YOUR LOCAL SHORTLIST

More good days.
Right here.

The family-tested guide to what’s worth doing, eating, and exploring in Central Arkansas.

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HANDPICKED FOR YOU

This week’s
best finds.

A short list of the outings we’d actually text a friend about.

OUTDOORS
12SEP

Pinnacle Mountain State Park

Pinnacle Mountain Sunset Hike

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TESTEDHONESTLY
OUR CREW, OUT & ABOUT

WE WENT FIRST

Not sponsored.
Actually tested.

We bring the kids, pay our own way, and tell you the useful stuff: where to park, what to order, when to go, and whether it’s worth wrangling everyone into the car.

“The kind of details only another local parent would think to tell you.”
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PLANS, MADE EASY

Local guides for
better days out.

Start with a plan. Leave room for the good kind of detour.

01

A FULL, HAPPY DAY

The perfect Saturday in SoMa

Coffee, play, lunch, and one very good scoop.
02

FOR LITTLE EXPLORERS

8 playgrounds worth the drive

Slides, shade, bathrooms—and our honest take.
03

WHEN THE SKY OPENS

A rainy-day rescue plan

Indoor adventures that save everyone’s mood.

THURSDAY, SORTED

The 501
Weekend.

KNOW SOMETHING GOOD?

Put it on
our radar.

Community events, pop-ups, new trails, neighborhood gems—if Central Arkansas should know, send it our way.

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BORN IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Made by locals.
For real life.

501 Finds started with one simple question: “What should we do this weekend?” We’re a local family sharing the places, people, and little adventures that make life here good.

No endless directories. No pay-to-play rankings. Just a thoughtful shortlist, honest notes, and more reasons to love where we live.