Where the outdoors is in our backyard
Where can I play in Sevier County?
Lakes
Sevier County is home to three US Corp of Engineers lake properties and neighbors a fourth. These lakes provide great opportunity for fishing, family picnics, and camping or RV parking spots by the day or week.
Bike Trails
New bike trails are currently under construction at De Queen Lake, but a community of bike riders has developed and can often be found gathering on weekends with pavement and gravel bike routes developed.
Knifemaking
De Queen, the Sevier County seat, is the Knifemaking Capitol of the World. With a group of knifemakers that has met monthly for more than two decades they are growing a global reputation as master artisans.
National Register Landmarks
Sevier County is currently home to 16 nationally registered landmarks that include private residences, commercial districts, old bridges and an original jail house located along the famed Kansas City Railroad.
Museum
The Sevier County Museum holds the history of the founding of this great Southwest Arkansas community with feature displays on trains, singer Collin Raye, Caddo Indians, the Trial of Tears and early pioneer life.
National Wildlife Refuge
The Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Lockesburg is operated by the US Department of Interiors and provides opportunities for hunting, bird watching, fishing, cycling, hiking trails, wildlife sitings, and primitive camping
Fairs and Festivals in Sevier County
FIESTA FEST
held the first weekend of May in downtown De Queen, hosted by the UA Cossatot Foundation
HURRAH! FESTIVAL
held annually in October as the historical community festival for the county, hosted by the Sevier County Museum
SEVIER COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO
hosted each fall at the Sevier County Fair Grounds
BLUE DARTER DAYS
a festival held each fall in at the historic Lockesburg Gym featuring vendors, artisans and a fish fry
LOCKESBURG SATURDAY MARKET
each weekend in Spring and Summer at the Lockesburg City Park with a theme and new events announced weekly
HORATIO HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS
Main Street craft fairs, Car Shows, July 4th Freedom Celebration, and Harvest Festival
KING ART SHOW
an annual art show hosted by the Sevier County Art Coalition displaying art by the monthly featured artists
Other Opportunities
DINOSAUR BONES | In 2017, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson legislatively marked the Arkansaurus Fridayi as the official dinosaur of the State of Arkansas. The original bones of this dinosaur were discovered in 1972 on an evening cattle run by Lockesburg resident. Today the bones are part of a collection at the Univeristy of Arkansas and palentiologist are completing ongoing work to discover more about this creature.
ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY | In 1985 at the site of the Caddo Indian Hollman Springs salt mounds and again in 2019 at the Lockesburg Mounds ritual site, Sevier County was home to the Arkansas Archeological Survey's excavation program. Through both of these experiences our community, the AAS, and the Caddo Indian nation are learning more about the rituals and lifestyles of their ancestors.