PARKS & RECREATION


Mountain Home Parks


& Recreation Mountain Home has six city


parks that cover more than 200 acres: Cooper Park at 1101 Spring St., Hickory Park at 466 S. Hickory St., Clysta Willett Park at 1634 Rossi Road, Keller Park at 1832 Rossi Road the Dr. Ray Stahl Soccer Complex at 4667 AR Hwy. 5 S. and McCabe Park located on U.S. Highway 62/412 West. Park facilities include a youth center, pavil- ions, playgrounds, swimming pool, five softball and six baseball fields, five tennis courts, seven soccer fields, three basketball areas, horse- shoes, a pioneer settlement, walking trails and sand volley- ball court. Parks and Recreation De- partment Director is Billy D.


Austin. » Office: 1101 Spring St. » Phone: 424-9311 »Website: mountainhome parksandrec.com


Mountain Home City Pool The Mountain Home City


Pool at Cooper Park is open from May 2 through Sept. 5. Open swim is scheduled from 12:30-4:30 p.m. May 26 to June 1. Beginning June 2, open swim will be held 12:30-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m. Swim lessons for adults and


children, and water exercise classes, are offered. The pool may be rented for private parties.


Cost: $4 for swimmers and


$1 for spectators. Children age 2 and younger swim free. A 10-visit pass is $35, a 25-visit pass is $55 and individual season passes are $70, with each additional family member $40. Family members must live


in the same household. » Location: 1101 Spring St. » Phone: 425-7477


L.C. Sammons Youth


Center The L.C. Sammons Youth


Center offers recreational programs for youth ages 8-14


and has community partner- ships with additional user groups. The youth center has a gym


with four basketball goals, a climbing wall, a skating ramp area, an inflatable slide and jumper, ping pong, a billiards room with foosball, bumper pool and a standard pool table, a video game room with Wii bowling/golf and many other games, a computer room for homework help and a meeting room for public and private use. Birthday packages are available during regular oper- ating hours and on Saturdays. The youth center is a hub of


information for recreational programs, including youth softball, youth baseball, youth soccer, Babe Ruth Baseball, American Legion Baseball, youth basketball, swim team and youth tennis clinics. Some adult sports also are offered through the youth center. Annual events at the youth


center include a Valentine’s dance, parent’s night out, Kidz


In Motion, Small World play day, spring carnival, Movies in the Park, tennis clinic and fun day, Park Pride picnic, History Day fall festival, family fun night, Trunk or Treat, and Friends of the Park apprecia- tion celebration and open house. Youth center membership is


$40 for youth, $40 for adults and $90 for families. During the school year,


hours are 3-6 p.m. Monday- Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The summer pro- gram opens with the Summer Youth Recreation Academy from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. with early drop off at 7:30 a.m. Open activities are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The youth center is man-


aged by Kelly Lewis. » Location: 1101 Spring St. » Phone: 424-7275


Bull Shoals-White River State Park


The Bull Shoals-White River


State Park is located next to the White River and Bull Shoals


Lake. The park offers plenty to do, from camping and hiking to boating and fishing. Be sure to stop by the


James A. Gaston Visitor Center to get a bird’s-eye view of Bull Shoals Dam, the White River and Bull Shoals Lake. The visitor’s center, named


after Jim Gaston in Lakeview, features interpretive exhibits, an exhibit hall and the John- boat Theater that plays a film about the area’s history. Park events also may be found on the website


arkansas-stateparks.com or by calling (870) 445-3629.


Bull Shoals-White River State Park Calendar of events


June » June 4-6: Explorers


Nature Camp » June 15-16: Trout Days » June 17: Father’s Day Fishing Tournament


July » July 4: Independence Day


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