Few parks or trails are on the map in Alexander
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Alexander, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #116 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Alexander have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alexander is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #116 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Alexander’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 named trail
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The walking year in Alexander
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
September is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alexander →
Alexander and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 26% | D |
| Shannon Hills | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 29% | C− |
| Bryant | 2% | 0.2 | 15 | 33% | C |
| Little Rock | 6% | 0.8 | 29 | 74% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Alexander
How much of Alexander is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Arkansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Alexander?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Alexander?
3,844 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alexander or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Alexander have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 of 123 in Arkansas. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alexander neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →