Sports & Outdoors
Riverfront Drive
Riverside Rides offers the public affordable access to mountain bikes and helmets which can be rented by the hour.
Riverside Rides is situated along the banks of the mighty Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith and offers direct access to neighboring…
Park at West End
479-784-2368
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 Diner, a Double Decker Bus concession stand, a…
1205 South Albert Pike Avenue
A short 9-hole beginner course. The longest hole is 315'. As a school course, it is closed between 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. when classes are in session.
9553-9635 Arkansas 217
877-478-1043
Blue Mountain WMA
This 8,200-acre WMA consists of Corps of Engineers property surrounding Blue Mountain Lake.
Leased Land Permit Required: FALSE
2018-19 Crow
Sept. 1, 2018-Feb. 19, 2019. Open Thursdays through Mondays. No limit.
2018-19 Deer
Deer A…
Reed Mountain Park
479-968-5008
This self-guided trail is much as it was before man settled this country. Beginning atop the high bluffs overlooking Ozark Lake, it winds its way down to their base. The trail then makes its way along the forest floor before traveling to the overlook…
US Highway 64 West
479-284-3150
Starting on the southern slopes of The Ozarks, Illinois Bayou flows towards Russellville and then into the Arkansas River. Though it is a bayou, it features class II/III whitewater. Really, there are four streams that make up the Illinois Bayou: Nort…
8300 Wells Lake Road
479-452-3993
The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center sits on 170 acres of land in Fort Smith that were previously part of Fort Chaffee. The building overlooks Wells Lake, a popular local fishing and picnicing destination!
Built in the fertile Arkan…
16728 West State Highway 155
479-229-3655
Rising 1,350 feet, Mount Nebo offers sweeping views of the Arkansas River Valley.
Fourteen miles of trails encircle Mount Nebo. For mountain biking enthusiasts, the 4 1/2-mile Bench Trail is a fairly level route along a natural terrace that encircles…
Jack Nolen Lake
Jack Nolen
A 208-acre lake near Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Major SportfishBluegill, crappie, redear sunfish, channel catfish, saugeye and largemouth bass
Other FishGreen sunfish, warmouth, longear sunfish, bullheads, common carp, grass carp and blue catfi…
115 Garrison Avenue
479-784-2368
Located just outside of the western gate of downtown Fort Smith's Park at West End, this brand new splash pad offers 10 dancing fountains and other great splash-features. At night, the splash pad is illuminated by color-changing LED lights.
Even bett…