rock
Boyle Park
Boyle Park covers 243 wooded acres along Rock Creek and carries paved paths, earthen trails and mountain bike trails through the ravines.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic shelter
- Picnic area
- Paved path
2000 Boyle Park Rd, Little Rock, AR 72204
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Park · North Little Rock
Burns Park
Burns Park covers about 1,700 acres in North Little Rock and carries roughly 15 miles of natural surface trail plus 6 miles of paved path.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Paved path
- Picnic shelter
1 Eldor Johnson Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72118
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Park · Conway
Cadron Settlement Park
Conway runs this 150-acre park under a Corps of Engineers lease, with a reconstructed blockhouse and a Trail of Tears river crossing.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Parking
- Accessible
6200 Hwy 319 W, Conway, AR 72034
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Park · Perryville
Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District
The 60-acre rustic camp on the north shore of Lake Sylvia is the only surviving WPA and CCC built Girl Scout camp in the country.
Outdoors
810 Highway 324 S, Perryville, AR 72126
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Park · Leola
Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park
The 40-acre state park marks the April 1864 Battle of Jenkins' Ferry in a bend of the Saline River southwest of Sheridan.
Outdoors
- Picnic area
- Parking
Arkansas Highway 46, Leola, AR 72084
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Park · Little Rock
Julius Breckling Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park stretches eleven blocks along the Arkansas River and holds La Petite Roche, the outcrop that gave Little Rock its name.
Outdoors
- Paved path
400 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Park · Perryville
Lake Sylvia Recreation Area
Arkansas State Parks runs Lake Sylvia as a unit of Pinnacle Mountain State Park, around an 18-acre lake in the Ouachita National Forest.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Parking
810 Highway 324 S, Perryville, AR 72126
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Park · Little Rock
MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park grew around the 1840 Little Rock Arsenal tower and now holds the state art museum and the military history museum.
Outdoors
503 E 9th St, Little Rock, AR 72202
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Park · Roland
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
The 2,356-acre day-use park rises over the Big and Little Maumelle rivers and carries more than 33 miles of trail.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
- Parking
11901 Pinnacle Valley Rd, Roland, AR 72135
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Park · Scott
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park
The park protects the largest mound site in Arkansas, raised by Plum Bayou people for ceremony between about AD 700 and 1050.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
- Parking
490 Toltec Mounds Rd, Scott, AR 72142
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Park · North Little Rock
The Old Mill at T.R. Pugh Memorial Park
The Old Mill is a 1931 re-creation of an 1880s water-powered grist mill and appears in the opening scene of Gone with the Wind.
Outdoors
3800 Lakeshore Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72116
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Park · Little Rock
Two Rivers Park
Two Rivers Park runs about 1,000 acres where the Arkansas and Little Maumelle rivers meet, with rental garden plots and an inclusive playground.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Paved path
- Parking
6900 Two Rivers Park Rd, Little Rock, AR 72223
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Park · Lonoke
Waggoner Memorial Park
Lonoke keeps accessible playgrounds and reservable picnic pavilions at Waggoner Park, off Barnes Street near Fifth.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic shelter
- Accessible
430 Barnes St, Lonoke, AR 72086
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Park · Little Rock
War Memorial Park
War Memorial Park covers about 117 acres in midtown Little Rock and holds the stadium, the Dailey fitness centre and the Little Rock Zoo.
Outdoors
5511 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205
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Park · Greenbrier
Woolly Hollow State Park
The 370-acre state park surrounds Lake Bennett, a 40-acre lake open to fishing, boating and swimming.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Parking
82 Woolly Hollow Rd, Greenbrier, AR 72058
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Beaches
Beach · Greenbrier
Lake Bennett Swim Beach at Woolly Hollow
Lake Bennett carries a lifeguarded swimming beach inside Woolly Hollow State Park through the summer season.
Outdoors
- Lifeguard (seasonal)
- Restrooms
82 Woolly Hollow Rd, Greenbrier, AR 72058
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Beach · Perryville
Lake Sylvia Swim Beach
The recreation area keeps a swimming beach with bathhouses, a playground, a pump track and picnic sites beside the lake.
Outdoors
- Showers
- Playground
- Picnic area
810 Highway 324 S, Perryville, AR 72126
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Boat ramps
Boat ramp · Conway
Cadron Settlement Park Boat Launch
The park's boat launch reaches the Arkansas River beside the reconstructed Cadron blockhouse and the park's hiking trails.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- Restrooms
- Parking
6200 Hwy 319 W, Conway, AR 72034
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Boat ramp · Perryville
Harris Brake Lake
The 1,242-acre lake carries three concrete ramps, two gravel ramps and an accessible fishing pier under Game and Fish management.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- Accessible
- Parking
Arkansas Highway 9, Perryville, AR 72126
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Trails
Trail · Roland
Arkansas Arboretum
A paved barrier-free loop of about six tenths of a mile plants trees from each of Arkansas's six natural divisions.
Outdoors
- Paved path
- Accessible
11901 Pinnacle Valley Rd, Roland, AR 72135
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Trail · North Little Rock
Big Dam Bridge
The Big Dam Bridge runs 4,226 feet over Murray Lock and Dam and carries only walking and cycling traffic between the two cities.
