The Wilson Springs Nature Preserve is a 121-acre prairie wetland surrounding the large Wilson Springs and owned by the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust. It is located just west of the Sam’s Club store at the intersection of Garland Avenue and Truckers Drive, and it extends west to Deane Solomon Road. Micro-habitats in the preserve include … More Wilson Springs Nature Preserve
When members of the eastern Indigenous nations were forcibly removed by the United States from their traditional homelands in the American southeast during the 1830s, they were driven west to what was then referred to as the Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma. The forced removal began in 1830 with Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act … More Trail of Tears
This privately owned nature area on the eastern side of Kessler Mountain includes hiking trails that are not open to the public. Permission must be requested before hiking them. They lead up the west side of the mountain and connect with the public trails within Kessler Mountain Regional Park. An article in the July 11, … More Rock City
The Razorback Greenway is a 40-mile-long paved multi-use trail running from south Fayetteville to Bella Vista. By 2022, the greenway ran 40 miles from the Sugar Creek Soccer Park in Bella Vista to the Kessler Mountain Regional Park in southwest Fayetteville. The zero point for the Greenway is the Kessler Mountain Regional Park. Along the … More Razorback Greenway
The mountain is loosely bounded by Interstate 49 on the west, Stone Street on the south, Lewis and Hartman avenues the east, and the Marinoni Farm on the north. Its highest point of 1,526 feet above sea level is on the western promontory. It is named after the Joy Pratt and Hogan Markham family. Parts … More Markham Hill
Oak Knoll Trail is a single-track, natural surface mountain bike trail is about two-thirds of a mile long. It wends its way from the paved Cato Springs Trail near its underpass of the railroad line, around to the top of Oak Knoll and then back down to Cato Springs Trail near its entry to the … More Oak Knoll Trail
Lake Sequoyah is a 389-acre man-made lake on the southeast side of Fayetteville, built in 1958 as an additional source of drinking water for Fayetteville. It is named for the 19th century inventor of the Cherokee syllabary, Sequoyah, also known as George Guest and George Gist, who lived the Arkansas Territory during the 1820s. After … More Lake Sequoyah Park
Kessler Mountain Regional Park comprises some 620 acres, spanning part of the old Judge Cummings property and the top of Kessler Mountain, which reaches 1,856 feet (565 meters) above sea level. The park serves two primary purposes — a regional sports park in the lowlands and a 400-acre nature preserve in the highlands. The sports … More Kessler Mountain Regional Park
Kessler Mountain is in southwest Fayetteville and its peak is the highest point within Fayetteville city limits at 1,856 feet (565 meters) above sea level. The first known cultivated vineyard in Arkansas was established on the eastern side of Kessler Mountain in the late 1860s by the Kessler family: Philip and Kate Kessler and their … More Kessler Mountain
Holland Park is located in the Walnut Crossing Subdivision on the south side of Alberta Street and east of Holland Drive. This 5-acre park opened in the summer of 2008 and features a half-mile-long multi-use paved trail. The park also includes a pavilion, a half basketball court and a playground. The park is bordered by … More Holland Park