Because of our unsurpassed scenery, clear lakes, free-flowing streams, magnificent rivers, meandering bayous, delta bottomlands, forested mountains, and abundant fish and wildlife, the official nickname for the State of Arkansas is proclaimed to be “The Natural State”.
State nickname
Ark. Code Ann. § 1-4-106 — under State Symbols, Motto, Etc.
Ark. Code Ann. § 1-4-106