Soak in the Sunflowers at Ducks Unlimited Park

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Jalyn Souchek
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Across the great Mississippi River into West Memphis, you’ll find a stunning patch of sunflowers in bloom.

 

Ducks Unlimited Park, along with the Big River Park Conservancy, is a large conservation effort of the Mississippi River wetlands and it's where you can find the aforementioned sunflowers.

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Julian Harper

It can be a little tricky to find the sunflowers. If you're utilizing a map of Ducks Unlimited Park, the sunflowers are located at the fork of its 7-mile trail loop. Or take the shortcut and access the sunflowers field from Bridgeport/Dacus Road.

I recommend making a day out of it by hopping on your bike or renting one from Explore Bike Share and riding across Big River Crossing to the connecting trail. Explore Bike Share has a convenient station right by the entrance to Big River Crossing.

 

It makes for a beautiful backdrop with the sunflowers looking across to the Bass Pro Pyramid and bridge!

Agricenter International also has a sunflowers patch but it tends to bloom a little later. Keep an eye out for updates on its progress!

 

woman walks through sunflowers
Julian Harper
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Hello! I'm Jalyn Souchek, the Director of Content for I Love Memphis Blog! I love calling the 901 home. When I'm not running the blog you can find me cheering on the Grizzlies, at a concert, exploring a new restaurant or kicking back at one of our breweries. I hope you'll love experiencing Memphis with me.

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I love to eat so if I were to have only one meal left.. I’m going all out. I’d start with an app of Gumbo Fries from Blue City Cafe or Bayou Fries from Chef Tam, wings from Good Fortune or Central’s (honey gold and Jamaican Jerk), potato salad from Fat Larry’s, side of bbq spaghetti from Bar-B-Q Shop, and fried okra from Soul Fish. All paired with a Beale Street Brewing Space Age Sippin’.

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