Exploring Devil's Den State Park for the first time! | Season 2 Ep. 7

[@Yourfellowbean2]

I wish you could still go in the caves. I went yesterday and It looked amazing.

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

Same! it would be so much fun to explore in there! Maybe they will open them again someday but I highly doubt it

[@cptzoom]

Thanks for taking us along on your journey! My wife and I love Devil’s Den State Park.

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

Thank you for watching! I can't wait to return. I'd love to see it during summer.

[@trove1312]

One of our favorite state parks. I went here frequently as a kid and also go to explore the cave. Awesome campground for kids

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

It really is a great area for kids. Awesome trails for sure!

[@jessejames2880]

Was in 4H during High School and we spent two summers staying at Devil's Den in the old CCC Barracas around 1960. Benn there many times but I never seen the waterfall that doesn't have a stream leaving it. Enjoyed your video. Now I live in flat Florida, miss the Ozarks.

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

Thank you for watching! Do you live near the beach in Florida? I would love to be near the beach but I think I would miss the mountains too.

[@teri3904]

I have been visiting the park for 27 years. The last time I was actually inside the Devil's Den Cave and the Devil's Ice Box were 20 years ago. I have some old literature from when you could go inside the caves. There was a section called "fat man's squeeze".

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

I wish I could have gone in too!! I bet it was neat

[@TylerMcMahan]

It was fun to meet y’all out on the trail!

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

It was fun to meet y'all too! Homeschoolers unite! 😁 How was your hike?

[@arkansasgreg]

"If a bat flies out of here in my face.............." 🤣

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

Well...😂 Can you imagine?!

[@jbennett3578]

Way south of Devil's Den State Park, but I'm in Arkansas for the eclipse. (700 miles of driving with a crosswind blowing so hard I got a blister on one hand from death-gripping the steering wheel. Ack!) I plan to be in Mena or maybe Booneville for the eclipse, but Crater of Diamonds State Park is only about 50 miles out of my way. I might spend tomorrow there. Devil's Den looks real interesting, but that's a trip for another time.

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

Wow! What a trip!! Glad you're here though. It's going to be awesome!

[@jbennett3578]

@@AllAboutArkansasTravels It's so green here! :) Where I was at in New Mexico is still brown, and the trees are just starting to bud, but it's full-on spring in Arkansas. I had to skip Crater of Diamonds though. Traffic getting in there was backed up to the highway. Too busy for me.

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

@@jbennett3578 Yes! It's definitely green! And pollen everywhere! 😅 Are the highways getting backed up?

[@jbennett3578]

​@@AllAboutArkansasTravels I don't know what the traffic is usually like in this area, but it doesn't seem excessive. I'm at a rest area, hoping to stay the night, and the parking lot is almost empty. Please, Arkansas, I just need 24 hours. Don't kick me out like you did during COVID. 😥

[@jbennett3578]

@@AllAboutArkansasTravels Back in Texas now. There was a lot of traffic on Highway 71 after the eclipse, mostly northbound, but no serious slowdowns. Watched the eclipse with a bunch of friendly Arkansans at the Elm Park rest area. The trip took me about 550 miles out of my way and cost about $220 in extra fuel. Worth. Every. Penny.

[@teresadriver9076]

Found ya!!

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

Thank you!

[@jrcriner6542]

Would love to camp and explore that park. What campsite would you recommend for privacy?

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

We didn't camp. We stayed at the Beard and Lady Inn in Chester. We did drive through the campground and all of it looked beautiful but I can't recommend a specific site. None of them looked more private than the others though.

[@jrcriner6542]

@@AllAboutArkansasTravels ok I got confused about the episode. I didn’t realize it was the same time period as the episode at the inn

[@AllAboutArkansasTravels]

@@jrcriner6542 The camper cabins there look AMAZING and they are in a great location. I'd like to try one sometime.