Lake Alma Park
Park
219 acres1.3 mi of trail
McWater TrailWaterfall Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Alma
Alma has 244 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lake Alma Park (1.3 mi). 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Alma, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #30 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
30 acres · of 5.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
244 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alma is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #30 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alma’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (244 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home44% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 76%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Alma’s 1% is ahead of 55% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lake Alma Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
1% of Alma’s land. Who manages Alma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city29 ac
Local Recreation Area · 15 acLocal Park · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Baseball Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Alma Lake And Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Alma Water Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Alma Community Canter Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Alma
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Alma
Kids Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Alma
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
McWater Trail1.1 mi
Waterfall Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
4Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Alma
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alma →
Questions about parks and trails in Alma
Where can I hike in Alma?
The longest trail networks: Lake Alma Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Alma is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Alma’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Lake Alma Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Alma?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Alma?
19,819 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 244 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Alma have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #30 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 Alma neighbors.
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Sources
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 →