Mammoth Spring State Park

Nice place to take the kids! They have lots of walking trails, a playground, a Frisco train depot museum (you can also go inside the train car), an old canon, and a spot where it looks like you can go swimming. We also spotted several ducks, geese, and a beaver/​otter (only saw it’s head). They also keep the park grounds trimmed very nicely.

This Park is nice and large. It’s located near Thayer MO. There are walking paths and it is a great place to take a little break durring a long trip and streach your legs while taking in some of the beautiful surroundings.
I enjoyed just getting out of the car and walking off a little bit of that road trip, tight muscle feeling. It just smells like nature at Mammoth Springs State Park.
I also enjoyed that it was right off the highway so it did not take any extra time away from our long trip, just the time we wanted to take and no more. I would like to go back and spend a couple days in that area sometime. I have heard the fishing is good, it’s just off the river, though I have never been fishing there myself.

This is a great, relaxing place to spend a couple of hours. There is a visitor’s center, walking trail, small lake, a river, a dam, an old powerhouse generator, and a restored train depot and caboose. There are also picnic areas and lots of scenery.
My only complaint is that the train depot museum was supposed to be open from 1pm to 5pm on Sundays. However, by 1:30pm, it still wasn’t open and nobody was around it. That’s a bit aggravating when it’s supposed to be a park attraction.

I wasn’t expecting to really find anything on our little road trip in Arkansas when I went to see my sister but as I fell asleep in the car, I awoke and saw this beautiful place. It’s not a big park from the looks of it, but it’s very well-​maintained, beautiful landscaping, and has a couple ponds, a little lake, a waterfall, and a dam. We got to see the ducks and beavers up close, we even saw a beaver helping with the dam. It was so cute. I highly recommend anyone stopping by here just to enjoy the view.

We decided to take a different route home from our property in Hardy, AR and go thru Springfield, MO. My brother had been telling me about this great town right inside the Arkansas border with a beautiful river thru the town and state park. Well, my two little girls (6 – 8) were with me and when they saw the park, they begged me to stop on our way home so they could see the dam and river. So on our way home, we hit the local DQ (see other review) and headed to the park for a picnic.
This park is a diamond in hiding. The park was in incredible condition, from the picnic areas, to the walking trails to the facilities. I just wish it wasn’t 4 hours away as I could see this would be a great place to hang out for the day. If you are ever in the area, make the time to go see this state park, you will be glad you did.