Hobbs State Park Conservation Area hike

This is Arkansas' largest state park at 12,000 acres, and is named for Roscoe Hobbs, a local businessman and conservationist, who owned the property for 40 years. We did the 8.4 mile hike from Pigeon Roost Trailhead around the Dry Creek and Huckleberry Loops



The forest is 75% hardwood (oak and hickory) and 25% shortleaf pine, so splashes of green dot the otherwise stark brown scenery. The trail is in excellent condition and well-marked with white blazes and intersections are marked with signage. In several places, views of the abutting Beaver Lake appear, as seen below with the Van Winkle Hollow arm of the huge man-made lake which runs 50 miles in length and has 487 miles of shoreline.




Below are some of the ubiquitous fungi growing on a dead tree trunk. We also hiked alongside several large sinkholes.


After our 3 1/2 hour up-and-down hike, we headed for the KFC Buffet in Rogers, hungry after the strenuous workout.