Wilson Park is one of Northwest Arkansas' most popular parks. It is Fayetteville's first and oldest Park. Many people love hang out at Wilson Park... have birthday parties, family reunions, walk their dogs or just have a lazy stroll! Yesterday Jerry and I took Madison to Wilson Park for the first time. She loved the castle (felt like a real princess). A unique feature of Wilson Park and the castle is that "Hamstring Creek" flows underneath the castle area as well as the swimming pool to the west boundary of the park. Click here to read more about "the castle or "Point 7" - It was designed by Frank Williams in 1979.
Wilson Park is a beautiful park located in Fayetteville, close to the University of Arkansas campus and Dickson Street. The address is 675 N. Park Avenue (see map below). In the early 1900's Wilson Park was known as "Trent Pond" and was considered the towns "swimming hole" luckily they have a real swimming pool now! During my college years at the University of Arkansas; many of my sorority sisters would take walks down to Wilson Park. It is such a beautiful place. If you live in Fayetteville - be sure to visit Wilson Park... Make it a day trip...
Amenities of Wilson Park include:
- Swimming Pool
- Softball Field
- Two Playgrounds
- Six Tennis Courts
- Basketball Court
- Sand Volleyball Court
- Castle
- Picnic Areas
- Gazebo
- Green House
- Restrooms
- (.9 miles) Walking Trail
Real Estate around the Wilson Park area in Fayetteville, AR goes for a premium as one could imagine... Many of the homes sell before they go on the market because many people are looking for homes in this unique area that word of mouth usually sells these homes. It is good to know a Realtor that knows this area and keeps up to date of what is going on with the people & homes here... If you would like to know what homes are available in the Wilson Park area - email me at nicky@nickydou.com and I can set you up to receive email notifications when a home comes available in this area... Sometimes the diamond in the rough comes up!!! Be the first to know about it!!!
Madison (my four year old daughter) had a blast at Wilson Park. She especially loved the "Castle"... Here are some photos taken of our little "explorer"...
