Editing Arkansas County, Arkansas (section)

===Protected areas===
Several agencies own and maintain areas of natural and cultural value for enjoyment and use by residents and visitors of Arkansas County. Along the county's eastern boundary, {{convert|99.3|sqmi|sqkm}} of the [[Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge]] protect [[Mississippi lowland forests]] along the White River. In the western part of the county, {{convert|39.3|sqmi|sqkm}} of the George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area is managed by the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]] to preserve natural woodlands and wetlands for wintering waterfowl within the Mississippi Flyway. At the southern tip of the county, the [[bottomland hardwood forest]] area between the Arkansas and White is preserved in the Trusten Holder WMA. The area is well known for hunting and fishing, and [[bald eagle]] watching in winter.<ref>{{cite web |title= Trusten Holder WMA |publisher= Arkansas Game and Fish Commission |url= https://www.agfc.com/en/zone-map/774/ |year= 2018 |access-date= July 1, 2018 }}</ref> The AGFC also maintains the Ethel WMA, a {{convert|176|acre|ha|adj=on}} area known for small game hunting, formerly open only to residents of [[Ethel, Arkansas|Ethel]].<ref>{{ cite web |title= Ethel WMA |publisher= Arkansas Game and Fish Commission |url= https://www.agfc.com/en/zone-map/691/ |year= 2018 |access-date= July 1, 2018 }}</ref>

[[File:Arkansas Post National Memorial 002.jpg|thumb|right|A "ghost" townsite is laid out at [[Arkansas Post|Arkansas Post National Memorial]], marking original locations of homes, blacksmith shops, and Arkansas's first territorial capitol.]]
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission maintains two small sites in Arkansas County: the Roth Prairie Natural Area and the Striplin Woods Natural Area. Roth Prairie is a flat {{convert|41|acre|ha}} plot south of Stuttgart, one of the few remaining [[tallgrass prairie]]s typical of the Grand Prairie prior to leveling and clearing for human settlement.<ref>{{ cite map |title= Roth Prairie Natural Area |url=http://www.naturalheritage.com/Natural_Areas/Boundry_Map/Roth_Prairie_Boundary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011508/http://www.naturalheritage.com/Natural_Areas/Boundry_Map/Roth_Prairie_Boundary.pdf |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |url-status=live |publisher= Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission |location= Little Rock |date=September 19, 2006 |access-date=July 1, 2018 }}</ref> Striplin Woods preserves a very biodiverse section of old growth bottomland hardwood forest along the White River located within the White River NWR, and is comanaged with the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]].<ref>{{ cite map |title= Striplin Woods Natural Area |url=http://www.naturalheritage.com/natural-areas/striplin-woods-natural-area |publisher= Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission |location= Little Rock |date=September 19, 2006 |access-date=July 1, 2018 }}</ref>

Along the Arkansas, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] maintains a total of 160 campgrounds at Merrisach, Notrebes Bend, Pendleton Bend, and Wilbur D. Mills Use Areas, each with electric hookups, boat ramps, and restroom facilities.<ref>{{harvp|"ADPT"|2017|pp= 29-30}}.</ref> The Corps also maintains the Moore Bayou Day Use Area on the Arkansas, providing access to the Arkansas Post Water Trail, and Wild Goose Bayou Day Use Area on the Arkansas Canal.<ref>{{harvp|"ADPT"|2017|p= 29}}.</ref>

The primary cultural site in Arkansas County is [[Arkansas Post]], the historic [[entrepot]] near the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers, and early epicenter of European settlement in the region. Founded in 1686, Arkansas Post was established at various sites near the confluence, often moving after flood events. Though remains of the post have been lost by movements of the Arkansas River, a small townsite is preserved as the Arkansas Post National Memorial. The nearby [[Arkansas Post State Park]] preserves the history of early settlement on the Grand Prairie through a five-building museum. The central structure is the 1877 Refeld-Hinman [[dogtrot house]].