Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

Would you try this? Live vicariously through Donna Stokes, a hang glider soaring high above Mount Magazine, the highest point in Arkansas. The video is part of the collection at Arkansas State Park’s You Tube channel, which can find by…[more]

Skipping stones, float trips and fishing are a few ways we enjoy the cool mountain streams, pristine lakes and fast-moving rivers here. But could liquid mountaineering be the next big thing to hit the Ozarks?  Check out the video:

A summer weekday with humidity levels and air temperatures both in the mid-eighties led me to believe it was a perfect day to grab a kayak and explore. So, I headed out to Springfield Lake where the city’s parks department…[more]

Of the three species of catfish in Arkansas, the flathead may rank at the top, at least in fishermen’s interest.

Flatheads aren’t the most numerous. Channel catfish hold the lead there. Flatheads aren’t the largest since the blue…[more]

In the Ozarks, our idea of camping is usually something like pitching a tent beside a lake or a stream, maybe a few hundred feet off a main trail, unrolling the sleeping bag, gathering up firewood and cooking over the…[more]

Get ready for the clicking of carabineers, zing of pulleys sliding on cables and the rush of adrenaline as your body rips through the air high above the forest floor of the Ozark Mountains. The Buffalo River Canopy Tour at…[more]

One of the features of the Arkansas State Parks website is an interactive trial guide for hikers, backpackers, mountain bikers and horseback riders.

The site allows visitors to choose how rugged or easy a trail they seek, as…[more]

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently formalized a historic agreement on minimum flows from Norfork Lake into the tailwaters. The project calls for a steady release of cold water flowing from Norfork…[more]

The only thing anglers like as much as fishing is telling fish stories. The Missouri Department of Conservation will pay up to $150 for your story if you catch the right catfish.

In its continuing effort to put…[more]

Before setting out on an expedition by foot, there are some preliminary measures that will help ensure the hike is safe and comfortable.

It is important to become get familiar with the equipment you will take on your…[more]