Lake Atalanta is a reservoir along Prairie Creek in Rogers, Arkansas, used primarily for recreation, built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration. The lake is named for Atalanta Gregory, the wife of O.L. Gregory, who donated most of the land that now forms the lake.
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Lake Atalanta Park & Trails
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If you love to hit the singletrack, this place is for you. At the top of this mountain-biker's playground is the rail-yard bike park where you can try out your skills on all sorts of freestyle jumps, ramps, berms, etc. Or if you're like me and all you want to do is cruise on singletrack, you can skip the freestyle park and go straight to the trails. In a few short years, they've turned this sleepy little lake with a pavilion and few picnic tables into a park that has something to offer for the whole family. If you just want to spend the day with the kiddos, they have a really nice new playground in the park, complete with a relatively nice restroom. As mentioned previously, if you like bmx freestyle, the railyard has a whole slew of stunts to try. My favorite is the Mt. biking trails they've developed. There are trails for every level of riding and even some technical devices near the top of the trail. There's also a really nice paved multi-use trail that circuits the lake if want to take a leisurely walk with the whole family in tow. All in all, this is just one more family friendly attraction to add to the appeal of living in...
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Great paved trail to walk while pushing a stroller or taking the kids on their bikes 🚲 (might be too far for 6 year olds to walk) 😃. Absolutely gorgeous scenery 🌲 🌳 to enjoy and clear your mind & anxieties. I’ve seen people fishing here and putting a kayak in the lake. Nicely shaded for most of the trail which is 1.8 miles around the loop. There’s also restrooms and playgrounds for the kids to expend their energy. Just be careful when it’s hot bc a lot of it is metal and it’s not shaded. It’s one of my favorite spots when we don’t have anything planned, but want to be a...
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It’s a opened lake so much for running taking a breather a hike a bike trail a therapy venue bring your dog your kids a bike a scooter. I use this place as a excise location i use the stairs part running and part jogging and walk it down. It’s about a hour around. If you go from the bike trail park to the tip then perhaps more. You see everything people fishing walking there dog, walking, bike, mommas with kids etc. do not bring your bestest shoes lol there is a lot of poop though sad but true it’s the wild life can’t keep it 100...
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