Places of Interests and Events!
Old Timers Day held in October in Van Buren.
The futurity, the richest barrel race in the country, is held in Harper Stadium in Ft. Smith followed by the Old Fort Days Rodeo the last week in May.
In Alma numerous entertainment from a wide variety can be enjoyed at the Performing Arts Center.
Crawford County Fair is held in September in Mulberry Arkansas.
Arkansas/Oklahoma State Fair is held in October at Harper Stadium. This one is huge!
Approximately 30 miles north of Alma you can bask in the scenic beauty of Devil's Den State Park. There you will find walking trails, camp grounds, and a creek flowing across rippling brooks. It is truly a place where you can enjoy nature at it's finest.
Located in northeastern Crawford County is White Rock ... a place where you can see for miles and a place where the beauty of the flaming fall review is unmatched for seeing and touching part of God's handiwork.
In Crawford County just 11.5 miles east of I-40 on Hwy 64 is Big Mulberry River, a great place to be on a hot summer afternoon! If you like to canoe, or fish it is a fun place to be.
Crawford County has many things that make it an excellent place to live, work and/or raise a family. One of the most outstanding qualities are the people. There is the beauty of a friendly, cordial, and patriotic people, folks who will help a neighbor, people whose sincerity is matched by their deeds. Life is best enjoyed when those we are around every day are warm and friendly.