Best Public parks in LITTLE ROCK

Burns Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the state with more than 1600 acres of tennis courts, multi-use unpaved trails, multi-use paved trails, dog park, multiple sport complexes (soccer,...

Burns Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the state with more than 1600 acres of tennis courts, multi-use unpaved trails, multi-use paved trails, dog park, multiple sport complexes (soccer, golf, tennis, disc golf, pickleball, baseball, and softball), amusement park, playgrounds, pavilions, covered bridge, archery range, rv campgrounds, WWII tank, Union Pacific caboose, club houses, and more. This park is one of five contiguous parks along the Arkansas River.

Boyle Park occupies 243 acres of densely-wooded, gently-rolling land situated along Rock Creek in the western part of the city. In 1929, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Boyle donated this property to the City of...

Boyle Park occupies 243 acres of densely-wooded, gently-rolling land situated along Rock Creek in the western part of the city. In 1929, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Boyle donated this property to the City of Little Rock for the creation of a municipal park. The National Park Service in cooperation with the Arkansas State Parks Commission prepared the original master plan in 1936. Development of the park was accomplished as a project of the CCC and WPA programs. Several of the park’s structures were cited as model examples in the 1936 issue of “Park Structures and Facilities”, a manual published by the U.S. Department of the Interior. A special feature of the park is the 20-station fitness course constructed in 1981.

The Murray Park site, immediately downstream from Murray Lock and Dam, is leased to the City of Little Rock by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park was developed in 1976 by the Corps of Engineer...

The Murray Park site, immediately downstream from Murray Lock and Dam, is leased to the City of Little Rock by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park was developed in 1976 by the Corps of Engineers at an approximate cost of 2.25 million dollars. Extensive site preparation was required for the construction of recreation facilities from the Arkansas River behind a protective rock revetment.