Start Here: The City Hall Oak (also known as the Hanging Oak) is across the street from Conway City Hall. While many have referenced public executions at this location, there is no evidence that this was the case. In the late 1800s, a room was used at the jail across the street for executions

Stop 2: Several impressive oaks overlook the aging graveyard at Kingston Presbyterian Church. Visitors are allowed to walk around the church and view the grounds. Please do not touch the brittle graves.

Stop 3: This once was the home of Thomas W. Beaty and his wife, Mary. The yard once expanded out to Main Street. The following two oak trees on the tour belong to what was once the front yard of this home.

Stop 3: This once was the home of Thomas W. Beaty and his wife, Mary. The yard once expanded out to Main Street. The following two oak trees on the tour belong to what was once the front yard of this home.

Stop 5: The Alligator Oak stands in the First United Methodist Church graveyard across the street from the Mary Beaty Oak. Walk around until you see the iconic downward-facing alligator face. The large knot is the eye, and the snout is going down towards the ground.

Qwaygo Insider Tips: The tree's circumference is nearly 19 feet, and it is around 500 years old (Circa 1537).

Stop 6: From the Alligator Oak, continue up Main Street to 6th Avenue. The 503 Main Street Oaks are beautifully covered in Spanish Moss. On the limbs of oaks grows Resurrection Ferns. The ferns get their name because they will shrivel up brown until it rains, and then they open into vibrant green leaves.

Qwaygo Insider Tips: This is a private residence. Please stay on the sidewalk.

Stop 7: This is another private residence with a beautiful oak easily viewable from the sidewalk. If you look at the tree's lower trunk, you will see a large knot resembling a buffalo head. The Buffalo Head Oak name is a Qwaygo-designated name, not an official one. Do you see the buffalo head? Please continue to the next stop, the Confederate Oak, which sits in the middle of 6th Avenue.

Qwaygo Insider Tips: This is a private residence. Please stay on the sidewalk.

Stop 8: When you reach this Oak, you’ll find a granite marker that bears four lines of poetry entitled Our Confederate Dead, composed by Archibald Rutledge. The marker faces the location of the town’s “Musterfield,” where the local militia would gather to drill and prepare for military service.

Qwaygo Insider Tips: This oak is over 17 feet around and dates back to 1596 (Over 425 years old).

The Evelyn Snider Oak is signified by a marker. It is over 22 feet around.

Qwaygo Insider Tips: From certain angles, the tree knot resembles an eye, and its face resembles twisted tentacles.

The Bad Day Oak is appropriately named after the tell-tale signs of run-ins with motor vehicles.