The last public meeting on Washington Pike improvements was in 2022. City officials said that between then and now, the project was tied up with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

However, June 11th also carries a somber memory. “It’s almost like visiting a haunted house,” said Cathy Smith, a visitor at Albert Pike.

14 years ago, the Albert Pike Recreation Area flooded & killed 20 people staying at the campsite. Now, there's a push by the community to open it back up.

Kerri Basinger lost her husband, Shane, and their children, Kinsley, 6, and Jadyn, 8. This map shows the proximity of the Albert Pike Recreation Area to Little Rock and Texarkana. (Google) ...

A Boston and East Coast native born in 1809, Pike moved west first to St. Louis, Missouri in 1831 and then to New Mexico in 1832. When news reached Pike of a beaver trapping expedition in August ...

The last public meeting on Washington Pike improvements was in 2022. City officials said that between then and now, the project was tied up with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Albert Pike Recreation to remain day-use only 10 years after fatal flash flood On June 11, 2010, heavy rain during a storm fell over the campsite at night, causing a flash flood where 20 campers ...