Bull Shoals-White River State Park
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Bull Shoals-White River State Park is a 663 acres (268.3 ha) state park
in northwestern Arkansas
administered by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
Located above and below Bull Shoals Dam, Bull Shoals-White River State Park stretches along the riverside White River
and lakeshore of Bull Shoals Lake
near Flippin, Arkansas
in the Ozark Mountains region of north central Arkansas.
Bull Shoals State Park started in 1955 as an undeveloped shoreline leased from the United States Army Corps of Engineers
.
The park provides access to the White River
which is one of mid-America's premier trout streams as well as access to Bull Shoals Lake. This dual access provides visitors with an appealing combination of some of the best trout fishing in mid-America and an excellent recreational boating lake and warm water fishery.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in northwestern Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
administered by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
Located above and below Bull Shoals Dam, Bull Shoals-White River State Park stretches along the riverside White River
White River (Arkansas)
The White River is a 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri.-Course:The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville...
and lakeshore of Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. It has hundreds of miles of lake arms and coves perfect for boating, water sports, swimming, and fishing...
near Flippin, Arkansas
Flippin, Arkansas
Flippin is a city in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Flippin is located on a major non-interstate highway, US 412/62, in the Ozark Mountains near the South Shore of Bull Shoals Lake...
in the Ozark Mountains region of north central Arkansas.
Bull Shoals State Park started in 1955 as an undeveloped shoreline leased from the United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
.
The park provides access to the White River
White River (Arkansas)
The White River is a 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri.-Course:The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville...
which is one of mid-America's premier trout streams as well as access to Bull Shoals Lake. This dual access provides visitors with an appealing combination of some of the best trout fishing in mid-America and an excellent recreational boating lake and warm water fishery.