Location: Mena
Top Things to do in Mena
What to do and see in Mena, Arkansas (AR): The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Mena (/miːnə/ MEE-nə) is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County. The population was 5,637 as of 2000 census.
Restaurants in Mena
1. Board Camp Crystal Mine
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 99 reviews
Hello Friends! Open 2-27-21 to 10-30-21! We are NOT closed due to corona virus! We offer Fresh Air, Sunshine, & Crystal Energy! You MUST MAKE A RESERVATION! Book at: boardcampcrystalmine.com Dig your own CRYSTALS in a REAL quartz mine! Enjoy your day with Nature in the Ouachita (pronounced 'wash-it-taw') Mountains! • NO tailings • KEEP what you FIND! • Crystals are EVERYWHERE! • Mine in woods - SHADY in summer! • EASY access for limited mobility! • Dog-friendly! • Family-friendly! • KIDS UNDER AGE 16 DIG FREE! AND at Night: Experience the "UnXplained" Tours! What is the Strange Phenomena at Board Camp Crystal Mine? Is it ET? Crystal Energy? Supernatural? Paranormal? Fringe Science? • BCCM was featured on Josh Gates’ Expedition Unknown! • Come and see for yourself! • Friday or Saturday. Our website has ALL you need to know! PLEASE visit and read! If you do call, PLEASE leave a message! Thank you so much!
Reviewed By IndigoSpiritHawk
This was an all around amazing and memorable experience! This place was the highlight of our entire trip to Arkansas! My 8 year old son loved it and is still talking about it. The crystal mine was great! We filled up almost an entire 5 gallon bucket with large beautiful clusters within about 2 hours. I don't know how anyone could possibly not get anything here. You get to dig right in the veins. The quality of some of the specimens was some of the best we've gotten. I've been to several mines and this one is the best, both in terms of quality and service. The owners are genuinely kind, beautiful people. Their not just in in for the money. They are truly shepherds of the land. They also care about their customers and will go above and beyond to make your experience a good one. However, as awesome as the mining experience was, the paranormal tour was even more amazing! We were truly in awe. The land has a mystique about it. This place is truly sacred. I have never experienced anything like it. I can not recommend this place enough! We will definitely be back.
2. The Blue Zip Line & Farm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Located five miles east of Mena, Arkansas, in the heart of the Ouachita Mountains, The Blue's tree-based zipline canopy tour with sky bridge is now open six days a week. Our 1-2 hour long tours can accommodate up to 10 people and are guided by two professionally trained guides. We offer group rates and night-time ziplining. Ages five and up, and 60 to 260 pounds. Plus mini zip for the little ones ages four and up, and 40 to 60 pounds. Check out our website to book online and to check available times. Afraid of heights? So is our owner. Just kidding. Actually, no, we're not kidding. She's deathly afraid, but still zips because she knows all the safety ins and outs. Give zipping a try. We'll let you take your time and build up your confidence level. We're also autism friendly, hence the name "Blue".
3. Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 255 reviews
Come experience a spectacular mountaintop setting with breathtaking panoramic scenery atop 2,681-foot Rich Mountain, Arkansas's second highest peak. Queen Wilhelmina State Park is one of the 52 state parks administered by the State Parks Division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Queen Wilhelmina is one of the state park system's eight mountain state parks. Queen Wilhelmina State Park's Lodge is one of the four hotel-like lodges in the Arkansas state park system. The others are historic Mather Lodge at Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton, DeGray Lake Resort State Park Lodge near Arkadelphia, and The Lodge at Mount Magazine in Mount Magazine State Park near Paris. In addition to the lodge, the 460-acre park includes a campground with 41 campsites and a bathhouse; picnic areas; trails; and a seasonal miniature train and mini-golf course. Park interpretive programs highlight Rich Mountain’s fauna and unique flora. The park is on Ark. 88 (Talimena National Scenic Byway) 13 miles west of Mena. [For an alternate route from Mena or during inclement weather, go six miles north on U.S. 71, then travel nine miles west on U.S. 270, then go two miles south up Ark. 272.]
Reviewed By lizh857 - Austin, United States
We just spent 3 nights at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, part of our Arkansas Spring Break Trip from Austin, Texas. Disappointingly we only caught sight once of the amazing vistas from the State Park as we were constantly enveloped in the thickest fog I've ever seen (and I'm British). You could hardly see from one camp site to the next. The camping area itself was quite unusual. We were in site #27 and this was a reasonably good site. It was at least fairly parallel with our neighbors but some of the other sites almost overlap. Our fire pit was less than 3 feet away from the fire pit of site #28 (luckily these were our friends). Every site was pretty quirky. Google maps is great for really getting an idea of each site. The Lodge was nice but not as impressive as Mount Magazine Lodge which was grander. We did the Spring Trail and the Lovers Leap Loop Trail in the park and both were more interesting than you would think for short walks. We also did 2 hikes outside the park. The first day we hiked the Earthquake Ridge Trail. We did the 2.7 mile Northern Loop and then the Southern Loop, crossing the 88 and then back to the visitor center, about a 4 mile hike. This was a really nice hike in the woods with flowers and small waterfalls and ups and downs but nothing difficult. The second day we hiked the Black Fork Mountain trail, a more remote and adventurous trail. The first spur is on the Ouachita National Trail, you cross a bridge and the railroad and then you take the Black Fork Mountain trail, following the white paint markings. It was an interesting walk though rock boulder gardens and pretty forests with small waterfalls. We didn't make it to any particular milestone but we enjoyed the hike and saw some nice vistas and hiked just over 5 miles in total. The path did become sketchier and more overgrown the further we hiked. We'd like to come back, but perhaps not in the fog in March!
4. Wolf Pen Gap Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By cker21 - Tulsa, United States
This was our second trip and we love the miles and miles of ATV trails...love the spring fed creeks/rivers. People are friendly and helpful and the trails are well kept up.
5. Mena Kansas City Southern Depot
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By 498MikeA - Little Rock, United States
The depot highlights the history of Mena, AR as a railway stop along the Kansas City Southern Railway to cities on the gulf coast. Displays are well done and informative. The resident information/story teller and his cat was very informed on local history, including the alleged sending of arms to Latin America via the Mena airport as depicted in the movie American Made.
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