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Outdoors in Fort Smith

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fort Smith

0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Smith, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

3 places to go in Fort Smith

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Fort Smith

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bighorn River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Fort C. F. Smith Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1975
About it
Bighorn Ditch HeadgateStructure · listed 1976
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Fort Smith: June and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)353950586878888675604636
Rain (in)0.70.81.22.02.72.11.10.81.51.90.80.6

December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Smith →

Questions about parks and trails in Fort Smith

Is there public land near Fort Smith?

657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Smith or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fort Smith neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →