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Lake Wedington Recreation Area

Lake Wedington is a 102-acre lake located just 13 miles west of Fayetteville, AR on State Hwy 16.

During the 1930's local men, employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), began building the lake and a recreation area and planting trees under the guidance of the Soil Conservation Service. With native oak from the lake bed and native stone and native skills, the buildings took shape and the lake filled with clear spring water. By 1954, the trees were tall, and the administration of the land was passed to the U. S. Forest Service.

In 1988, after 50 years of use, the park needed major repairs and the WPA cabins had been abandoned. A group of volunteers formed Friends of Lake Wedington to restore the cabins. With the Forest Service they continue to refurbish the buildings, update the facilities. Lake Wedington Recreation Area is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Overnight guests can stay in any of the six refurbished historic cabins with swimming, playgrounds, volleyball courts and horseshoes during the summer. Lake Wedington has a lodge available for larger groups for day use only.