Welcome to
Mount Magazine State Park , one of 52
beautiful, historic state parks, each with their own special
mission. The other thing they each have is a geocache. This
adventure is based around visiting all 52 state parks. Each park
cache has a clue that you will need to find the final, 53rd cache
located somewhere in the state. Just download the
clue sheet and start your adventure. We
encourage you to upload photos on the geocaching.com page when
you find one and also to tell us about your visit to the park on
the
state park blog. As an extra incentive, For
a limited time you can pick up an Arkansas State Park geocoin at
the final location and send it on it's way to visit parks
throughout the world!
Mount Magazine State Park is located at the top
of Mount Magazine. At 2,753-feet, Mount Magazine is Arkansas's
highest mountain, rising dramatically above the broad valleys of
the Petit Jean River to the south and the Arkansas River to its
north. Graced with timeless natural beauty, this plateau-a remnant
of an ancient sea floor-runs east-west stretching six miles long
and up to a mile across. Rugged, isolated, and rich in natural
resources including rare and endangered species, Mount Magazine has
long lured explorers, adventurers, scientists, and
naturalists.
Settlers came to the mountain in the 1800s and farmed here. Later
cabins and lodges were built atop Mount Magazine to attract and
accommodate the travelers who journeyed to the mountain for
recreation, relaxation, and the escape from the heat in the
lowlands below that the summit's cooler temperatures
afforded.
Through the years, the mountain has been a place to enjoy outdoor
recreational pursuits like sightseeing, hiking, picnicking,
camping, horseback riding, birding, and wildlife watching,
activities still enjoyed by today's park visitors. The more
adventuresome can also enjoy the challenges of backpacking, rock
climbing, rappelling, hang gliding, biking, mountain biking, and
ATV trail adventure. The new, high tech sport of geocaching can be
enjoyed here, too.
To find other attractions located near Mount Magazine State Park
visit our Attractions, Lodging and Dining page.
The mountain has long been an outdoor laboratory for nature study.
Today, park interpreters present a wide variety of nature programs
for the education and enjoyment of visitors and school groups that
visit the park.
The park's magnificent 60-room Lodge at Mount Magazine and 13 park
cabins opened in May 2006. Featuring breathtaking views from Mount
Magazine's south bluff, these first-class facilities carry on the
mountain's lodging tradition that has been a part of the
recreational legacy of Mount Magazine since 1900, one most recently
carried forward by the U.S. Forest Service lodge that operated on
the mountain, at the same site, from the 1940s until it was
destroyed by fire in 1971.
Please check the park Web site for hours of operation. Park Permit
Number MtMag08
Plan some time for each of the parks and enjoy your visit. Learn
about natural, cultural and state history. Take in a hike, a swim,
a boat ride. Go fishing, cycling or just relax. For more
information on geocaching in an Arkansas State Park visit our
geocaching page. For information on
geocaching throughout the Natural State visit
Arkansas Geocaching. Have a great time and
we’ll see you in a park!
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