Toad Suck, Arkansas

Toad Suck is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Arkansas, United States.

Some believe that it received the name when idle rivermen would congregate at the local tavern where they would "suck on the bottle 'til they swell up like toads", while others believe it is a corruption of a French phrase meaning "a narrow channel in the river.

[5][6] The community lent its name to the Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River.

[7] The dam is also a bridge bringing AR 60, locally named Prince Street, across the river.

[3] First organized in 1982, the festival is held annually in nearby downtown Conway during the first weekend in May.

Map of Arkansas highlighting Perry County