Little Rock, Arkansas

Because of the lost snow day at the beginning of this trip, we dropped the first day’s touring plans and instead were able to meet up with Tall Son for a Panera breakfast in Overland Park, KS. We then pressed on, driving all day to reach Little Rock, Arkansas.

We stayed at the Downtown Riverside RV Park, nicely run by the city of North Little Rock, where a reservation and a Passport America membership get you a full-utility site for just about $11.50. The campground sits right on the Arkansas River. The office, the restrooms, and the laundry all seemed rather temporary, and we speculated that this is because this area is probably a flood plain and the wall at the back of our site (called the "sea wall") is there to protect the city from high water someday. 

A brisk morning walk across a former railroad bridge brought us to the other side of the river to the William J. Clinton Presidential Center. Even Bill’s mom and Hillary’s got some recognition – intersecting streets on the north end of the bridge are named after Mrs. Kelley and Mrs. Rodham. This somehow appealed to the Clinton cynic in me.

I did get an overall favorable impression of this city, and especially liked their number one attraction--their whimsical Old Mill and park. This place never really was an operating mill, but it appears in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” and is worth a visit.

Downtown Riverside RV Park

The Old Mill