Knowledge

Lake Frierson State Park

Source 📝

312: 31: 48: 76: 352: 1167: 83: 55: 319:
Camping is available in four class C and three class D campsites on the east side of the lake. Picnic areas are scattered throughout the park, and an air-conditioned and heated pavilion with room for 80 attendees is available for rent. Fishing for bream, catfish, crappie, and bass is available in the
320:
timber-filled Lake Frierson. Non-motor fishing boats and pedal boats are available for rent, and bait, fishing and camping supplies and gifts can be purchased at the visitor center. Visitors are also able to hike along the circular
565: 287:
or NRCS) constructed ten dams along the western edge of Crowley's Ridge in northeast Arkansas. The ridge is a geological formation that rises 150–250 feet (46–76 m) above the surrounding flat
634: 616: 547: 251:
In addition to the recreation opportunities at Lake Frierson, the area is home to a unique blend of forests in the state. Located partially in a forest similar to those found in the
560: 499: 1211: 1201: 127: 598: 1148: 715: 1206: 391: 1067: 47: 942: 492: 932: 1221: 382: 195: 75: 917: 520: 1007: 1072: 992: 877: 788: 284: 588: 303:
in 1975. Although initially only a day-use park, Lake Frierson has grown to a full service park with visitor center and camping facilities.
1082: 1037: 705: 670: 508: 485: 1097: 997: 695: 685: 680: 675: 299:, was instrumental in acquiring the property as a state park. The site officially became a state park when funding was approved by the 862: 700: 660: 396: 897: 690: 665: 555: 200: 1191: 811: 624: 386: 1216: 1047: 907: 575: 400: 1122: 927: 728: 1062: 902: 887: 882: 333: 1077: 1057: 849: 840: 222: 733: 1196: 1130: 1087: 1107: 967: 872: 806: 1017: 1102: 1027: 1002: 947: 912: 816: 773: 537: 300: 768: 758: 457: 1140: 1112: 1092: 982: 977: 826: 778: 652: 583: 311: 30: 952: 922: 230: 110: 957: 937: 763: 748: 743: 738: 642: 1022: 1052: 1032: 867: 529: 252: 292: 821: 356: 337: 428: 1012: 753: 723: 296: 106: 264: 263:
and a wide variety of rare trees in Arkansas on Crowley's Ridge's northern slopes, including the
256: 244:
built by the Soil Conservation Service, the park entered the system in 1975. The park skirts the
245: 226: 114: 1042: 987: 892: 1171: 962: 796: 248:
formation and offers fishing as well as hiking, camping, kayaking, and a visitor center.
801: 288: 1185: 857: 606: 268: 272: 210: 477: 260: 330:-mile (0.80 km) Dogwood Lane Trail, a self-guided interpretative trail. 142: 129: 241: 512: 234: 310: 481: 340:, offering additional camping and recreational activities. 283:
In the 1970s, the Soil Conservation Service (now known as
456:
Staff of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
1139: 1121: 848: 839: 787: 714: 651: 633: 615: 597: 574: 566:
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home
546: 528: 519: 206: 190: 182: 174: 166: 158: 121: 102: 23: 178:Lake Frierson, itself named after Charles Frierson 82: 62:Location of Lake Frierson State Park in Arkansas 54: 493: 8: 392:Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture 90:Lake Frierson State Park (the United States) 1212:Bodies of water of Greene County, Arkansas 1202:Protected areas of Greene County, Arkansas 845: 525: 500: 486: 478: 20: 451: 449: 336:is 10 miles (16 km) to the south on 458:"Dogwood Lane Trail Guide/Activity Book" 434:. Arkansas State Parks and Tourism. 2003 383:Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism 196:Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism 368: 423: 421: 419: 417: 285:Natural Resources Conservation Service 376: 374: 372: 240:Containing a 335 acres (136 ha) 16:State park in Arkansas, United States 7: 101: 1207:Protected areas established in 1975 397:Butler Center for Arkansas Studies 14: 201:Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 1165: 350: 81: 74: 53: 46: 29: 1222:1975 establishments in Arkansas 789:National Wild and Scenic Rivers 561:Little Rock Central High School 401:Central Arkansas Library System 165: 1: 1063:Plantation Agriculture Museum 255:, the park also