An exception is Lake Fort Smith State Park, which has migrated several miles north from its original location in Crawford County. Jack Schnedler retired as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's deputy ...

FORT SMITH -- River ... Wednesday for a 1-mile hike at Lake Fort Smith State Park, exploring nature through sight, touch, smell and hearing, according to the Arkansas State Parks website.

SSI Inc. of Northwest Arkansas was hired as the general ... replaces the old Lake Fort Smith State Park that was destroyed in 2002. Fort Smith built a larger dam to make the old Lake Shepherd ...

Lake Fort Smith State Park is also the western terminus for the 240-mile Ozark Highlands Trail, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. There are also several trails for hiking within the park.

Lake Fort Smith is located between Mountainburg and Winslow just off I-49. It's a newly renovated State Park that recently opened a few years ago. My family and I explored the park over the ...

Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Ark ... and ones off the beaten path, like Lake Fort Smith in Mountainburg, Arkansas. "I said, 'Honey, it's another dirt road. We should've learned this lesson ...

A longtime employee with Arkansas State Parks has retired ... working at Mount Nebo State Park while in college. He was hired for the training program in 1974, then became assistant superintendent at ...

Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Jack Schnedler retired as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's deputy managing features editor in 2011. Since 2013, he has ...