Recreation & Culture

RECREATION

Theaters
Trumann has one indoor cinema theater.
Near - Jonesboro has two indoor theaters, which together house 24 screens for your movie  enjoyment.

Parks
The Trumann Parks and Recreation Department with a staff of two-full time and one part-time Summer employee helps to oversee five area parks with over 41 acres of open space.  All parks have modern playground equipment, which is well maintained.  The largest park is located on the West side of the city and has facilities for special activities such as tennis, basketball and baseball/softball.  The Old Community House complex located at Main Street and Poinsett Street has a community building with indoor basketball court and meeting room that serves as a gathering site fir many local organizations.  It also features a baseball/softball field known as Fleming Fields. The newest addition to the Park System is the Trumann Sports Complex.  This state of the art facility is located on Pecan Grove Road.  This complex is home to three softball fields, a baseball field, several soccer fields, a quarter mile walking track, play ground equipment, and a 10,000 square foot recreation center.  The Trumann Park and Recreation Committee  supervises the baseball/softball programs for the youngsters in Trumann including T-Ball. Minor League, Girls Softball, Little League, Boys Traveling Teams and Jonesboro League; and Winter Basketball. Trumann Public Schools also Maintain a lighted football field, track and field house, and basketball courts at both elementary schools.

Golf
The Trumann Country Club maintains a nine-hole Golf course with irrigated fairways and greens. Other facilities at the club include a swimming Pool, Tennis courts and clubhouse.  The membership fee is $450 and monthly dues are $60. There are three public golf courses within 30 minutes of Truman.

Fishing
Numerous fishing lakes offer anglers challenging Sports in the Trumann area.  The St. Francis River Is just two miles east of Trumann and is an
excellent fishing river.  Fishing lakes in the area include:

Craighead Forest Lake – 16 miles
Lake Charles – 48 miles
Lake Poinsett – 20 miles
Lake Hogue – 34 miles
Lake Frierson – 31 miles

Boating, Skiing, Fishing and more
Corps of Engineers lakes abounds in Arkansas and three are within four hours of Trumann and offer a wealth of aquatic fun in clear and water lakes and streams nearby those lakes.  They include Greers Ferry Lake, Norfolk Lake and Bull Shoals Lake.

Hunting
Small game such as squirrel, quail, rabbit, duck and geese are hunted in season in the area.  Hunting enthusiasts wanting larger game find Arkansas well stocked with deer that may be hunted in season with gun, crossbow, and bow and arrow.  The St. Francis Lake Association with over 1,000 active members in cooperation with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, has developed a natural fisherman’s paradise and small game reserve just two miles east of Trumann.  It further offers some of the best duck hunting  to be found anywhere and draws from all areas of the country during the duck season in Arkansas. 

Other areas include Bayou Deview Wildlife Management Area 32 miles from Trumann; Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 40 miles; and Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, 31 miles.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Trumann possesses a modern library/museum
housing some 15,3000 books for public use as well as numerous artifacts revolving around the history of Trumann – past and present.
The Trumann Area Fine Arts Council provides a significant number of cultural events for the community each year.
      ASU Convocation Center
      The Forum
      The Fowler Center
      ASU Wilson Auditorium
      ASU theater groups
      Northeast Arkansas Symphonic Orchestra
      Jonesboro Fine Arts Council
      Jonesboro Public Library
      ASU Research Center
      ASU Museum and Art Gallery