Chickadee Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ½ mile Loop
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- If you like waterfowl and other water-loving birds, or enjoy strolling through a tall pine forest, you will like this trail. Starting behind the park's administrative building, near the tennis courts, the Chickadee Trail winds through a pine forest down to the lake, and offers good sightings of many types of birds and waterfowl.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Behind Administrative Building, near the tennis courts
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season: Spring
Green Heron Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ¾ mile Loop
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hour - 1 hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- This trail winds its way through an old field that has begun to be reclaimed by nature. Bird watching is at its best in the park here. Be sure to visit the wildlife viewing station along the trail.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Behind Visitor Center
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Island Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: 1 mile Loop
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hour - 1 hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Beginnig near the lodge, the island travels about 75 yards to a road crossing. From here it splits and loops back around to the start. Hardwoods are the predominate trees along the trail. Passing only 50-65 feet from the shoreline, this a great place to find peace and solitude.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Near the DeGray Lodge
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Saginaw Historic Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ¼ mile One-Way
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: 5-15 minutes
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Starting across from the Amphitheater parking lot, this trail follows along an old railroad bed that was used by the Saginaw Lumber Company around 1900. The trail also makes a nice shortcut from camping area A to the lake.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Near the dump station
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Towering Pines Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ½ mile Loop
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- This ½ mile loop trail winds through a mixed pine and hardwood forest as it reaches the lake, then returns to where it began. Especially beautiful in the spring, this trail has an abundance of dogwood trees.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Amphitheater parking lot
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season: Spring
Horseback Riding
DeGray Lake Resort State Park has partnered with the Arkansas Riding Stables in an effort to provide visitors to the park with a unique horseback riding experience along the shores of DeGray Lake. Guided rides are offered, and usually last about one hour. No experience is necessary, and riders of all age are welcome. Guests can even ride in shorts and shoes; no jeans or boots required. The stables are closed from November thru February. Reservations are not required, but they are recommended.