Devil's Den State Park

Arkansas State Park, Built By The Civilian Conservation Corps From 1933 In The Lee Creek Valley Of The Boston Mountains. Its CCC Structures Form One Of The Most Intact Civilian Conservation Corps Landscapes In The United States And Are Listed On The National Register Of Historic Places. · West Fork, Arkansas

Devil's Den sits in a steep valley in the Boston Mountains where the sandstone has cracked into a maze of crevices, fissures and small caves - the 'den' of the name - and the Civilian Conservation Corps spent the 1930s building a park around it out of the same stone. What they left is now one of the most complete CCC landscapes anywhere in the country: cabins, bridges, a dam, trail walls and steps, all in hand-cut native sandstone, listed on the National Register and still in daily use rather than preserved behind rope. The Devil's Den Trail runs through the crevice field past the cave mouths; the Yellow Rock Trail climbs to a bluff over the whole valley. The park is also the centre of north-west Arkansas mountain biking. The caves themselves have been closed for years to protect bats from white-nose syndrome, and the CCC dam has had long-term repair work that drained the lake - check what is currently open before you come.

11333 West Arkansas Highway 74, West Fork, Arkansas, 72774, United States

The park is open year-round and Arkansas state parks charge no entrance fee. Trails are open dawn to dusk. The visitor centre and camp store keep daytime hours with reduced winter hours; the restaurant is seasonal. Cabins and campsites are booked through Arkansas State Parks. IMPORTANT: the caves have been closed to entry for years for bat conservation, and the CCC dam and Lake Devil have been subject to long-running repair work that has drained the lake for extended periods. Confirm what is open before travelling.

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