A bold new concept circulating among outdoor recreation enthusiasts suggests transforming Cedar Creek at Petit Jean State Park into Arkansas’s most dramatic whitewater park. The proposal would create a series of engineered rapids and surf waves along Cedar Creek as it winds through the park’s sandstone canyon. Kayakers could practice skills, catch standing waves, and gradually work their way downstream through a scenic whitewater course. Then comes the grand finale. The proposed run would culminate in a thrilling 90-foot drop over Cedar Falls, which planners say would provide “one of the most memorable takeouts in North American paddling.” A Whitewater