On Saturday, April 15, we will meet at 10:00 am at the flagpole of the visitor's center at Devil's Den. The hike will incorporate short breaks to learn about German author Friedrich Gerstäcker, who explored the state in the territorial period and wrote about his experiences with "Wild West" Arkansas. The hike is free and open to the pubic but is limited to the first 25 participants who register due to space restraints on the trail. If you are a U of A student and would like a ride, please email Dr. Condray at condray@uark.edu.
Kara Helton, State Park Interpreter, offers these tips: "Devil’s Den is a fantastic hike since it’s 1.5-mile moderate trail that takes them right to one of the foundations of one of the historic homesites, the Cold Springs area, the Twins Falls, the Devil’s Icebox, and the Devil’s Den Cave. Given the rocky terrain, we recommend study, comfortable hiking boots and a hiking stick/trekking pole. For parking on a Saturday morning, it may be best to encourage carpooling as much as possible, and to park either down by the store or the Lower Devil’s Den Trailhead (the area around the highway bridge) and have them walk the road up to the Visitor Center. This will help with keeping the Visitor Center parking lot from getting as congested with vehicles."
