Sports & Outdoors
8300 Wells Lake Road
479-452-3993
Wells Lake is a twelve-acre manmade lake that was built in the 1940's with the purpose of collecting water needed during the construction of Fort Chaffee; this type of lake is called an impoundment. Visitors of all ages are welcome to fish in Wells L…
5301 Riverfront Drive
479-784-2368
Locks and dams along the Arkansas River allow access to some of the best fishing in the country. Pools formed by these are stocked by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission with sport fish such as bass, crappie, catfish and bream, making the river a pop…
7200 Zero Street
479-646-5050
Paved Trail (Multi-Use)
The paved trail is ADA-accessible through the first mile. There are currently 7.49 miles of paved trail with ongoing expansions.
Mountain Bike Trails
One of Arkansas' 11 premier mountain bike trail systems has been constructed…
121 Riverfront Drive
479-784-2368
Brand new as of Fall 2018, this one-of-a-kind, 12,000 sq. ft. park overlooks the Arkansas River and offers pump tracks, a 12 ft. vertical wall, a Plexiglas wall, art as skating apparatuses, a mountain bike playground and more.
The park features area…
Carol Ann Cross Park
479-784-2368
A Family and Community Fishing Program lake located at Carol Ann Cross Park in Fort Smith. The lake receives regular stockings of catfish and trout.
Family and Community Fishing Pond Regulations
Family and Community Fishing locations are open to fish…
3301 South M Street
479-784-1006
The Fort Smith Bikeway connects you to parks, libraries, schools and universities, and to transit system bus stops.
Ultimately, bicyclists will be able to pedal to their favorite Fort Smith destinations. Initial bicycle routes, based on safety and co…
10000 Chad Colley Blvd
479-646-2444
A Family and Community Fishing Program lake located at Ben Geren Regional Park in Fort Smith. The lake receives regular stockings.
A paved walking trail with two pedestrian bridges has been completed and extends a mile around the lake. Canoes and kay…
Cabin Creek Public Use Area
The 34,300-acre reservoir is on the Arkansas River, making it one of The Nation's premier major bass-fishing tournament sites. White bass are native to the river and are therefore found in Lake Dardanelle. The lake also contains very large catfish, l…
Park at West End
479-784-2368
The Park at West End is temporarily closed.
Fort Smith's charming and picturesque downtown park, complete with a Ferris Wheel from the 1935 World's Fair in San Diego, a vintage carousel hand-painted in Treviso, Italy, a refurbished Pullman Railcar D…