re: Is the trip to Fayetteville worth it?

Let me help you out. Do this and your experience will be fine. Everywhere approaching the stadium is hilly. Parking will be $20-$40 in neighborhoods.

Park in the Dickson Street area. There are public lots, street parking, and a parking garage on Spring Street. All public parking runs thru the same kiosk system. $5 is the charge for an all-day parking pass. You don't have to put the receipt on your dash or anything. The kiosk will say that parking is free until 2pm, but you want to go ahead and pay for an all day $5 pass.

Dickson Street area is a 15 minute walk to the stadium at most. You can park, eat, drink and see the downtown area, and save $20-$30 bucks on parking.

The best part of doing this is that post-game car traffic does not empty out into the Dickson Street area. You walk back over the hill, and if you want to hang out, you are already parked. If you want to leave, its the easiest area to get out of.

You'll understand why when you get here. The big campus hill separates the stadium area from the downtown area.

ETA: The city also runs a shuttle to the stadium area if you don't want to walk. It boards out in front of the Walton Arts Center.

Retired up here in NW AR. It will be gorgeous this time of year with turning leaves and beautiful weather...cool. The stadium is very "pretty" and modern looking as well as colorful. Not a tradition stadium such as LSU, but one of my favorites outside of Tiger stadium.

Still maintains a reasonable collegiate atmosphere in the college town area. Lots of "throw-back" drinking places on Dickson St..

You'll enjoy your time.

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. I'm driving though. I've heard it's a great drive

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You're looking at close to 11+ hs. drive.

I've made it in 8.5

doc, I think it's sold out but there are usually folks selling tickets outside the stadium

Arkansas law prohibits scalping, so you should get those at face value. And yes, Arkansas State Police does place under overs at big games to arrest scalpers.

So, LSU fans trying to sell any tickets, keep that in mind as I believe it is legal to scalp in Louisiana.

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Park in the Dickson Street area. There are public lots, street parking, and a parking garage on Spring Street. All public parking runs thru the same kiosk system. $5 is the charge for an all-day parking pass. You don't have to put the receipt on your dash or anything. The kiosk will say that parking is free until 2pm, but you want to go ahead and pay for an all day $5 pass. Dickson Street area is a 15 minute walk to the stadium at most. You can park, eat, drink and see the downtown area, and save $20-$30 bucks on parking. The best part of doing this is that post-game car traffic does not empty out into the Dickson Street area. You walk back over the hill, and if you want to hang out, you are already parked. If you want to leave, its the easiest area to get out of.

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This is the method I use. I even do this when I have a campus parking pass, because otherwise, getting out after the game can be a nightmare.

Tailgating is difficult and pre-paid/corporate for the most part, mainly because there is no flat land within several blocks of the stadium.

The only addition I'd make to this advice is when walking from Dickson to the stadium, follow the crowd going across Old Main Lawn. If you walk straight west up Dickson, you walk downhill for a ways, but then sharply back uphill. Going over Old Main lawn is more gradual, doesn't waste energy in distance or elevation, and also a more scenic route.

I went a few years ago and had a great time..everyone we met let us join their tailgate and offered us food..the downtown scene wasnt crazy but it was very easy to pick up women each night we went out

For this coming revised weather forecast...

Kickoff: 50
Halftime: 46
End Game: 42

Idk what weather app you're using but you need a new one. I suggest NOAA

Regardless, Ronaldo, that pic says it all. Well worth the drive for scenery alone.