To learn the latest about Arkansas’s fall color or attractions to visit for the best viewing, residents can obtain this information – and more – on Arkansas.com. Residents can also receive updates via email at bit.ly/arfallcolor, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
“Updated fall color reports are sent to email subscribers and posted to the Fall Attractions page each Thursday,” according to a news release. “Using social media, the department browses hundreds of visitors’ photos each day and hand-selects the most stunning shots to be displayed on the site. This information is then summarized into the report that is posted each week. The gallery on the site is updated throughout the week.”
For those who want their pictures featured in the fall color gallery, they should use #ArkansasFall when they post to Instagram or Twitter – and don’t forget to tag or mention the location!
“In addition to the leaf report, you’ll find information on various scenic drives across the state, popular fall color destinations and travel deals and packages to help in planning your trip,” according to the release.
“Some of the state’s more popular scenic drives are nationally designated routes. These include the Talimena National Scenic Byway, which traverses the top of Rich Mountain in western Arkansas; Crowley’s Ridge Parkway National Scenic Byway and the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, both which cut through the colorful hardwoods of the St. Francis National Forest in eastern Arkansas,” according to the release.
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“There are also US Forest Service Scenic Byways with impressive natural vistas. Five of these are in the Ozark National Forest: Mount Magazine (Arkansas 309 from Paris across Mount Magazine to Havana), “Pig Trail” (Arkansas 23 north of Ozark to its junction with Arkansas 16), Ozark Highlands (Arkansas 21 north out of Clarksville to the Buffalo National River), Highway 7 (Arkansas 7 from El Dorado north through the Ozark National Forest into Harrison), and Sylamore (Arkansas 5 and 14 from Calico Rock and Allison, which provides a peaceful and beautiful approach to Blanchard Springs Caverns),” according to the release.
“Other Arkansas scenic byways include: the I-530 State Scenic Byway, which roughly follows Bayou Bartholomew (the longest bayou in the world) around the cities of White Hall and Pine Bluff; the West-Northwest Scenic Byway, a 261-mile interconnected route that stretches through both the Ouachita and Ozark National Forests; and the Boston Mountain Loop, offering two very different options to travel from Alma to Fayetteville in the northwest corner of the state,” according to the release.
Details: Arkansas.com/things-to-do/attractions/fall-attractions.
— Mary Osteen is public information technician with the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.