Just about any outdoor activity that you want to try can be done in an Arkansas forest. Do you like hiking and mountain biking? How about horseback riding or hunting? There are also a bunch of camping areas for you to check out. You probably don't think of water when you think of forests, but forests are where you can do some of the best canoeing in the state. Fishing and swimming, too.

All of these things are the benefits of a well-managed forest. No matter where you live in Arkansas, chances are you're not far from one of the state's coolest recreational areas—a forest.