Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas (with Map & Photos)

Mount Magazine State Park is the highest point in Arkansas, with an elevation of 2,753 feet. It is located on Scenic Highway 309, approximately 16 miles south of Paris, near Russellville and Dardanelle, a two-hour drive from Little Rock.

Mount Magazine State Park Arkansas
Mount Magazine State Park Arkansas

Things to do at Mount Magazine State park


Mount Magazine State Park is a place to enjoy sightseeing, exploring the mountains, and studying nature. The park is an ideal destination for outdoor sports and extreme adventure lovers as it offers rock climbing, rappelling, paragliding, mountain biking, horseback riding, mountaineering and ATV adventures. Mount Magazine is the most spectacular location in the state park system for the technique that can be used by athletes for rock climbing. In addition, the park offers a wide variety of hiking trails to explore. Mount Magazine is an island in the Arkansas sky.

Mount Magazine State Park Arkansas
Mount Magazine State Park Arkansas

The facilities of the Mount Magazine hotel also have the comfort of a restaurant, swimming pool, rooms for conferences, weddings and business meetings.

Mount Magazine State Park Arkansas
Mount Magazine State Park Arkansas

Overlooking the Arkansas River Valley from a height of 2,753 feet, Mount Magazine State Park offers incredible landscapes that offer views of the picturesque city. Providing visitors with the opportunity to hitchhike, bike, horseback ride, and more, this distinctive park has so much to offer tourists, making it a particularly popular attraction. Situated on the highest mountain in the state, the park offers exquisite cabins, creating the perfect weekend.

Mount Magazine State Park Map