Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Blytheville has 27 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Walker Park (0.7 mi). 214 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Blytheville’s land is conserved, about 168 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #12 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Blytheville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Blytheville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blytheville is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #12 of 123 in Arkansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Blytheville’s 1% is ahead of 69% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Walker Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mississippi County Fairgrounds
All 9 parks & preserves
168 conserved acres
1% of Blytheville’s land. Who manages Blytheville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Blytheville Youth Sportsplex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Cypress Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Williams Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Founders Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
17 places to go in Blytheville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
0.6 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Blytheville
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 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
September is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blytheville →
Blytheville and its neighbors
Blytheville has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blytheville | 1% | 1.3 | 17 | 65% | B |
| Gosnell | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 43% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blytheville
Where can I hike in Blytheville?
The longest trail networks: Walker Park, 0.7 miles; Cypress Park, 0.3 miles; Mississippi County Fairgrounds, 0.3 miles; Flag Plaza, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blytheville 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 Blytheville’s trails?
Walker Park and Cypress Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blytheville?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blytheville?
11,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blytheville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 214 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blytheville have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #12 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 Blytheville 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 →