Delta Heritage Trail State Park

Delta Heritage Trail State Park offers a unique opportunity for people of all ages and interests. Whether you are a bicyclist, hiker, nature lover or history buff, the trail offers opportunities for recreation, a place to enjoy nature, and an avenue to discover the past. The park is built on the former corridor of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. When the railroad decided to abandon its route from Helena Junction (near Lexa) to Cypress Bend (near McGehee) in 1991, it presented the chance to create an extraordinary recreational opportunity -- a long-distance hiking and bicycling trail that would run 73 miles through the Arkansas Delta. Since then another stretch of land has been proposed to join the trail to the historic Arkansas City which will bring the total mileage of the corridor to 84.5 miles. Today, Delta Heritage State Park is open and runs for 14 miles from the Helena Junction to just South of the community of Lakeview. By the end of 2013 approximately 7 more miles will be completed going South from the Trail's current end point to the community of Elaine. Your journey on this historic rail route immerses you in the sounds and scenery of toady's Delta landscape and reveals echos of the past.