Jonesboro is the main community of Craighead County and is home to Arkansas State University. The university maintains both the Arkansas State University Museum and the Bradbury Gallery which are free and open to the public. On the southern edge of Jonesboro are Craighead Forest Park which features a fishing lake, camping facilities, hiking trails, bird watching opportunities, picnic sites, recreational fields, and ATV and mountain biking trails. The Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center is adjacent to the park and features three-story indoor facility, a 5.5-acre prairie, 2.5-acre pond, and approximately 100 acres in woodlands with 5 nature trails. North of Jonesboro is Lake Frierson State Park, which is best known for its wild dogwoods and a 335-acre fishing lake.