Parks & Recreation

The City of Decatur Parks and Recreation Department provides park facilities and maintains our parks to accommodate the needs and interests of local residents and visitors. Whether you are into sports, nature, or want to take your children to the playground, our parks systems is just for you. We have the following parks that you can take advantage of and enjoy:

Comptom Ridge Park is located off of Hwy 102 East of Decatur, Arkansas. It is on the backside of Crystal Lake. This is a great spot for fishing, canoeing, exploring, and hiking (parts of trail are steep, and parts are undefined).
No overnight camping is allowed at Compton Ridge Park.
Compton Ridge Park
18201 AR 102
Decatur, AR 72722
Crystal Lake is located north of Decatur off of AR 59 on Crystal Lake Drive. This 59 acre lake is a small, quiet lake that allows small motorized boats, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, and fishing. There is a boat dock, and a floating dock there for public use, and if you are looking for a lake view lunch, there are picnic tables available as well.
The lake is a no wake lake and boats are not allowed to go over 5 miles per hour. The depth of the lake is anywhere from 10 feet to 35 feet deep, and has bedrock with some sandy timber flats. The aquatic vegetation is coontail. When fishing, use of common carp is prohibited. The fish forage consists of minnows and bluegill, and the major sportfish are large mouth bass, bluegill, crappie, and channel catfish.
The lake allows all that come to enjoy nature as Arkansas is well known for.
The lake is maintained by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, but the City of Decatur maintains the grounds on the southside of the lake.
Crystal Lake is just a day use area. There is no camping allowed.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
2 Natural Resource Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72205
833-345-0325 or 501-207-0326
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City of Decatur
310 Maple Ave.
Decatur, AR 72722
479-752-3912
The Edmiston Ballfield Park is located at the top of Veteran's Park off of Austin Avenue. This park houses a playground area, basketball court, baseball, softball, and little league ball fields, as well as a concession stand with an open pavillion that has a few picnic tables. On the backside of the ballparks and accessible off of Hwy 102 West, is the soccerfields. This area is great for company picnics, and tournaments.
Can I reserve the concession stand pavillion for a family gathering?
Yes. You may reserve the concession stand pavilion for a family gathering as long as it is not in use for a game, or tournament.
What does it cost to reserve the concession stand pavillion?
The cost is to reserve the concession stand pavilion is $50.00 for each day rented with a refundable $150.00 cleaning deposit-deposit will be returned providing it passes inspection.
Edmiston Ballpark
Austin Ave
Decatur, AR 72722
McCollum Picnic area is located below the ball parks back down towards the bandstand in Veteran's Park. There are a couple of cement picnic tables and a grill. They are situated under a huge tree, and a small memorial garden is located there. This area is a first come first serve basis.
There is a park lot there, and this is also where the first hole of Disc Golf is located.
McCollum Memorial Picnic Area
Austin Ave
Decatur, AR 72722
Old City Park is located off of 2nd Street, and Pool Street. The features this park has are the swimming pool, pickleball courts, tennisball courts, and beautiful grounds. This park is the oldest park in Decatur and it used to be home to the annual Decatur Barbeque. There were some great entertainers that performed in this park before it was moved to Veteran's Park. Some of those greats include Keith Whitley, and Lorrie Morgan.
Royce Johnson Memorial Park is named after a gentleman who was a very active citizen in the community of Decatur. For years he was the president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and headed up the annual Decatur BBQ. Everyone who worked with him on this project really enjoyed working with him.
In honor of him, and his contributions to this community, this park was added in memory of him and his love for the community.
Being a part of the community and making a contribution,whether small or big, is what makes a community come together in unity and it becomes a strong and great place to live.
Royce Johnson Memorial Park
7th Street
Decatur, AR 72722
There will be a cleanup at Veterans Park, located at 1105 N Main Street, on Saturday, July 18, 2026, starting at 9:00 AM. We welcome anyone who would like to come to help to make a better community.
Veterans Park
1105 N Main St.
Decatur, AR 72722