The Peel Compton Foundation

THE PEEL MUSEUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN- LOCATED AT 400 S. WALTON INCLUDES AN HISTORICAL HOME REPRESENTING ARKANSAS IN THE LATE 1800S AND THE LIFE OF COLONEL SAMUEL PEEL, HIS WIFE MARY EMALINE, AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. THE BOTANICAL GARDEN IS APPROXIMATELY 2 ACRES IN SIZE AND HAS MULTIPLE HERITAGE GARDENS AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. CERTAIN PARTS OF THE HISTORICAL HOME ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND BUSINESS MEETING RENTALS. THE PROPERTY ALSO INCLUDES A SMALL, RETAIL GIFT SHOP, FEATURING LOCALLY SOURCED GOODS AVAILABLE FOR RESALE. THE MUSEUM IS FOCUSED ON PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC HOMES, ARTIFACTS, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AGED STUDENTS AND ADULTS ALIKE.

THE COLER MOUNTAIN BIKE PRESERVE AND CAMPGROUNDS ARE LOCATED AT 2003 NW HOMESTEAD LANE AND ARE WITHIN 5 MILES OF DOWNTOWN BENTONVILLE. THE PROPERTY INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 19 MILES OF SOFT-SURFACE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, A RETAIL CAFE, AND 22 DRY, PRIMITIVE CAMPSITES AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL. THE COLER PRESERVE IS APPROXIMATELY 300 ACRES IN SIZE AND IS OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. VARIOUS SPACES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENTAL. THE PRESERVE FOCUSES ON OUTDOOR RECREATION, EDUCATION, NATURE, AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

OSAGE PARK AND QUIVER ARCHERY RANGE LOCATED AT 700 SW 16TH STREET INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 70 ACRES OF GREENSPACE AND 12 ACRES OF WETLANDS. THE PARK IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR, FREE OF CHARGE, AND INCLUDES 8 PICKLEBALL COURTS, PLAYGROUNDS, RAISED WALKWAYS AND A PAVILION. THE QUIVER ARCHERY RANGE IS A MODERN 20 LANE ARCHERY RANGE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR A NOMINAL LANE RENTAL FEE, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUCTION. THE PARK AND ARCHERY RANGE FOCUS ON OUTDOOR RECREATION, NATURE, EDUCATION, AND WETLANDS PRESERVATION.

THE COMPTON GARDENS AND ARBORETUM AND CONFERENCE CENTER LOCATED AT 312 N. MAIN STREET INCLUDES THE FAMILY HOME OF DR. NEIL COMPTON, A MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE HOME BUILT IN 1951. THE HOME IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDES AN EXHIBIT ROOM HIGHLIGHTING THE LIFE OF DR. COMPTON, AND HAS RENTAL SPACE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND BUSINESS MEETINGS. THE GARDENS, APPROXIMATELY 7 ACRES IN SIZE HAS OVER 100 NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. THE GARDENS ARE FOCUSED ON NATURE & EDUCATION OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF THE BUFFALO RIVER, AMERICA'S FIRST NATIONAL RIVER.