On to Maumelle Park in north Little Rock. Apparently this northern neighborhood is where the richest of the rich live; the road going toward the park is pristine and recently resurfaced with brand new asphalt and a bike lane on either side; the houses look like they'd cost $750K to 1M in the Dallas area; and the whole setup is awfully clean.
The guard at the gate let us in early--check-in time wasn't until 4pm but we arrived at about 1:30. And setup was pretty quick. We had this lovely site right on the banks of the Arkansas River--
Which is perfect in pretty much every way except no sewer. But there are three dump stations. We got Starlink reception by setting it on the ground near the end of the side toward the river. There are big trees to give us shade. The spacing between sites is excellent and the sites are pretty long. We went ahead and parked the Jeep in back and then backed in the motorhome to it, so we could hook up in place. Of course that wouldn't work if we were going anywhere, but we're not. The site reservation page said it was 70' long but the RV and Jeep with tow hitch barely fit. The RV is about 35', the jeep 16' and the tow hitch maybe 4' so that would be about 55 or so feet. There's no way this site is any more that 60', but I'm not going outside in the heat to measure it.
On weekends it gets very crowded. It's pretty empty today; maybe 1/4 to 1/3 full? but last time we were here was a different story.
No long trails away from people. There are a few little trails but they're mostly paved and not very exciting
No sewer, of course
And it's too damn hot
It's 97 today, heat index 107. But the big trees and the breeze off the river help make it livable. And it is, of course, August. So I can't blame the park.
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