Springdale

Springdale is in the Ozarks region of Northwest Arkansas.

Get in

By plane

• Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA  ^IATA), 1 Airport Blvd., Bentonville (about a half-hour drive away), ☏ +1 479-205-1000. Formerly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, it's the closest airport with commercial passenger service. Springdale also has its own municipal airport for general aviation. (updated Jul 2023)

By car

Springdale straddles a north-south highway with three designations: Interstate 49, US Route 62, and US Route 71. I-49 feeds into I-40 at the town of Alma, about 1 hour south. US-62 and US-71 branch off in neighboring Bentonville. US-71 then continues on over the Missouri border, eventually leading to Joplin.

See

• 1 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Avenue, ☏ +1 479 750-8165, shiloh@springdalear.gov. (updated Dec 2017)

Do

• The Jones Center for Families, 922 East Emma Avenue, ☏ +1 479 756-8090, fax: +1 479 750-7444. 
• Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Summer months. The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the area's minor league baseball team, based in Springdale. Relatively new to Northwest Arkansas, the team moved here in 2008 and play in a brand-new park, Arvest Park, located on the fringes of Springdale. $9-$13. 

Eat

• AQ Chicken, 1207 N Thompson St, ☏ +1 479 751-4633, AQchicken@msn.com. Su-M, W-Th 11AM-8PM; F-Sa 11AM-8:30PM. Full service restaurant specializing in fried, grilled, bbq'd, and roasted chicken in addition to catfish and ribs. AQ Chicken is a long-standing institution in the area for southern fried chicken. 
• Gusano's Pizzeria, 1094 E. Henri de Tonti, ☏ +1 479 927 6900, info@gusanospizza.com. 11AM-11PM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11AM-10PM every other day. Chicago-style pizzeria and sports bar with the self-proclaimed "best Chicago-style pizza in the world". Part of a tiny chain of 8 restaurants in and around Arkansas. (updated Sep 2020)

Drink

• 1 The Odd Soul, 126 W Emma Ave, ☏ +1 479-927-6399. Has an extensive sortiment of craft beers. (updated Dec 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Inn At The Mill, 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd, ☏ +1 479-443-1800. (updated Dec 2017)

Go next

Routes through Springdale

Joplin ← Rogers ←	N  S	→ Fayetteville → Fort Smith
Tulsa ← Tontitown ←	W  E	→ Huntsville → Mountain Home