OZARK BIKE PARK

They're predicting "early summer." Bentonville Bike Fest is scheduled for 6/9-6/14. I would bet that will be official grand opening with a soft opening the weekend before.

Though it's also possible (although I would hope they don't do this) that they'll try to stretch out events and do BFF that week and have another tourism draw grand opening even at a later date.

I would bet on BikeFest being the grand opening, or somewhere around there.

Also Mulberry Mountain Gravity Park just opened too an hour away. 600ft elevation change compared to 250. Worth checking out. Info here

Mulberrygravity.com

Official announcement dropped today that it's opening June 12th. And hey! That's my son hitting the "big drop" on that cover photo

Second this. Trails are legit and people are buzzing on the work that's been done there. Hopefully enough people start going out to Mulberry to show the demand for that style of trails in the region. According to the recent Arkansas Outside article, it looks like (with current project trail maps) even Mena might not have the average gradient that Mulberry already has.

Has anyone been to the park? Did you like it? 
We recently bought roller skates for the whole family (found a good deal at roller skate nation), and we’ve been having a lot of fun taking them to the skate park nearby. We’re thinking about checking this one out too, so I’d love to hear what everyone thinks of it.

I've been 5 times, I believe. The facility and infrastructure is all super impressive and appealing. The trails are also really good for the most part, especially if you like jumping. If you're someone who is trying to get better and progress as jumping, then it's absolutely great, as there is a pretty steady progression from small to very large. There are also some great fast flow trails. Everything is very well-maintained and well-built. It's DEFINITELY worth checking it out. That being said, the drawback, as you'd imagine, is that there isn't a lot of vertical nor is there much in the way of sustained steep terrain. I know that they've already far exceeded expectations around lift pass sales and membership, but I'll be curious if that's still the case a year from now. I'm not convinced that it will keep people entertained to the point of justifying a monthly lift pass for 12 months out of the year... but I hope it does because that would encourage more folks to jump into the bike park business.