---
id: "10408"
name: Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Arkansas
distance: "198"
duration: 5 hours to tour this byway
description: History and nature have a strong presence on this route. The isolated geography of Crowley's Ridge has created a mixture of plant communities and diversity of species unusual to this area. History comes alive at Parkin Archaeological State Park, Chalk Bluff Battlefield and the Battle of Helena Battlefields.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.arkansas.com/jonesboro/landmarks/crowleys-ridge-parkway-national-scenic-byway
    name: Arkansas Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.deltabyways.com/scenic-byways/crowleys-ridge-parkway-national-scenic-byway/
    name: Arkansas Delta Byways
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/osfnf
    name: Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Arkansas State Scenic Byway
states:
  - AR
part of:
  - "2588"
ll:
  - -90.137871
  - 36.455723
bounds:
  - - -90.79765299978607
    - 34.52809900026864
  - - -90.137871
    - 36.455723

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History and nature have a strong presence on this route. The isolated geography of Crowley's Ridge has created a mixture of plant communities and diversity of species unusual to this area. History comes alive at Parkin Archaeological State Park, Chalk Bluff Battlefield and the Battle of Helena Battlefields.