One of the main attractions in the city, Craighead Forest Park is a large green urban park that features a tranquil lake with fishing and several hiking trails, disc golf, and various sports courts, and a children’s playground.

Situated in the scenic beauty of Crowley's Ridge, this 692-acre city-owned park offers many recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy including several biking and running trails, basketball, bird watching, fishing, camping, disc golf, horseshoes, softball and volleyball fields, and playgrounds for the young ones.

The lake is stocked with bass, bream, crappie, and tilapia for fishing, and the RV campground features 26 sites, all with water and electrical hook-ups (50 amps), picnic tables, fire rings and grills, and a modern bathhouse with toilets, showers, and pay laundry machines.

Craighead Forest Park, 4910 S Culberhouse Rd, Jonesboro, AR 72404, Phone: 870-933-4604, Map

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