Kelley Park Ballfields Project | City of Fort Smith, AR 

THE OUTCOME

PROJECT INSIGHTS 

Kelley Park is the central hub for athletic events in Fort Smith—home to organized league games, school tournaments, and community recreation. With multiple fields operating year-round, the city aimed to unify the entire sports complex under a single lighting system that was modern, energy-efficient, and consistent in performance. 

The focus was not just on brightness, but on delivering uniform lighting levels across every zone, reducing visual discomfort, and simplifying operations. IKIO was brought in to develop a scalable lighting plan that could be executed efficiently without disrupting scheduled games or requiring structural modifications. 

OPPORTUNITY 

The primary goals of the project included: 

• Standardize light distribution across varied field layouts 
• Replace legacy fixtures with energy-efficient alternatives 
• Eliminate fixture inconsistency and glare between play zones 
• Improve maintenance efficiency with a single fixture platform 
• Complete installation without pausing active field schedules 

This was a chance to transform Kelley Park from a collection of fields into a seamless sports campus. 

IKIO’S PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH 

IKIO created a centralized lighting plan designed for long-term scalability, field-specific clarity, and clean execution. The team used pre-engineered layouts, pole-specific bracket tilt drawings, and AGi32-based beam spread visualizations to ensure accurate, field-aligned placement. 

A total of 156 Dynamo 3 floodlights (500W)—each with an efficacy of 160.2 lm/W—were pre-configured and deployed across zones including Skokos, Hernreich, Kelley, Parker, Pendergraft, Kuykendall, and Higgins Fields. Fixtures were installed with precision-mapped tilt angles to eliminate light spill and overlit zones. 

Installation was carried out in phases, with crews working around scheduled events. Components were pre-labeled and matched to field layouts, allowing the team to minimize on-site adjustments and complete the deployment with no disruption to park operations. 

SOLUTION OFFERED 

IKIO engineered and executed a centralized, high-performance LED upgrade across Kelley Park’s multi-field athletic zone, delivering a system optimized not just for brightness—but for planning precision, operational ease, and long-term scalability. 

• Dynamo 3 floodlights (500W)—chosen for their ultra-high efficacy of 160.2 lm/W and rugged stadium-grade build—were deployed uniformly across all 12 fields to replace varied legacy systems. This eliminated inconsistencies in light levels and simplified maintenance with a standardized fixture SKU. 
• IKIO provided pole-wise pre-aimed layouts, bracket tilt documents, and 3D rendered beam visuals to enable rapid, error-free installation with minimal in-field adjustments. This streamlined deployment across Skokos, Hernreich, Kelley, and Parker Fields, even as games and community bookings continued without interruption. 
• The system was mapped for long-term monitoring and verification, with measurement-ready photometric documentation supporting future audits, upgrades, or smart controls integration. 

TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 

AREAS COVERED

The lighting system was implemented across all active ballfields in Kelley Park, including zones such as Skokos, Hernreich, Kelley, Pendergraft, Kuykendall, Higgins, and others. Each layout was tailored to mounting height, field size, and infield/outfield distribution needs.

CLIENT PERSPECTIVE

“We used to make lighting decisions field by field. Now we don’t have to. Every field performs the same way, and that means we can operate the entire complex like a single unit — schedule confidently, host professionally, and maintain easily.”
— City of Ft. Smith Parks Supervisor