Outdoors
- Paved path
- Parking
Cooks Landing Rd, North Little Rock, AR 72118
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Trail · Perryville
Flatside Pinnacle
A 0.8-mile out-and-back off the Ouachita National Recreation Trail climbs to a 1,550-foot rock outcrop above the Flatside Wilderness.
Outdoors
Forest Road 94, Perryville, AR 72126
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Trail · Mayflower
Kenny Vernon Nature Trail at Bell Slough
The 2.25-mile trail through Bell Slough carries interpretive signs and observation blinds, with mounted binoculars near the Palarm Creek rest area.
Outdoors
- Parking
Palarm Creek Rest Area, Bell Slough WMA, Mayflower, AR 72106
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Trail · Little Rock
Little Rock Audubon Center Trails at Gillam Park
A one-mile barrier-free loop behind the Audubon centre crosses oak savannah and rare nepheline syenite glades inside Gillam Park.
Outdoors
- Picnic area
- Accessible
- Parking
4500 Springer Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72206
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Trail · Benton
Old River Bridge
The 1891 iron truss over the Saline River reopened to walkers in June 2025 after a four-phase county restoration.
Outdoors
Near 2215 Airlane Dr, Benton, AR 72015
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Trail · Little Rock
Two Rivers Bridge
The bridge opened in July 2011 over the Little Maumelle River and links the Arkansas River Trail to the Two Rivers Park peninsula.
Outdoors
- Paved path
6900 Two Rivers Park Rd, Little Rock, AR 72223
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Dog parks
Dog park · North Little Rock
Burns Park Dog Park
North Little Rock lists a dog park among the facilities at Burns Park, alongside an archery range and two 18-hole disc golf courses.
Outdoors
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
1 Eldor Johnson Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72118
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Museums
Museum · North Little Rock
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
The museum floats on three Corps of Engineers barges and keeps the submarine USS Razorback and the tugboat USS Hoga alongside.
Indoors
120 Riverfront Park Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72114
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Museum · Little Rock
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
The museum reopened in MacArthur Park in April 2023 in a Studio Gang building holding galleries, an art school and a lecture hall.
Indoors
501 E 9th St, Little Rock, AR 72202
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Museum · Little Rock
Clinton Presidential Center
The 152,000-square-foot library is on a riverside park campus that also holds the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Indoors
- Parking
1200 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Museum · Conway
Faulkner County Museum
The county museum fills the 1896 jail beside the courthouse and shows a dogtrot cabin, a WPA exhibit and a model railroad.
Indoors
801 Locust St, Conway, AR 72034
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Museum · Benton
Gann Museum of Saline County
Built in 1893 from bauxite blocks, the Gann Building is the only known building made of aluminium ore and now holds the county museum.
Indoors
218 S Market St, Benton, AR 72015
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Museum · Little Rock
Historic Arkansas Museum
The state history museum keeps a half block of restored 19th century houses, including the 1827 Hinderliter Tavern, the city's oldest building.
Indoors
200 E 3rd St, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Museum · Jacksonville
Jacksonville Museum of Military History
The museum stands on the grounds of the World War II Arkansas Ordnance Plant and covers Arkansas service from the Civil War forward.
Indoors
100 Veterans Cir, Jacksonville, AR 72076
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Museum · Little Rock
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
The National Park Service visitor center stands across the street from Central High, which is still an operating public high school.
Indoors
- Parking
2120 W Daisy L Gatson Bates Dr, Little Rock, AR 72202
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Museum · Little Rock
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
The museum fills the 1840 arsenal tower where Douglas MacArthur was born in 1880, behind exterior walls three feet thick.
Indoors
503 E 9th St, Little Rock, AR 72202
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Museum · Little Rock
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
The state museum of Black Arkansas history stands on the original site of the Mosaic Templars of America, a fraternal order founded in 1883.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
501 W 9th St, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Museum · Little Rock
Museum of Discovery
The science museum is in a River Market building and runs interactive galleries including Dynamic Earth and the Tornado Alley Theater.
Indoors
500 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Museum · Little Rock
Old State House Museum
The Old State House is Arkansas's first capitol, built between 1833 and 1842, and the oldest standing state capitol west of the Mississippi.
Indoors · Free
300 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Museum · Benton
Shoppach House
The 1853 Shoppach House is the oldest surviving building in Benton, raised from brick fired on the site itself.
Indoors
508 N Main St, Benton, AR 72015
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Rainy-day spots
Rainy-day spot · Little Rock
Arkansas State Capitol
The 1915 capitol runs guided tours, and its grounds hold memorials including Testament, the monument to the Little Rock Nine.
Indoors
500 Woodlane St, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Rainy-day spot · Little Rock
Little Rock Visitor Information Center at Historic Curran Hall
Curran Hall is an 1842 Greek Revival house that now serves as the city visitor centre, with a garden kept by county master gardeners.
Indoors
615 E Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Rainy-day spot · Benton
Royal Theatre
The Royal Theatre took its 1948 Moderne form from Little Rock architects Ginocchio and Cromwell and now stages live community theatre.
Indoors
111 S Market St, Benton, AR 72015
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Courts
Courts · North Little Rock
Burns Park Tennis Courts
Burns Park holds 27 tennis courts, six of them indoor, inside a sports footprint that also covers soccer, softball and pickleball.
Outdoors
1 Eldor Johnson Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72118
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