Queen Wilhelmina State Park

Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Park lodge
Park lodge
Queen Wilhelmina State Park is located in Arkansas
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Location in Arkansas
LocationPolk County, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates34°41′08″N 94°22′12″W / 34.68556°N 94.37000°W / 34.68556; -94.37000[1]
Area460 acres (190 ha)
Elevation2,516 feet (767 m)[1]
Established1957
Administered byArkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
DesignationArkansas state park
WebsiteQueen Wilhelmina State Park
Mountain vista

Queen Wilhelmina State Park is a unit of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism in the Ouachita Mountains.

The original "Castle in the Sky" lodge was built in 1898 on 2,681-foot Rich Mountain, in Polk County, Arkansas. The park is on Talimena Scenic Drive — northwest of Mena, Arkansas and east of the Oklahoma state line. It is the only lodge open on the 235 mile Ouachita Trail. It is located on Arkansas’ second highest peak, Rich Mountain.[2]

The lodge has 40 guest rooms, a restaurant, a lobby and meeting room. The campground and trails remained open during the renovation. The park is one of the park system's eight mountain parks.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Queen Wilhelmina State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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