OZ Trails Bike Park will feature more than 20 miles of gravity trails for all skill levels when it opens this summer on the Bentonville-Bella Vista border.
Arkansas is getting its first chairlift-served mountain bike park this summer. OZ Trails Bike Park announced it will officially open June 12, 2026, at the intersection of Highway 71 and Mercy Way on the Bentonville-Bella Vista border.
The opening coincides with Bentonville Bike Fest 2026, the Mid-South’s largest cycling festival, when thousands of riders descend on the region each year.
“For the first time in Arkansas history, riders can load a chairlift and drop into world-class gravity trails, right here in the Ozarks,” said Gary Vernon, general manager of OZ Trails Bike Park. “What we’ve built is something this state has never seen, and we can’t wait to open the gates on June 12.”
Trails, Lift Access and More
The park will feature more than 20 miles of purpose-built gravity trails, color-coded by difficulty from beginner green runs to double-black-diamond lines. A Poma-Leitner high-speed quad chairlift will provide year-round lift access to the trail network.
About 75 percent of the trails are designed with beginners and everyday riders in mind, though optional features are built in to keep lines interesting for more advanced riders as well.
The park is developed by Runway Group and represents the latest investment in Northwest Arkansas’s growing reputation as a world-class cycling destination. The region is already home to renowned trail systems, including Slaughter Pen, Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, and the Back 40.
A Destination for the Whole Community
OZ Trails Bike Park is designed to attract more than just mountain bikers. The OZ Trails HQ will serve as the social hub of the park and will be free and open to the public. Amenities will include bike rentals, a retail shop, a bike school with professional instruction, a pump track, a dirt jump zone, large-scale art installations and private event spaces.
The park’s full-service restaurant and bar, Ozzy’s Ride and Dine, will feature a rooftop deck overlooking the bike lift. The restaurant will be operated by Luke Wetzel and Mollie Mullis, the team behind several well-known Northwest Arkansas dining spots including Oven and Tap, Superfine and Townie.
Scenic lift rides and hiking will also be available for visitors who want to enjoy the park without getting on a bike.
Passes and Opening Details
Information about daily and yearly passes has not yet been announced. Riders interested in being notified when passes go on sale can subscribe to the OZ Trails newsletter at oztrails.com.
OZ Trails serves as the steward of Northwest Arkansas’s trail network, which encompasses more than 550 miles of shared-use trails across the region. The new bike park adds a lift-served gravity riding component to a trail system that already draws cyclists from across the country and around the world.
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