Land clearing and forestry mulching in Little Rock, AR
Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears lots and acreage in Little Rock from its Hot Springs listing, 33 miles away. Your written quote lists every charge, travel included.
A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through.
- County
- PulaskiCounty seat. Part of Central Arkansas
- Population
- 202,5912020 census, the largest city in Arkansas
- Closest office
- Hot SpringsNearest of our three Google listings
- Miles to that office
- 33Straight line. Travel is a line on your quote
Three promises on every Little Rock job
The person who answers your call is the person who runs your job, and these three come first.
- 01Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job.
- 02Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you.
- 03You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first.
River bottoms, west-side hills, and Little Rock's grading permit
Little Rock sits on the south bank of the Arkansas River, and the western part of the city climbs into the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains.
Those two kinds of ground clear differently. Land near the river can sit in the 100-year floodplain, which settles the permit question on its own. On a wooded west-side slope, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved before the machine starts.
Inside city limits, Little Rock's Land Alteration Regulations decide when clearing needs a grading permit. The city's application lists four triggers.
Any land alteration in the floodplain needs a city grading permit, whatever the size of the lot.
Cutting or filling more than 10 vertical feet brings the work under the permit.
So does cutting or filling more than 1,000 cubic yards of soil.
Taking out more than seven trees over 6 inches across also counts.
The city's application exempts land zoned Agricultural or Forestry, and residential lots of 5 acres or less on a residential street. On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas and city rules may touch your job, and who handles each.
Straight-line miles from Little Rock to the towns around it:
- 0 miLittle Rock
- 5 miMabelvale
- 8 miCollege Station
- 8 miNorth Little Rock
- 9 miMaumelle
- 11 miBryant
- 12 miSherwood
- 16 miBenton
Clearing and dirt work we do in Little Rock
We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, from one overgrown city lot to acreage at the edge of Pulaski County.
- Forestry MulchingBrush and small trees ground up and left as mulch
- Lot and Land ClearingCity lots and acreage opened up for building or use
- Brush and Underbrush RemovalThickets and fence rows cut back
- Tree RemovalSingle trees or a stand taken down
- Stump GrindingStumps left the way your quote says
- Grading and Land LevelingYards and pads shaped to drain
- Land ManagementReturn passes so cleared land stays open
- Site Prep and DirtworkBuilding pads, gravel drives, erosion control
- Drainage SolutionsStanding water carried off your property
- Septic InstallationBegins with the state permit and a soil evaluation
Little Rock questions
What Little Rock and Pulaski County landowners ask before a clearing crew comes out, with the answer first.
Which number do I call for land clearing in Little Rock?
Call (501) 547-8816, the line for our Hot Springs listing. At 33 miles, it's the nearest of Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service's three Google listings to Little Rock. Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job.
When does Little Rock issue a grading permit?
When building is close. The city's grading permit application says a permit is issued only once the other city approvals are in and a foundation or structure will go in within 6 months of the land work. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you on the first visit which rules may touch your job and who handles each.
Does floodplain land in Little Rock always need a grading permit?
Yes. Little Rock requires a grading permit for land alteration inside the 100-year floodplain, with no exemption for lot size or zoning. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service asks where your land sits on the first visit and says who files the permit.
Does clearing an acre in Pulaski County need a state permit?
It can. Disturbing 1 acre or more can bring a job under Arkansas's ARR150000 construction stormwater permit, renewed effective November 1, 2026, and at 5 acres a Notice of Intent is filed. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service says on the first visit whether it applies to your Pulaski County land.
What happens if it rains before my Little Rock job?
If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Little Rock gets measurable rain on about 106 days a year, by NOAA's figures. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service calls you if the weather moves your start week, and any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave.
Our Hot Springs listing, nearest to Little Rock
Crews come to your land anywhere in Little Rock. The map shows our Hot Springs listing, the closest of our three.
Call about your Little Rock lot or acreage
(501) 547-8816Call or text our Hot Springs line. The person running your job calls back the same working day.
A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through.