Pinnacle Mountain State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Arkansas

Location:Exit 9 off I-430 at Little Rock, 7 miles west on AR 10, then 2 miles north on AR 300.
Facilities:Picnic area, pavilion, launch ramps, hiking trails, visitor center with exhibits, meeting room, and gift shop (é).
Activities:Fishing, hiking, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Pinnacle Mountain is a day-use park dedicated to environmental education, recreation, and preservation. The area offers a great diversity of habitats, from high upland peaks to bottomlands along the Big and Little Maumelle rivers. Park includes the Arkansas Arboretum, a 71-acre site with exhibits on native flora from each of Arkansas' six natural divisions.
Address:11901 Pinnacle Valley Rd
Little Rock, AR 72223
Phone:501-868-5806
Fax:501-868-5018
Web: www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/park.asp?id=3
Size: 1,801 acres.

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PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK encompasses 2,000 acres that are dedicated to environmental education, outdoor recreation and preservation.

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PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, with hiking trails rising more than 1,000 feet above the Arkansas River Valley, has 2,000 acres dedicated to environmental education, outdoor recreation and preservation.

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"But Randy is an exceptionally gifted and extraordinarily involved individual when it comes to personal stewardship in environmental education, preservation and enhancement." Frazier's training and environmental interest encompass a degree in biology and a 30-year career as a naturalist, educator and administrator with the Arkansas State Parks where he served as superintendent of Pinnacle Mountain State Park.

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Besides Pinnacle, seven other Ouachita Mountain peaks lie within the 2,069-acre Pinnacle Mountain State Park. The mountain, in west Little Rock, offers hiking trails between one and five miles long and scenic views of central Arkansas.

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