Gray Spring Recreation Area & Forest Service Road 1003 | park, recreation area / ground, picnic area, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, bridge, road bridge, historic district, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

 road, park, recreation area / ground, picnic area, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, bridge, road bridge, historic district, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic forest picnic area and forest access road listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

Built: 1934
Architectural style: Rustic
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: about 60 acres
Date added to NRHP: 9/11/1995
Other designations: U.S. Historic District; part of the Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas Multiple Property Submission
Notes: Located within Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, this historic district consists of a picnic/recreation area, a forest service access road, a stone bridge and a series of 62 stone culverts, all built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The program provided work for unmarried, unemployed men who were struggling to find work during the Great Depression.