Greenlee Park
Park
55 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brinkley
Brinkley has 106 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Brinkley, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of Brinkley’s land is conserved, about 74 acres. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
74 acres · of 5.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
106 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Brinkley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brinkley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brinkley is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brinkley’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (106 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home58% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Brinkley’s 2% is ahead of 82% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
Water is 7% of Brinkley’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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 Greenlee Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
74 conserved acres
2% of Brinkley’s land. Water is left out: Brinkley has 5.7 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brinkley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
Local Park · 74 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlee Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Brinkley City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Brinkley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brinkley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Brinkley
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Brinkley
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
3Tennis
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Black, William, Family HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itGazzola and Vaccaro BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itLaBelle HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itRusher HotelBuilding · listed 1986
About itMount Zion Missionary Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 1986
About itLick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itSt. John the Baptist Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1992
About itMonroe County Bank BuildingBuilding · listed 2016
About itBrinkley Concrete StreetsStructure · listed 2017
About itEllis and Charlotte Williamson HouseBuilding · listed 2020
About itUnited States Post OfficeBuilding · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Brinkley
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 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brinkley →
Questions about parks and trails in Brinkley
Where can I hike in Brinkley?
The longest trail networks: Greenlee Park, 0.2 miles; Brinkley City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brinkley is conserved land?
2% 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 Brinkley’s trails?
Greenlee Park and Brinkley City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brinkley?
119 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brinkley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brinkley have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Brinkley 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 →