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John Bell Jr. Park

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πŸ‘πŸ‘ Great park! Best in Fort Smith. No rocks, dirt or sand. The whole park is a cushioned surface. All brand new and well thought out. Loved it. People often mention park, kids, bathrooms,


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1900 Riverfront Dr, Fort Smith, AR 72904

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4.50 (51 reviews)

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  • 5/5 Terry A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great park! Best in Fort Smith. No rocks, dirt or sand. The whole park is a cushioned surface. All brand new and well thought out. Loved it.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Zachary L. 1 year ago on Google
    Huge play ground area for kids and two soccer fields and several walking trails
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Cassandra B. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely the best outdoor free park I have been too. Thier so much to do a zip line for the kids swings teeter totter alot of the playground has covering keeps it a little cooler. I think it's awesome that it's gated and it has a good amount of handicapped equipment available amazing!!! Thanks fort Smith ☺️
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Amanda M. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice equipment but there's no real shaded seating for adults. At any time of the day you'd be lucky to get half of one bench out of six bench be shaded. A common issue at most of the FS parks though.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Elizabeth E. 1 year ago on Google
    This is the best park I have ever been to. My husband and I took our grandkids over to this park. It has so many things to play on. The ground has the padded foam to keep kids from landing in a hard surface. The kids really liked the zip line like things there. They also really enjoyed the merry go round. I suggest this park to anyone wirh kids. It kept us busy for quite a while!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Deborah E. 7 months ago on Google
    Nearly perfect park. Good for all ages and handicap accessible. Only downside are there aren't water fountains. Would love for them to be put in!

  • 5/5 Isma I. 8 months ago on Google
    One of the best parks ive taken my kids to! They have built their park to have a lot of shade so you dont get too hot on the hot days and have very good equipment for the kids to have fun. My kids always want to go to this specific park now when we talk about goinf to a park. I 100% recommend checking it out if you have never been here before

  • 4/5 Jessica 6 months ago on Google
    We really like the park, but for the love of God Open the bathrooms!!

  • 1/5 Kaduzie 5 months ago on Google
    Ridiculous... All the money Fort Smith gets in taxes and this is what they make??.. what a joke.. No dog park, no public restrooms (there is one at this park but it's locked down like they hide something valuable, nothing really to do in this city anyway... except drink...

  • 1/5 T R. 1 year ago on Google
    Seriously the bathrooms are still not opened and they took the pot o jons away. Very disappointed.. it’s been open long enough, the bathrooms need to be opened! Otherwise an excellent park but bathrooms are a huge drawback and deal breaker

  • 5/5 Star H. 1 year ago on Google
    We absolutely love this park. So many options for kids to play on! Soft ground. Really clean. They added a bathroom but it's always locked!

  • 5/5 Bonnie D. 11 months ago on Google
    Wonderful gated playground with lots of fun things to try. *Not for really young kids, I wouldn't turn a little one loose here until 4-5yo*

  • 4/5 Destinee T. 1 year ago on Google
    Best park hands down. I love this park for so many reasons. I wish I could list them all, but this park is so fun and so safe. The rubber ground the shades over the top. The gate around it. Only down side is that the bathrooms are never open. They have a Portapotty kind of near and come on.. Hard pass.

  • 5/5 Emerald P. 1 year ago on Google
    Tried to use the bathroom on Monday at 4pm and it was locked. I wonder why?

  • 5/5 Amy K. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome park fun for all ages also handicapped approved πŸ’œπŸ’œ

  • 5/5 James M. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved it

  • 5/5 Sean E. 1 year ago on Google
    Best park for kids around Fort Smith. Has around 6 to 7 Jungle Jim's and other swings and stuff for kids 2 to 12-13

  • 5/5 Belinda A. 1 year ago on Google
    Newest and best park in Fort Smith! Good use of tax payer dollars! Just need to add bathrooms soon.


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