We've Moved to Arkansas

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Wanderlust RV Park,  

Weather Condition; High 88 Low 62, Sunny

We woke to a beautiful morning at Natural Falls state park. We didn’t get into any hurry to leave. We took our showers, walked the dogs and secured everything. Stopped by the dump station and hit the road about 9:15.

We didn’t get very far before the road construction started and in the middle of that was a fender bender. That slowed us a little but didn’t stop us. We traveled along Hwy 412 through Siloam Springs, Arkansas and Springdale. Springdale is a nice size town with lots of shopping and restaurants.

We continued along Hwy 412 to Hwy 45 and then to Hwy 12 to Hwy 23 to Hwy 62. The drive was slow once we turned onto Hwy 12. Hwy 12 is a very curvy road. My top speed was 50 mph. Hwy 23 was not only curvy it was also hilly. At one point I had a line of cars behind me as far as the eye could see.  We were the only vehicle pulling a 36 foot trailer behind us. I know those people were breathing a sigh of relief when the roadway widened to a three lane to allow for passing! Not all passed, some just wanted to save on fuel and draft off our rear bumper! It took us 2 hour to travel 67 miles!! The drive was beautiful.

We arrived about 11:30 to our new home for a month. We are a little disappointed in our site. They have an area for RV’s staying more than a week.  The area is a near the rear of the park with pull thru site sitting right next to each other. The area is a long strip atop the mountains so there is no one in front or behind you.

The sites are gravel and pretty level. We have water, sewer and 50amp electric. They have 2 social halls, swimming pool, laundry room, 2 bath houses with 3 showers each. You can catch the trolley at the park entrance.

Once we got all set up we ran down the road and grabbed a bite of lunch at Bubba’s Bar B Q.

Lunch was good. For $7.50 you get a piled high sandwich, chips, slaw and pickle. I had Beef and Dawn had pork.

We look forward to exploring tomorrow. Tonight we are relaxing with our fur kids.

Rain and Friends

West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma

Natural Falls State Park, Site 23

Weather Condition; High 77 Low 62, RAIN

Thankfully it rained here today. This area has been hit so hard by drought that many of the mature trees are dead or dying. The ground is covered with leaves as if it is late fall.

We haven’t done anything today but enjoy the sound of the rain falling.

We have enjoyed a pleasant laid back stay here at Natural Falls State Park. We have shared meals with our friends Bud and Bette and visited the Cherokee Casino in Siloam Springs one afternoon. We had lunch at the Buffet restaurant. After lunch, we all went our separate ways to the play the slots.

Dawn left with the same 20 she went in with and I left leaving my 20 behind!

Bud didn’t win but Bette did.

Bud and Bette pull out tomorrow and we pull out on Wednesday.

We are sad to see them leave but we know we will be seeing them again in a few months at Rockport for the winter. 

This is different!

Natural Falls Pics of the Day

Natural Falls State Park

West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma

Natural Falls State Park, Site 23

Weather Condition; High 97 Low 62, Sunny

We pulled out of Bernice State Park about 9:30 Monday morning and drove about 60 miles to Natural Falls State Park. The drive here was along a winding road with many hills. It is a beautiful drive through the country. It took almost 2 hours to get here due to the many curves in the road.

Bud and Bette decided to make the move with us so they followed along.

We’re loving this State Park. The staff is very friendly and the park is beautiful. They have 45 paved level RV sites. 

Each site has plenty of room between them. 10 of the sites are long pull-thru’s, some have 30amp and some have 50amp. They also have 8 sites they refer to as premium sites, those site have 30amp, water and sewer. The park has a separate area for tent camping. They have a nice playground, community center, covered pavilion, hiking trails and the Falls. This park has a ton of mature tree. The drought has done a number on the trees here. Many of those trees are dead.

There are only 5 RV’s here right now. It’s a quite park.

This morning we walked to the falls area and I shot a few pictures of the area.  

Dawn and Bette on the overlook of the falls