Few parks or trails are on the map in Ash Flat
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ash Flat, 0.1 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ash Flat have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ash Flat is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ash Flat’s under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ash Flat Ball Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 places to go in Ash Flat
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
June is the best month for walking in Ash Flat
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
January is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ash Flat →
Ash Flat and its neighbors
Ash Flat has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Flat | under 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 3% | C− |
| Cherokee Village | under 1% | 3.7 | 11 | 37% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ash Flat
Where can I hike in Ash Flat?
The longest trail networks: Ash Flat Ball Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ash Flat 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.
Are dogs allowed on Ash Flat’s trails?
Ash Flat Ball Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ash Flat?
516 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ash Flat or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ash Flat have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Ash Flat 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 →