Devil’s Den State Park
In October of 2010 I made a short visit to the Devil’s Den State Park near Fayetteville, Arkansas. It’s an interesting place, built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and contains a number of nice rock structures. There are several hiking trails, but I’m not s hiker and didn’t do them. My dad lived in Arkansas and worked in the CCC in the 1930s – I’ve wondered if he was on the build crew here.
And now a few pictures.
The Visitor’s Center
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the entrance)
DSC_7039 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (repairs to the exterior)
DSC_7037 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (sign inside)
DSC_7038 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Southern Prairie Asters)
Scenes at the Lake
DSC_7040 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Tribute to the builders)
DSC_7041 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Statue of a CCC worker)
A “Bat Shelter”
DSC_7042 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (“Bat Shelter”? No caves nearby?)
The Stone Dam
DSC_7046 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7048 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7044 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7047 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Warning sign)
The Bridge to the Park
DSC_7049 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
The Overlook Shelter
DSC_7051 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7058 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7057 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7052 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Folks enjoying the view)
DSC_7053 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (View from the Shelter)
DSC_7055 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (some oak leaves)
Nice set. I have been there and enjoyed it.
pumakat and Dalek, thanks for coming and the nice comments.
photophile, thank you for the 2 thumbs. Glad you liked it.
kpmac, thank you. It's a nice little park.
David, I've been there twice during December absolutely beautiful.
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Beautiful setting, and scenic area! Those CCC guys did excellent work, and much was done by hand! I was just admiring some of their work at Petit Jean State Park, this week. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, samantha90, nice to see you. Thanks for coming.
Earnest, thanks for the nice comment.
Doug, thank you for the nice comment. Yes, the CCC did some very fine work. My dad was in the CCC prior to his marriage to my mom and my birth, but I don't know what projects he was part of. He lived in north Arkansas, so perhaps he was at Devil's Den.
Nice to see some of the scenic beauty of Arkansas.
Hereford wrote:
Nice to see some of the scenic beauty of Arkansas.
My mom was an Arkansan, but she was located in the north central part of the state, near the White River. It is a pretty state.
Very nice tour, David! You do get around.
UTMike wrote:
Very nice tour, David! You do get around.
Thanks, Mike! Well, I used to, but not so much any more. Am hoping to do the Choir trip to England and Scotland this June, but the tour leader is not sure I should (Choir Director also concerned). So far, I'm saying that if I go I won't do/see everything, but if I don't go I won't see anything. I've been there before, so can just sit out some trips.
David in Dallas wrote:
Devil’s Den State Park
In October of 2010 I made a short visit to the Devil’s Den State Park near Fayetteville, Arkansas. It’s an interesting place, built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and contains a number of nice rock structures. There are several hiking trails, but I’m not s hiker and didn’t do them. My dad lived in Arkansas and worked in the CCC in the 1930s – I’ve wondered if he was on the build crew here.
And now a few pictures.
The Visitor’s Center
DSC_7036 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (the entrance)
DSC_7039 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (repairs to the exterior)
DSC_7037 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (sign inside)
DSC_7038 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Southern Prairie Asters)
Scenes at the Lake
DSC_7040 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Tribute to the builders)
DSC_7041 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Statue of a CCC worker)
A “Bat Shelter”
DSC_7042 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (“Bat Shelter”? No caves nearby?)
The Stone Dam
DSC_7046 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7048 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7044 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7047 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Warning sign)
The Bridge to the Park
DSC_7049 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
The Overlook Shelter
DSC_7051 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7058 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7057 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_7052 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (Folks enjoying the view)
DSC_7053 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (View from the Shelter)
DSC_7055 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (some oak leaves)
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Looks like an interesting place, david...I like
The statue and the bat shelter.
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