AR Own Backyard BLOG
Hike to Fern Falls
The beginning of waterfall season can be a little hit-and-miss sometimes. I guess the dry ground in the Fall soaks up all the rainfall before it can drain off. ...[Read More]
Flatside Pinnacle (and Brown Creek Cascade)
When it comes to good places to see Fall colors in Arkansas, I have a short list of locations that immediately come to mind. First, it is really hard to beat Sa...[Read More]
Floating the Illinois River in NE Oklahoma
AR Own Backyard is an Arkansas Outdoors site, so I try to keep the subject matter limited to Arkansas destinations. But the “Backyard” part is subje...[Read More]
Mountain Biking at Hobbs State Park
Here in Arkansas, we are fortunate to have some truly awesome State Parks. Most of them are located near lakes, rivers, or mountains offering a wide variety of ...[Read More]
Swinging Bridge to Lobo Landing on the Little Red River
Another hot dry Arkansas summer has once again forced me to look for some new paddling alternatives. (New to me, that is). There are some good dry season float ...[Read More]
Dalton to Shanty On the Eleven Point River
In the dog days of Summer, all the popular floating rivers in Arkansas tend to dry up and become too low to float. Sometimes we get lucky with some Summer showe...[Read More]
Maumee to Rush on the Buffalo River – An Overnight Float
One of my favorite ways to experience the rivers in Arkansas is with an overnight float trip. I’ve done several of these, and my most recent overnighter w...[Read More]
MTB Trails at River Mountain Park
Central Arkansas may not ever compete with Northwest Arkansas for the title of Mountain Biking Capitol of the World. But great strides are being made in Central...[Read More]
Floating North Sylamore Creek – Blanchard Springs to White River
One of my favorite things about doing a new hike, bike, or float is the surprise element. And the best surprise is when I finish it and have a new favorite. Flo...[Read More]
Marble to Marshall Ford on the Kings River
We are so fortunate here in Arkansas to have so many beautiful rivers to float, fish, and hike on. If your goal is to float them all, it can take a while to get...[Read More]
Bushwhack to Ladderbucket Falls
Hello again everyone! Travis here, back with another tale from the trails. While I rarely have the opportunity to hike during weekdays, I’d taken this pas...[Read More]
Ziplining at Adventureworks in Hot Springs
Hot Springs is one of Arkansas’ busiest areas for tourism. It is well-known for it’s historic downtown National Park area as well as Oaklawn Park Ho...[Read More]
Bushwhack to Greasy Creek Falls
Hello everyone! My name is Travis, and I’m a new member of the AROwnBackyard team. I’ll be sharing tales of trails around Arkansas to help all of yo...[Read More]
Bear Creek Waterfall Hike
I try to cover a variety of hikes that range in difficulty for hikers of all abilities. Sometimes I do an easy hike, and other times a more difficult hike. It j...[Read More]
Hike to Big Creek Cave Falls and Wolf Creek Cave Falls
One of my favorite things about hiking with friends is seeing their reaction to some of the amazing sights in our beautiful state. Often times I’ll hike a...[Read More]
