Category Archives: State Parks

Lake Poinsett State Park

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Roger

We visited here just for the passport stamp. It’s definitely a BCP park, with one short trail sandwiched in. We stopped in the tiny visitor center/gift shop to get my passport stamped. There were three fish tanks with live snakes … Continue reading →

Posted in State Parks | Leave a comment

Hampson Archeological Museum State Park

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Roger

Our chief reason for visiting Wilson was to see this museum and get my passport stamp. The museum lined the walls of one room — and that was it. Some guy named Hampson was working on his land and found … Continue reading →

Posted in Museums, State Parks | Leave a comment

Lake Charles State Park

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Roger

I was talking to the woman behind the counter in the gift shop/visitor center about this and that. A second woman walked out of a back room, sat down nearby, and said, “Is he bothering you?” I did a double-take … Continue reading →

Posted in State Parks | Leave a comment

Powhatan Historic State Park

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Roger

The current population of Powhatan (pronounced “Pow-uh-TAN” and named after the father of Pocahontas) is 104, but from 1869 to 1963, it was the county seat of Lawrence County. Six (or maybe seven, I was never sure about one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Interesting Buildings, State Parks | Leave a comment

Davidsonville Historic State Park

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Roger

The tag line for this park is “The most important town you never heard of.” That’s a reach. The town that existed here for about 15 years, beginning 1n 1815, was the first platted town in what is not Arkansas, … Continue reading →

Posted in State Parks | Leave a comment