Ozark Folk Center State Park

Address:Mountain View, Arkansas
Tel: (870) 269-3851

Ozark Folk Center is known as a "living history" park, and alive it is, with American tradition. Founded with the purpose of assisting local craftsmen and musicians in preserving and maintaining their arts, this Park is the permanent home of Ozark foothills crafts guild, which was established in 1962 right before the first Arkansas Folk Festival. Today, the Folk center holds events all year long and houses one of the most impressive collections of music and folklore, containing 17,000 country, jazz, and folk recordings. Beyond the music and crafts, there is also an organic Ozark herb garden, and traditional soap, candle, and pottery-making for visitors. One of the best features of this park though, is the impromptu jam sessions of the local musicians, which take place in the summer months after the sun goes down, one of the many moments you'll spend at this park, when you can truly live history.

Enjoy traditional American folk culture, crafts, music, and festivals in the Ozark Mountains! Arkansas's Ozark Folk Center State Park is America's only facility that preserves the Ozark heritage and presents it as living history.Tap your toes to traditional American mountain music. See blacksmithing, pottery making and over 18 other pioneer folk art and craft demonstrations. Learn how to play the dulcimer, autoharp, or fiddle. Learn hand quilting or turkey wing broom making, or how to grow a backyard herb garden. Pioneer craft workshops are offered throughout the season at the Ozark Folk Center. Browse our pioneer village gift shop where you can order country food gift baskets, hard to find books, and southern music. Sample country cooking at our Skillet Restaurant. Spend the night in our comfortable dry creek lodge. Visit downtown Mountain View, Arkansas, the "Folk Music Capital of the World." Explore the underground wonders of Blanchard Springs caverns; go trout fishing on the White River or float the Buffalo National Scenic River; and enjoy other Ozark Mountain attractions. Come to the Ozark Folk Center for an entertaining and educational vacation or a relaxing weekend getaway in the beauty of the Ozarks. Plan your visit now and come see the folks!