Ouachita national forest

Summit Arkansas’s highest point, take the Cameron Bluff Overlook Drive, and experience breathtaking beauty of all kinds at Mount Magazine State Park.

Ouachita National Forest makes Arkansas a destination for outdoor lovers. And we've got a great road trip details planned for you!

Climb riverside bluffs in the South's oldest national forest.

The Ouachita National Forest serves as a regional hub for camping and various outdoor activities, as well as a habitat for endangered or threatened fish and wildlife species. Plan your trip today!

Hike through old-growth forest to ridgetop views of Arkansas's largest lake.

Or really, Forest Service road 94. Taken from the top of Flatside Pinnacle in the Flatside Wilderness of the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas.

Alongside Highway 7, one of Arkansas' prettiest drives, resides a little park you may have missed. Iron Springs Rec Area is simply splendid.

The Ouachita National Forest is the oldest National Forest in the southern United States. The forest encompasses 1,784,457 acres (7,221 km2), including most of the scenic Ouachita Mountains. Six locations in the forest, comprising 65,000 acres (263 km2), have been designated as wilderness areas. Ouachita is the French spelling of the Indian word Washita which means good hunting grounds. The forest was known as Arkansas National Forest on its establishment on December 18, 1907; the name was…