Devil’s Den State Park
The first days ride will end at Devil’s Den State Park. It offers hot showers, campsites and cabins. We should arrive in time to enjoy Devil’s Den State Park and have a great dinner with campfire and lots of bull Sh**! I will have some sites reserved. Look back here to see if you need your own. I’ll give you plenty notice. You can reserve them online. I would do this quick if you want a cabin.
Devil's Den State Park is nestled deep in Lee Creek Valley, a picturesque setting in northwest Arkansas's Ozarks Mountains, ancient sedimentary mountains renowned for their natural beauty and lush oak-hickory forest. This Ozark valley was selected as a park site in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC used native materials to craft the park’s rustic-style wood and stone structures. This work includes an impressive native stone dam that spans Lee Creek in the heart of the park forming peaceful eight-acre Lake Devil.
Devil's Den State Park includes caves and crevices associated with a unique sandstone crevice area that is the largest such area in the United States. The longest of these is Devil's Den Cave (550 feet). The presence of both sandstone and limestone caves at one park is quite rare.
The Civilian Conservation Corps, the "Tree Army" of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, began building this park in the 1930s during the Great Depression. The camp enrollees who worked here created a lasting legacy. The park stands as a tribute to their craftsmanship and conservation achievements. This area has been designated a National Historic District and holds what has been called the most complete example of CCC park architecture. Lee Creek Valley provided the native wood and stone that the CCC used to craft the park's CCC/Rustic Style buildings, a native stone dam, a unique pavilion/restaurant, cabins in several styles, roads, trails, stone walls, bridges, and the iconic Yellow Rock Overlook.
To contact the park: 479-761-3325
April 14, 2012 - Day Two Camping
Redding Campground
More Info coming soon…………2/20/12