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Back in October, I went with my son and his girlfriend to Lake Leatherwood near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We walked the Beacham Trail, the trail that makes a loop around the lake. The coolest part of the hike is probably walking across the 1940′s-era limestone dam.This is some cell phone video I took of the spillway water flowing down the back side of the dam.Alternate link.
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Spillway on Lake Leatherwood Dam These are some photos I took back in October when I went with my son and his girlfriend to the Lake Leatherwood, near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We walked on the Beacham Trail around the lake. The trail goes right across Lake Leatherwood Dam. 
Lake Leatherwood Dam, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 
Lake Leatherwood A nice feature of walking at Lake Leatherwood is that there are no motorboats. It was a nice day for walking out at the lake.
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[This post was originally published on May 21, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."]
There are several trails around Lake Leatherwood, a municipal park in Eureka Springs. Thinking of most city parks, images of a true “hike” are not what come to mind which is probably why this wasn’t one of the top trips on our list. We were surprised to find a really nice hiking trail around a very scenic lake. The weather was great with blue skies and sunshine. They have been missed lately with all of the rain in the area.
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Martin Luther King Park Walking Trail – Fort Smith, Ark. If you are or know a skateboarder in the Fort Smith area, you might want to check out the skate park at Martin Luther King Park on the north end of town. MLK has the only skate park in the Fort Smith area. MLK Park also has a 1/3-mile walking trail, soccer fields, a playground, and a “sprayground” (a summer water splash area). 
Martin Luther King Park Walking Trail – West End 
Approximate Elevations Based on GPS Data 
Fort Smith National Historic Site Visitor Center (Barracks – Courthouse – Jail) I think the prettiest walk in Fort Smith is the River Walk at the Fort Smith National Historic Site. The Historic Site park, operated by the National Park Service, is on the site of the original military Fort Smith (1817-1824) and the second Fort Smith (1838-1871). The military barracks building of the second Fort was turned into a federal court building used by Judge Isaac C. Parker, sometimes referred to today as the “Hanging Judge,” from 1875 to 1889. 
Historic Site River Walk along the Arkansas River 
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