Crowley's Ridge Parkway

A gray stone monument stands at the Confederate Cemetery in Helena.

Rocky Hill Cemetery is one of the oldest sites in Dunklin County.

This drainage ditch is on the edge of the former Negro Wool Swamp and is the closest example of the Little River Drainage District.

The stone marks the burial site of Charles and Elizabeth Birthright and their only child Sterling Price.

Saved by the dedication of the membership of Historic Campbell and the City of Campbell, the log cabin is now used as a community center.

This house illustrates the kind of architecture travelers can expect to find along the Crowley's Ridge Parkway.

This sign points travelers to the Crowley's Ridge Parkway.

Trees and park benches surround a quiet pond under a clear blue sky, apparently in winter.

Hemingway wrote portions of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, at this home in Piggott, Arkansas, now a visitor center of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway.

Bare trees frame a snowless pond shoreline and park buildings at Crowley's Ridge State Park

The varied colors of the beech tree leaves flourish from the numerous trees in Morris State Park.

Vivacious and verdant vegetation surround former Civil War trenches near St. Francis Conservation Area.

Dating back to the 1840s the Bank of Clarkton characterizes the forgotten styles of financial architecture.

Used as a hospital during the Civil War, the Given-Owen Home is nestled among towering trees.

The drainage ditch meanders through green and thick Clarkton foliage.

This walking trail winds its way through Morris State Park.

The tombstone from a fallen Union soldier stands among Gunnels Cemetery's grassy fields.

Trees frame the pale green grass of the Indian Mound.

The Delta Cultural Center, shown here, was established to preserve the legacy of the land and the people of the Mississippi Delta, through education and entertainment.

The Delta Cultural Center, shown here, was established to preserve the legacy of the land and the people of the Mississippi Delta, through education and entertainment.

The Delta Cultural Center, shown here, was established to preserve the legacy of the land and the people of the Mississippi Delta, through education and entertainment.

Hemingway wrote portions of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, at this home in Piggott, Arkansas, now a visitor center of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway.

Hemingway wrote portions of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, at this home in Piggott, Arkansas, now a visitor center of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway.

Hemingway wrote portions of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, at this home in Piggot, Arkansas, now a visitor center of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway.

Old buildings like this gas station give travelers a taste of the history of the delta region as they travel the Parkway.

This mural highlights some of the historic and cultural elements that make the Crowley's Ridge Parkway special.

A costumed actor stands at a spinning wheel at the Parker Homestead.

The St. Francis National Forest is the smallest national forest in the country and includes the only upland hardwood forest along Arkansas' Great River Road route. It also includes the only unpaved section of the route.

The Helena River Reach Park provides a close-up view of the Mighty Mississippi along The Great River Road.

The blues music tradition of the Arkansas Delta is one of the many stories told at the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, a primary interpretive center along The Great River Road. Exhibits also tell a comprehensive story of the land and its people from prehistoric times to the present.

Peach trees blossom in the spring near Crowley's Ridge Parkway in Arkansas.

The ASU library stands majestically against a cloudy sky on the Arkansas State University campus.

Park visitors cross over a bridge surrounded by a litter of gold and brown leaves.

Constructed in 1926, the building was used as a one-room school house until the mid-1950s.

The site of two Civil War skirmishes and the signing of the Succession Treaty of Dunklin County is located in downtown Clarkton.

Nestled among trees and brush these headstones persevere against time and nature's erosive forces.

Blue sky spreads above Marianna's town square, one of the oldest towns in the Arkansas Delta.

A Wood Duck enjoys a swim on a fall day in Murphy Park, Springdale, Arkansas.

A group of people gather around a huge beech tree as the tour guide explains its history.

A sign provides information about Chalk Bluff's role in the Civil War.

A truly southern crop, cotton is still harvested in Arkansas today.

A goose swims along one of Arkansas's waterways.

Crowley's Ridge State Park offers fishing, camping, picnicking, and many other outdoor adventures.

Visitors admire the view of the lake at Lake Poinsett State Park.

Wooden planks of a fence guard the old structure of Wyld's Cabin.

Tranquil blues will soothe the twilight visitor of Bear Creek Lake.