Lake Wilson Park

Lake Wilson Park comprises approximately 320 acres of land with 28 acres of lake. The lake was Fayetteville’s first water supply reservoir, augmenting earlier water sources on the West Fork of the White River. The city stopped using it as a water supply in the 1960s after Beaver Lake opened. The park, which includes a … More Lake Wilson Park

Lake Sequoyah Park

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