Pinnacle Mountain State Park is a nice place to to spend your day doing hiking and it's only about…read more20 minutes from downtown Little Rock. I spent a few hours hiking on one of the more difficult hiking trails and it was a great experience! The trail was clean and well labeled, but the only difficult part was locating the same trail markers going down the mountain, especially since there are so many rocks and boulders throughout the entire terrain so it was very easy to miss several trail markers on the way down. I love that the state park offers a variety of trails and difficulty levels, so whether you are a beginner hiker or a more experienced hiker, you are bound to have a good time. I enjoyed the trail and the experience of doing some rock climbing, and if I'm ever in the area again I will definitely come back!

1. The new visitors center is STUNNING and has beautifully clean bathrooms, as well as concessions…read morethat might be open occasionally? Love the free AR state park "passports" you can get as well - so many high-quality details!! 2. This was a challenging but well-marked hiking path. For context, we were told there is a "hard" side or an "extra hard" side to hike LOL. We chose the "hard" side. You do need some moderate physical fitness - a good portion of the "trail" was just spray-painted yellow marks on large rocks and boulders you have to climb. But we did it all in under 2 hours? Great views from the top, and there is a wonderful playground in the middle of the parking lot too! What a unique and fun experience. Honorable mention: we saw a raccoon in a Christmas sweater.

First day in Downtown Little Rock and I checked out the view of Riverfront Park from the Junction…read moreBridge. The views at night were gorgeous and I enjoyed standing there watching the views of the skyline. The park offers well paved walking trails of various lengths as well as many places to sit and ample greenery.

Riverfront Park in Little Rock, AR, was a pitstop we happened upon since our hotel check-in was not…read morefor another hour. It was a sweltering hot day on July 22, 2025, but my daughters, our dog, and I enjoyed this place anyway. The park, named after a for parks and recreation director named Julius Breckling (not listed on this Yelp page with his name), was huge - 39 acres huge. Lol. The cons were: - trash scattered sparingly on the ground - sus characters - some areas that were worn out/ run down - parking fees (see below) - no restrooms available - none that we saw Pros: + amphitheater + dogs on leashes okay + playground area + sculptures throughout + shaded sitting areas + splash pad (there were two of them, but only one was operable that day) + terraces + walking paths + water fountains + nearby pedestrian bridge + The Little Rock monument near the bridge Parking was $3 per hour for 8 hours maximum - enforced 24/7. The kiosk accepted coins or card payment only.

I love this park... and all other parks around LR. It's quiet, pretty, green, and safe.read more

Did not know about this park, kind of hidden off the main road. But found it while looking up…read moretrails online. Cute small little park for children. But there's also lots of nature trails in the nearby hills. Nice place to come and walk your dog or go for a hike.

Great trail to enjoy nature and learning about our ancestors , paved trails and some are muddy but…read moreis up to you too get muddy or stay clean,, we enjoyed the mounds and some amazing cypress trees with the birds singing everywhere,,,

I'm a down and dirty girl! Oh, not in the way you think!…read more I like to get my hands and nails dirty. I like to dig. I like to discover and see what is beneath the surface. Way down! Just as far as anyone has ever gone. Let's look at the midden. The *WHAT* you ask? The midden. The dirt with *leftovers* in it. Leftovers? Like meatloaf & spinach & biscuits? Well, yeah . . . . kind of . . . leftovers like from folks who went before us. Leftovers like flint chips and sherds and anything that didn't decay that someone threw out their back door! And let's look at the rich black dirt (midden) that has all sorts of decayed matter in it . . . . like meatloaf & spinach & biscuits! You did know that you can tell when someone has lived on land by the richness and change in color of the soil, right? On my first visit to Toltec Mounds (a misnomer - this site really had nothing to do with the ancient Toltec culture) I knew that we were going to find rich midden. Its flat country. Very flat. Then out of nowhere rise these beautiful mounds. All built one basket-load of dirt at a time. Several of the mounds remain. Today it is just a few miles southeast of Little Rock. Archeologists believe this was a large ceremonial & governmental site. Who really knows for sure? Those who do are long gone. It was occupied between AD 600 to 1050. That they do know for sure. All sorts of ways of dating the site. Tree rings, carbon dating, etc. This was a large village with an earthern embankment surrounding it. Yes, I spent a lot of time here getting my nails & hands dirty. This wasn't my first love, er site, but it was one of the best. I helped excavate several pits on Mound A, I used my cartography skills extensively mapping each pit, I screened for minute artifacts, I surveyed, I washed and catalogued artifacts, I killed a thousand mosquitos and I made lifetime friends . . . all at Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park in Scott, Arkansas. When I was there it was still farm land. That was before it became a State Park. Before many folks knew its true value. Before we put test pits in. Before there was a road. Before there was a museum and a visitors center. Before anyone really knew there had been a thriving Plum Bayou Culture there. Yes, I got my nails dirty here. Real dirty. I used my trowel and line level. I learned what a cottonmouth was here. (Not the way your mouth feels the next morning!) I learned what humidity is like when it is just so thick & heavy in the air that sweat doesn't dry off your skin and you never can get cool. I learned what mosquito repellent is really for. I learned to work in tandem with a teammate in sifting a large screen. I learned it is only marginally cooler in the shade than the sun when it is this hot. I learned how good a cold beer tastes in the evening just before bed. I learned to take salt tablets. I learned that it is far more fun to dig in the dirt than to sit around talking about how boring life is with manicured hands. Make memories now. Who knows, you may meet the love of your life in the next test pit or at the evening bonfire or out surveying. I did. And he/she will have dirty fingernails too. And you'll both know more about prehistory.

