Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Agency overview
Formed	1945 (1945) (as the Arkansas Resources and Development Commission)
Preceding agencies	Arkansas Resources and Development Commission, State Forestry and Parks Commission
Jurisdiction	Arkansas General Assembly
Headquarters	1 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Employees	1603
Annual budget	$126,591,486 (2012)
Agency executive	Richard Davies, Executive director
Child agency	Arkansas State Parks
Website	http://www.arkansas.com/

The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism (ADPT) is a department of the U.S. state of Arkansas charged with promoting, protecting, interpreting, and managing the state's natural and cultural resources.^[1] The department is also tasked with increasing tourism and promoting individuals, families, and businesses to relocate to Arkansas.

The department is in charge of maintaining all state parks and welcome centers.

References

↑ Staff. "Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Overview" (PPT). Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

External links

http://www.arkansas.com/ – Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Protected areas of Arkansas

Federal

National Park	Hot Springs

National Historic Sites	Fort Smith Little Rock Central High School President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home

National Forests	Ouachita Ozark-St. Francis

National Memorial	Arkansas Post

National Military Park	Pea Ridge

National River	Buffalo

National Wildlife Refuges	Bald Knob Big Lake Cache River Felsenthal Holla Bend Logan Cave Overflow Pond Creek Wapanocca White River

Wilderness Areas	Big Lake Black Fork Mountain Buffalo National River Caney Creek Dry Creek East Fork Flatside Hurricane Creek Leatherwood Poteau Mountain Richland Creek Upper Buffalo

State

State Parks	Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Arkansas Post Museum Bull Shoals-White River Cane Creek Conway Cemetery Cossatot River Crater of Diamonds Crowley's Ridge Daisy Davidsonville Historic DeGray Lake Resort Delta Heritage Trail Devil's Den Hampson Archeological Museum Herman Davis Historic Washington Hobbs Jacksonport Jenkins' Ferry Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine Lake Charles Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Lake Poinsett Logoly Louisiana Purchase Lower White River Museum Mammoth Spring Marks' Mills Millwood Mississippi River Moro Bay Mount Magazine Mount Nebo Ozark Folk Center Parkin Archeological Petit Jean Pinnacle Mountain Plantation Agriculture Museum Poison Springs Battleground Powhatan Historic Prairie Grove Battlefield Queen Wilhelmina South Arkansas Arboretum Toltec Mounds Archeological Village Creek State Park\|Village Creek White Oak Lake Withrow Springs Woolly Hollow

State Forest	Poison Springs State Forest

Wildlife Management Areas	List

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Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

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