
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Fort Smith National Historic Site preserves one of the most significant frontier justice sites in the American West — the courtroom and jail of "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker, who presided over the Western District of Arkansas from 1875 to 1896. The site includes the reconstructed gallows, the original 1851 barracks building, and the Belle Point overlook above the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers. It is open daily except major federal holidays, and admission is free.
The National Park Service publishes free parking in the main lot and along 3rd Street, and says the main lot accommodates buses and RVs, so groups have a published place to begin unloading. Address: 301 Parker Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901. Phone: (479) 783-3961.



