contains the 93:Show map of the United States 35:Lake Frierson, September 2010 918:Hampson Archeological Museum 1131:Poison Springs State Forest 1073:Poison Springs Battleground 1038:Museum of Natural Resources 943:Jenkins' Ferry Battleground 221:is a 114-acre (46 ha) 1238: 429:"Lake Frierson State Park" 387:"Lake Frierson State Park" 334:Crowley's Ridge State Park 295:, a lawyer and judge from 1161: 1141:Wildlife Management Areas 1083:Prairie Grove Battlefield 1008:Marks' Mills Battleground 653:National Wildlife Refuges 301:Arkansas General Assembly 117:, Arkansas, United States 40: 28: 1093:South Arkansas Arboretum 998:Lower White River Museum 357:United States portal 219:Lake Frierson State Park 211:Lake Frierson State Park 24:Lake Frierson State Park 1192:State parks of Arkansas 863:Bull Shoals-White River 548:National Historic Sites 143:35.972556°N 90.716194°W 1217:Reservoirs in Arkansas 734:Buffalo National River 617:National Military Park 316: 162:114 acres (46 ha) 314: 148:35.972556; -90.716194 908:Delta Heritage Trail 858:Arkansas Post Museum 822:North Sylamore Creek 338:Arkansas Highway 141 65:Show map of Arkansas 1172:Arkansas portal 928:Historic Washington 729:Black Fork Mountain 223:Arkansas state park 191:Governing body 139: /  993:Louisiana Purchase 883:Crater of Diamonds 317: 315:Dogwood Lane Trail 257:oak-hickory forest 1179: 1178: 1157: 1156: 1068:Plum Bayou Mounds 1058:Pinnacle Mountain 1043:Ozark Folk Center 1018:Mississippi River 835: 834: 599:National Memorial 589:Ozark–St. Francis 216: 215: 1229: 1170: 1169: 1168: 1088:Queen Wilhelmina 846: 716:Wilderness Areas 576:National Forests 526: 502: 495: 488: 479: 472: 471: 469: 467: 462: 453: 444: 443: 441: 439: 433: 425: 412: 411: 409: 407: 385:(May 24, 2012). 378: 355: 354: 353: 329: 328: 324: 293:Charles Frierson 269:northern red oak 186:150,000 annually 154: 153: 151: 150: 149: 144: 140: 137: 136: 135: 132: 94: 85: 84: 78: 66: 57: 56: 50: 33: 21: 1237: 1236: 1232: 1231: 1230: 1228: 1227: 1226: 1197:Crowley's Ridge 1182: 1181: 1180: 1175: 1166: 1164: 1153: 1135: 1117: 1108:Withrow Springs 968:Lake Fort Smith 963:Lake Dardanelle 888:Crowley's Ridge 873:Conway Cemetery 831: 812:Little Missouri 807:Hurricane Creek 797:Big Piney Creek 783: 769:Poteau Mountain 759:Hurricane Creek 710: 647: 629: 611: 593: 570: 542: 515: 509:Protected areas 506: 476: 475: 465: 463: 460: 455: 454: 447: 437: 435: 431: 427: 426: 415: 405: 403: 380: 379: 370: 365: 351: 349: 346: 326: 322: 321: 309: 281: 246:Crowley's Ridge 227:Crowley's Ridge 198: 147: 145: 141: 138: 133: 130: 128: 126: 125: 115:Crowley's Ridge 98: 97: 96: 95: 92: 91: 88: 87: 86: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 60: 59: 58: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1235: 1233: 1225: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1184: 1183: 1177: 1176: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1151: 1145: 1143: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1133: 1127: 1125: 1119: 1118: 1116: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1103:White Oak Lake 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1028:Mount Magazine 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1003:Mammoth Spring 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 948:Lake Catherine 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 878:Cossatot River 875: 870: 865: 860: 854: 852: 843: 837: 836: 833: 832: 830: 829: 827:Richland Creek 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 793: 791: 785: 784: 782: 781: 776: 774:Richland Creek 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 720: 718: 712: 711: 709: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 657: 655: 649: 648: 646: 645: 639: 637: 635:National River 631: 630: 628: 627: 621: 619: 613: 612: 610: 609: 603: 601: 595: 594: 592: 591: 586: 580: 578: 572: 571: 569: 568: 563: 558: 552: 550: 544: 543: 541: 540: 534: 532: 523: 517: 516: 507: 505: 504: 497: 490: 482: 474: 473: 445: 413: 367: 366: 364: 361: 360: 359: 345: 342: 308: 305: 289:Arkansas delta 280: 277: 