Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
Free state-park museum in Smackover on the 1920s south Arkansas oil boom, with working oil field equipment outdoors and a boomtown street indoors.
Ways to visit
Museum and oil field grounds Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Groundsarkansas.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inarkansas.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunWednesday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays and Tuesdays and four holidays.Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except Memorial Day, Labor Day and Fourth of July when required), New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Dayarkansas.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedThe page says nothing about booking.arkansas.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26
- Cost
- FreeSpecial events may differ.arkansas.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The museum tells the story of the 1920s oil boom in south Arkansas. Outdoors are working oil field equipment, a replica 112-foot derrick and a central power station. Inside are a reproduced boomtown, a short film and exhibits on how oil forms and is drilled for. Admission is free.
Run by: Arkansas State Parks.
Getting there
4087 Smackover Hwy., Smackover, AR, 71762
On Ark. 7, two miles south of Smackover.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (33.33700, -92.71460). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Park: 870-725-2877 · museumnaturalresources@arkansas.com
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- arkansas.com/state-parks/explore/parks/ark… · official tourism or agency page · read 2026-10-26For: name; street address; who runs it; phone and email; Museum and oil field grounds: open or closed; Museum and oil field grounds: what you see; Museum and oil field grounds: kind of visit; Museum and oil field grounds: days and hours; Museum and oil field grounds: booking; Museum and oil field grounds: cost; Museum and oil field grounds: requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q4791… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
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