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This information is a public record of the 1981 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.

Louisiana Purchase

State Backcountry Trail
  • Length
    0.2 miles
  • Elevation Gain
    --
  • Route Type
    out & back

To see the granite monument that marks the site at which all parts of the Louisiana Purchase states west of the Mississippi would subsequently be measured, you'll walk along an elevated boardwalk above the headwater swamp.

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Boardwalk through headwaterswamp. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Boardwalk through headwaterswamp. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Arkansas highway 362 going into Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Arkansas highway 362 going into Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Levee on border of Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Levee on border of Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Louisiana Purchase monument. Photo by Brandonrush wiki.
Louisiana Purchase monument. Photo by Brandonrush wiki.
Boardwalk through the headwater swamp in Louisiana Purchase. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Boardwalk through the headwater swamp in Louisiana Purchase. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Start of the boardwalk in Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Start of the boardwalk in Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
Sign marking entrance to Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Brandonrush wiki.
Sign marking entrance to Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Brandonrush wiki.
  • Boardwalk through headwaterswamp. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
  • Boardwalk through headwaterswamp. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
  • Arkansas highway 362 going into Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
  • Levee on border of Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
  • Louisiana Purchase monument. Photo by Brandonrush wiki.
  • Boardwalk through the headwater swamp in Louisiana Purchase. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
  • Start of the boardwalk in Louisiana Purchase State Park. Photo by Fredlyfish4 wiki.
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Location: Brinkley, At Louisiana Purchase State Park on US 49 NW of Helena.

  • States: Arkansas
  • Counties: Lee, Monroe, Phillips

This National Historic Landmark preserves the initial point from which all surveys of the property acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 initiated. To see the granite monument that marks the site of the initial point, you'll walk along an elevated boardwalk above the headwater swamp in which the monument is located.

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Allowed Uses:

Hiking/Walking

Public Contact

Arkansas State Parks
Hwy 362
Brinkley, AR 72049
[email protected] • (888) 287-2757
www.arkansasstateparks.com/louisianapurchase

Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.

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  • Part of a Trail System? No
  • Surface (primary): Boardwalk
  • Surfaces (additional): --
  • Tread Width (average): 0"
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  • Certified as an NRT
    Jun 7, 1981
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