214: 213: 208: 204: 203: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 123: 119: 118: 104: 100: 99: 89: 80: 79: 73: 72: 71: 70: 61: 52: 51: 45: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1234: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1174: 1173: 1160: 1150: 1147: 1146: 1144: 1142: 1138: 1132: 1129: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1120: 1114: 1113:Woolly Hollow 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1098:Village Creek 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1048:Parkin Mounds 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 983:Lake Poinsett 981: 979: 978:Lake Ouachita 976: 974: 973:Lake Frierson 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 898:Davidsonville 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 855: 853: 851: 847: 844: 842: 838: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 794: 792: 790: 786: 780: 779:Upper Buffalo 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 721: 719: 717: 713: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 658: 656: 654: 650: 644: 641: 640: 638: 636: 632: 626: 623: 622: 620: 618: 614: 608: 607:Arkansas Post 605: 604: 602: 600: 596: 590: 587: 585: 582: 581: 579: 577: 573: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 553: 551: 549: 545: 539: 536: 535: 533: 531: 530:National Park 527: 524: 522: 518: 514: 510: 503: 498: 496: 491: 489: 484: 483: 480: 459: 452: 450: 446: 430: 424: 422: 420: 418: 414: 402: 398: 394: 393: 388: 384: 381:Staff of the 377: 375: 373: 369: 362: 358: 348: 347: 343: 341: 339: 335: 331: 313: 306: 304: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 278: 276: 274: 270: 266: 265:cucumber tree 262: 258: 254: 249: 247: 243: 238: 236: 232: 231:Greene County 228: 224: 220: 212: 209: 205: 202: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 161: 157: 152: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 105: 77: 49: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 1163: 1123:State Forest 972: 953:Lake Charles 923:Herman Davis 466:February 10, 464:. Retrieved 438:February 10, 436:. Retrieved 406:February 10, 404:. Retrieved 390: 332: 318: 282: 253:Appalachians 250: 239: 218: 217: 134:90°42′58.3″W 131:35°58′21.2″N 18: 958:Lake Chicot 938:Jacksonport 913:Devil's Den 903:DeGray Lake 850:State Parks 764:Leatherwood 739:Caney Creek 706:White River 671:Cache River 538:Hot Springs 167:Established 146: / 122:Coordinates 1186:Categories 1053:Petit Jean 1033:Mount Nebo 868:Cane Creek 696:Pond Creek 686:Logan Cave 681:Holla Bend 676:Felsenthal 556:Fort Smith 363:References 307:Recreation 273:tulip tree 261:the Ozarks 259:native to 233:, eastern 749:East Fork 744:Dry Creek 701:Wapanocca 661:Bald Knob 625:Pea Ridge 297:Jonesboro 242:reservoir 175:Named for 107:Paragould 1078:Powhatan 1023:Moro Bay 1013:Millwood 817:Mulberry 802:Cossatot 754:Flatside 724:Big Lake 691:Overflow 666:Big Lake 584:Ouachita 513:Arkansas 344:See also 235:Arkansas 183:Visitors 103:Location 643:Buffalo 521:Federal 325:⁄ 279:History 207:Website 988:Logoly 199:Lake: 194:Park: 111:Greene 933:Hobbs 893:Daisy 841:State 461:(PDF) 432:(PDF) 1149:List 468:2013 440:2013 408:2013 399:and 271:and 170:1975 159:Area 511:in 229:in 225:on 1188:: 448:^ 416:^ 395:. 389:. 371:^ 291:. 275:. 267:, 237:. 113:, 109:, 501:e 494:t 487:v 470:. 442:. 410:. 327:2 323:1

Index


Map showing the location of Lake Frierson State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Frierson State Park
Paragould
Greene
Crowley's Ridge
35°58′21.2″N 90°42′58.3″W / 35.972556°N 90.716194°W / 35.972556; -90.716194
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Lake Frierson State Park
Arkansas state park
Crowley's Ridge
Greene County
Arkansas
reservoir
Crowley's Ridge
Appalachians
oak-hickory forest
the Ozarks
cucumber tree
northern red oak
tulip tree
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Arkansas delta
Charles Frierson
Jonesboro
Arkansas General Assembly

Crowley's Ridge State Park
Arkansas Highway 141

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.