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Haw Creek Recreation Area is a lovely rustic campground nestled within the Ozark National Forest, with nine primitive, first-come, first-served (free) campsites situated directly adjacent to an 8-foot waterfall cascading over rocky ledges into a fantastic swimming hole. This spot sits right along the Ozark Highlands Trail (around mile 104) with trail access to both Haw Creek Falls and nearby Pack Rat Falls and Pam’s Grotto wet‑weather waterfall. There are vault toilets, but no hookups or potable water. It is important to note that if you plan to visit, this area is subject to flash floods after heavy rain, so be sure to plan your trip ahead to enjoy this beautiful spot.

The Hot Springs National Park Historic Baths Walk takes you past the iconic bathhouses that made this area famous. Running along Bathhouse Row, the paved route winds through the heart of downtown Hot Springs, where you’ll see early 20th-century buildings like the Fordyce, Buckstaff, and Quapaw, each with its own story in the park’s long spa tradition. Interpretive signs and restored architecture offer a glimpse into the era when this was a major health destination. It’s a short, accessible walk and you can still step inside for a soak, just as visitors did a century ago.

The Ouachita National Forest, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 and initially named the Arkansas National Forest, covers an impressive 1.8 million acres in central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. It is the oldest and largest National Forest in the Southern Region. The forest features a diverse mix of pine and hickory trees with over 700 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. There are multiple developed recreation areas, scenic vistas, shooting ranges, historical sites, wilderness areas, and one national recreation area within the forest. Most of the developed recreation areas are open from April to September, although some sites remain accessible year-round. The Ouachita National Forest is breathtaking in every season, providing expansive views of mountains that stretch for miles.

Be sure to stop by the Pea Ridge Visitor Center while visiting Pea Ridge National Military Park. There is a 28-minute orientation film, "Thunder in the Ozarks," to find out more about this park, which opened in 1963, but with all updated exhibitions. The park is open from 6 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a week, even on holidays.

The falls are just below where the trail crosses the creek as it flows out of the Lake Windsor Dam and over the drop to form the falls. Be aware that the trails just off Lago Vista East around the falls are off limits to bikes.

Not actually a cave but technically a deep bluff shelter which is an overhang in a rock cliff. Archeological findings have determined this shelter was used by native people for about 8000 years. The walls contain petroglyphs and pictographs that are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old.

This is a sacred and hallowed place, dedicated to the 23,000 plus soldiers that fought at Pea Ridge on March 7th and 8th, 1862 during the civil war. With thousands killed and wounded in the battle, the battlefield has been preserved as a National Military Park and is one of the best-preserved civil war battlefields. There is a visitor centre on site and trails around the battlefield.

Not actually a cave but technically a deep bluff shelter which is an overhang in a rock cliff. Archeological findings have determined this shelter was use in use by native people for about 8000 years. The walls contain petroglyphs and pictographs that are belived to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old.