WELCOME TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Both pages clockwise from the top: BITE NW Arkansas in Bentonville; Beaver Lake; Clinton House Museum in Fayetteville; Siloam Springs Coffee Shop; Arvest Ballpark in Springdale; Slaughter Pen Bike Park in Bentonville
The Bentonville Film Festival, co-founded
market movement, and our rich culinary
by actress Geena Davis, and the multi-day
scene is steeped in locally grown tradition.
Fayetteville Roots Festival each draw tens of
A new generation of chefs and foodies
thousands of people from around the world.
is evolving the culinary landscape in
The annual Bikes, Blues & BBQ motorcycle
Northwest Arkansas, while the region gains
rally is the largest rally of its kind in the U.S.
national attention as The Next Food Capital. For those who love ale, lager and all things beer, a growing number of craft breweries produce millions of pints of beer each year. The popular Fayetteville Ale Trail, which features the state’s only hard cidery in Springdale, is also adding new stops to its route. Minor league baseball fans can enjoy those local
Cyclists all hail to the trail on the 37-mile
brews watching
Razorback Regional Greenway, which
the Northwest
connects NWA's urban cores with parks,
Arkansas Naturals
amenities and nature. With our 200+ (and
take the field at
growing) miles of mountain bike trails, the
Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. In Fayetteville,
International Mountain Bicycling Association
the University of Arkansas Razorbacks
(IMBA) has designated Northwest Arkansas
attract fans to the state’s flagship campus
an inaugural Regional Ride Center.
for football, basketball, baseball and other SEC sports action. Every summer,
Amenities like The Railyard Bike Park, the only
Rogers hosts the Walmart NW Arkansas
off-road jump park in this part of the country,
Championship LPGA tournament.
first-in-class pump tracks, and more cycling
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infrastructure that keeps on coming, make
Outdoor enthusiasts have quick and easy
this region a mountain bikers’ paradise.
access to lakes, rivers and state and national
Northwest Arkansas boasts a huge farmers
parks. Paddle the rapids on the scenic
Clockwise from the top: BITE NW Arkansas; Visit Rogers; Northwest Arkansas Naturals; Visit Bentonville