Public non-derby fishing will resume when the derby ends. A current Arkansas fishing license will be required for anyone 16 years of age and older who accompanies the kids. Hats and sunscreen are recommended. Derby participants should bring their own poles, bait, tackle, and stringer or fish basket. The event will be held at the park s Environmental Education Pond on Pinnacle Valley Road, a half-mile mile east of Arkansas Highway 300.
Parking is available one block further east at the East Summit Trail parking lot.
The Ozark National Forest is temporarily closed to ginseng harvesting, said Forest Supervisor Charlie Richmond. Ginseng plants have drastically declined on the Ozark National Forest. We can t afford to let ginseng become endangered. Richmond said forest biologists will plant ginseng seed in suitable locations as budgets permit. The closing of ginseng harvesting is planned for five years.