Get outside
Activities in the Delta.
Ride the Delta Heritage Trail, fish the Mississippi, or look for birds in the Big Woods. Each guide gives the distance from the inn and the season to go.
Guides
Four ways to spend a day outside
Birding · 3 miles away
Birding near Helena
The St. Francis National Forest, 5 to 10 minutes from the inn, and the Big Woods refuges farther out.
Read the guide
Cycling · 10.5 miles away
Delta Heritage Trail
An 85-mile crushed-gravel rail-trail through the Arkansas Delta, for cycling and walking.
Read the guide
Fishing · 3 miles away
Fishing near Helena
Forest lakes, the St. Francis confluence and nearby oxbow lakes. The Mississippi itself is for experienced catfishermen.
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Cycling · From the inn
Gravel Riding: the High Road and the Low Road
Segment 1 of the Crowley's Ridge Gravel Trail, from the front door: the paved high road and the gravel low road to Marianna.
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Helena by theme
Longer reads on the town
Each of these pages covers one part of Helena in more detail.
141 Cherry Street
The blues
King Biscuit Time on KFFA, broadcast on weekdays since 1941, the Delta Cultural Center and the King Biscuit Blues Festival.
The Mississippi at Helena
The river
Guided canoe trips with John Ruskey's Quapaw Canoe Company, and help for source-to-sea paddlers.
Gravel and rail-trail
Cycling
The Delta Heritage Trail, the St. Francis National Forest roads, the Helena to Marianna loop and studioDRIFT's rides.
Delta Yoga Collective
Wellness
Weekly yoga classes on Cherry Street, yoga on the inn's porch, and retreats for groups.
Ten rooms at The Edwardian Inn.
Each one is named for a person tied to Helena.
Real availability, real rates. No booking fees, ever.
Or call the inn at (870) 338-9155