Hiking Trails In Beavers Bend State Park

Hiking & Nature Trails
Beavers Bend Resort Park offers several hiking trails ranging from easy to difficult. Along the nature trails you’ll see wildflowers, wildlife, stands of pine and hardwood, river bluffs, and lake views. For brochures and maps, stop by the Beavers Bend Resort Main Office (inside the Forest Heritage Center) to pick up your trail and safety guide.
No developed trails, public mountain bike or equestrian trails exist in the Ouachita National Forest, Three Rivers and Honobia Creek areas at this time. There are hundreds of miles of roads that are open for these uses. Mountain bikes may also ride on park roads within Beavers Bend Resort Park and Hochatown State Park.

Hiking Trails are as follows:

South Park-Beaver Creek: 1 mile; fairly easy to walk.

Beaver Creek-Junction with South Park: 1 mile; easy to walk.

Beaver Creek Crossing-Highway 259A (Deer Crossing): 1.5 miles; challenging, several steep climbs.

Deer Cross-Cedar Bluff: About 2 miles; some climbs, but not extremely steep.

Cedar Bluff-Beaver Lodge Trail: About 6 miles; challenging lots of steep grades.

Skyline Trail: About 6 miles; it crosses steep terrain and is for experienced hikers only.

David Boren Hiking Trail: (DBHT) The southern 12 miles of the DBHT run from the low-water dam at the south end of Beavers Bend to the Beaver Lodge Nature Trail that runs from the hydro-electric dam to the spillway. The trail was built from south to north. Keep in mind that this trail does not loop around to the starting point.

Nature Trails are as follows:

Cedar Bluff Nature Trail: 1 mile; easy to walk.

Dogwood Nature Trail: 1 mile; fairly easy to walk.

Forest Heritage Trail: 1.1 mile; fairly easy to walk but does have some climbs.

Pine Ridge Nature Trail: ? mile long; fairly easy to walk has two up hill grades and two down hill grades. This trail does not loop around.

Beaver Lodge Nature Trail: 1 mile; fairly easy to walk. This trail does not loop around to starting point.