As part of a statewide Arkansas State Park’s cooperative event, visitors gathered Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Bradley County’s Moro Bay State Park to participate in the annual first day hikes program. In a post on social media, Paul Butler, the head ranger at Moro Bay State Park, posted to Moro Bay’s social media page…
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Arkansas Tourism releases 2021 economic impact report
Data released today by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism indicates that Arkansas’s tourism industry experienced record-breaking visitation in 2021 and has recovered after the significant decline in 2020 due to the global pandemic. Arkansas welcomed just over 41 million visitors in 2021 compared to 29.2 million in 2020 and 36.3 million in…
Mount Magazine WMA is a little of everything
PARIS, Arkansas – One Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management area is contained within a national forest and also has a portion serving as an Arkansas State Park. It features nearly every kind of popular game species and plenty of watchable nongame birds and animals, not to mention spectacular views and the highest point…
Southark Spotlight: Paul Butler of Moro Bay State Park
Saline River Chronicle recently traveled to southwestern Bradley County to visit with Superintendent Paul Butler of Moro Bay State Park to learn more about the history, recreation, and wildlife at one of South Arkansas’s best spots. Mr. Butler gave us an overview of his career at Moro Bay, as well as an insight into how…
An interesting Monday morning catch at Moro Bay
According to Moro Bay State Park, Dale Ledbetter was jigging for crappie early Monday morning, January 31, 2022 when he thought he had hung a catfish. When his wife Judy netted the fish they both scratched their heads. Turns out it was a 7.4 pound walleye. Paul Butler of Moro Bay State Park said he’s…
Secretary of Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism visits Moro Bay State Park
In August, Moro Bay State Park hosted a special visitor, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Stacy Hurst. Mrs. Hurst was joined during her stay at Moro Bay by her husband Howard and son Conley. They were able to take a tour of the cabins, campground, visitor center, marina, and the…