Mammoth Spring pumps out nine million gallons of water an hour. A dam built in 1887 created a small lake and provided power for a flour mill, cotton mill, and cotton gin. In 1925 the Arkansas-Missouri Power Company bought the rights to the dam and built a hydroelectric plant that was in use until 1972.
The park, established in 1957, includes an Arkansas Welcome center, a short trail with interpretive signs that circles the lake, exhibits in the remains of the hydroelectric plant, and a museum in the beautifully restored 1886 train depot.
The welcome center is accessible. A movable ramp provides access to the train depot. The hydro plant has steps and is not accessible. The trail is paved on the west side of the lake and then become gravel. It is also paved to the train depot. A rocky steep section on the east side of the lake is not wheelchair accessible so the entire loop can not be completed.
RVs can be parked along the edges of the parking lot. Park 36.49578, -91.53517
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