Dogpatch USA

Marble Falls, AR

This is probably the only roadside attraction in the US with a hillbilly theme. The main attraction of this park was that you could hit up the trout pond and catch, clean and pack your own fish. When it opened in 1968, most of the rides were based on the Li’l Abner comic strip.

Between weather issues, attendance and the sustainability of an amusement park based on an obscure comic, the park suffered through the 70’s. It got some corporate money in the 80’s, and had a resurgence, but ended up closed and abandoned by 2005.