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Lake Chicot State Park

Lake Chicot State Park
Take your fishin' pole to Lake Chicot State Park. Located in the flat Delta lands of southeastern Arkansas, Lake Chicot is one of the state’s true natural wonders. A former main channel of the Mississippi River, it is Arkansas’ largest natural lake and the biggest oxbow lake in North America, and only 20 minutes away down Hwy 65.

Plum Bayou Log House

Plum Bayou Log House
Originally located at Scott, Arkansas, this old log house serves as the Pioneer Education Center. It is thought to have been built around 1830-40s by an unknown Arkansas pioneer. In 1857-58 it became the Stith Pemberton Plantation House. From 1860 to the 1960’s it served as a home for sharecroppers and tenant farmers.

The Levee Tour & Take the Heart of Arkansas Farms Tour
Hop aboard the Mississippi River Levee in Lake Chicot State Park for a van tour that highlights the birding areas of SE Arkansas. The levee protects Arkansas and Mississippi homes from flooding, and was the longest man-made earth moving project in the world! The Levee Tour

Enjoy walks along trickling brooks. Breathtaking!

Take the Heart of Arkansas Farms Tour
For reservations, visit: Arkansas Farms Tour Our kind of country!

Take in the Rich History and Culture
"Cotton and rice farming are two of the most historically important industries associated with Chicot County, and we want to have a record of the buildings and sites that tell the story of those industries," Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Director Ken Grunewald said.

Dermott is full of such historical buildings built by the Federal Public Works Administration. They include barns, plantation stores and offices, sheds, silos, mills, gins, warehouses, crop duster hangars and landing strips, and tenant houses that were constructed at least 50 years ago.

Originally established as the Federal Administration of Public Works, the Public Works Administration was created in 1933 and became the first major government effort to generate jobs during the Depression, eventually spending more than $6 billion on public works projects.