This massive park in North Little Rock was originally used as a WWI training cam\p for soldiers,…read morecalled Camp Pike. The park was expanded in 1937 for WWII training and that one is called Camp Robinson. Some remnants of that activity still exist and there are warning signs everywhere about unexploded ordinance. So that's pretty awesome. Renamed in 1950 after local physician William Burns, the park has all sorts of outdoor activities including soccer fiends, tennis courts, TWO golf courses, basketball courts, a disc golf course, baseball fields, trails, picnic areas and picnic pavilions. There are a few public restrooms throughout the park and it is linked to an RV Park and Campground. They even have an Arkansas River boat launch! We were here for the covered bridge and found it, but that is separate. In the meanwhile, it was nice to wlak around the park, sticking to the trails. The warning signs were plenty warning for us! [Review 2301 of 2024 - 365 in Arkansas - 23316 overall]

The address listed is for a residence. DON'T GO THERE!…read more After realizing this, I went to their website which states that it's actually in Murray Park several miles away. The dog park is a little hidden. Enter through the east gate nearest the golf course. Make the first right toward the shady tree area. The sign says volleyball but it's not. It's a one way. It's a nice dog park though and the people are friendly.

I brought my dogs here on Memorial Day and they had a great time. Lots of space to roam around and…read moreplay with other dogs. It's right next to the river which is great for taking my German Shepherd to fetch tennis balls out of the water. Met lots of friendly people and their dogs. It would be nice if the park had more grass. Seems to be more dirt and pebbles. Definitely has a decent amount of shade for hot summer days. Has plenty of benches and picnic tables to sit at. We stayed at the watering hole most of the visit. My boxer enjoyed laying in the pool to cool off. It's nice to have a place for my pups to get some interaction with other dogs and meet some nice people. Hopefully I'll be making this a regular visit.

A very quaint little park tucked up in the northern portion of North Little Rock. You need to drive…read morethrough a suburban neighborhood just to get here.

This park should not be mistaken for River Front Park which is on the opposite side of the River on…read morethe South Bank. It is on the North Bank and does not have as much to offer. Similar to Riverfront Park, this is a long linear park that has a nice paved trail that runs along the river. There are Seven interpretive panels commemorating the Cherokee Trail of Tears along the trail for people to read. You will find a lot of green space here to have a picnic, play a sport, fly a kite, play catch.... The park used to be called North Shore Riverwalk Park, but its name was changed to what it currently is. There is also a bathroom facility at this park, however, it is only open during special events. You will also find benches on the side of the paved trail that overlook the ocean. These benches are good for taking a load off and relaxing. Trust me, I know from experience. This park mainly serves as a location for joggers/walkers to workout. It also is the park of choice for special events. I came here during a carnival. It was a perfect venue for that. It is easily accessible by the Junction Bridge and has metered street parking available. The park is home to the US Submarine Veterans World War II Memorial and an illuminated sculpture titled Beacon of Peace and Hope. And visitors are treated to a panoramic view of downtown Little Rock, which is even more cool at night in my opinion. Even though there is not much to this park it is still pretty nice and well maintained. I liked it there and would have probably still visited if there was not an event going on.