Trails & Greenways

Get on the Right Trail

In 2002, during the Parks and Recreation master planning process, Fayetteville Citizens expressed their wishes for the Department to establish a citywide trails and greenway network. The City of Fayetteville immediately hired a coordinator to identify and administer current and future trail projects. Taking the requests from the citizens, Parks and Recreation now offers 16 miles of paved trails and the  Fayetteville Alternative Transportation and Trails Master Plan identifies 129 miles of future trails that will connect parks, neighborhoods and citizens for years to come.

In 2005, the City of Fayetteville reviewed their trails program and decided it was more efficient and quicker to begin building the trails system in house. Now with a collaborative effort between Parks and Recreation, Transportation and the Engineering Divisions, approximately 5 miles of trails are constructed annually. These trails provide safe and accessible recreation for citizens while providing alternative transportation opportunities for citizens and visitors. Click here for more information on current trail construction.

Since Fayetteville Citizens expressed their wishes, The City of Fayetteville and Fayetteville Parks and Recreation has taken great strides to provide these facilities. While there is much work left to reach our goal of a city wide network, you will find the current, completed facilities are very relaxing and enjoyable. We invite you to come out and take a walk, jog or bike ride on any or all of these great trails.

For further information on how you can become involved, contact the Trails and Greenways Coordinator, Matt Mihalevich (479-575-8206), the City of Fayetteville, your local elected officials or local cycling, running or walking clubs.  To find out how you can help keep Fayetteville trails clean see the new Adopt A Trail program.

Adopt a Park / Adopt a Trail

Adopt-A-Park and Adopt-A-Trails programs are part of our volunteer program that is essential to Fayetteville Parks and Recreation. Every organization that choses to adopt a park or a trail will have their name installed at the adopted facility. For more information regarding this program, please download the Volunteer Handbook below.

Adopt-A-Park/Adopt-A-Trail Program Volunteer Handbook

Current Trail Events

Scull Creek Trail Bridge Installation

On June 5th, 2008 Kinco Constructors installed three of the six trail bridges for Scull Creek Trail.  The following three bridges should be installed by the end of August.  The section of Scull Creek Trail from Poplar Street south to North Street should be complete by the end of July.

Construction work will continue on Scull Creek Trail until the Grand Opening date set for October 18, 2008.