Fort Lookout · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0Camden has 114 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Camden, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Camden’s land is conserved, about 112 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #85 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Camden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Camden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Camden is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #85 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Camden’s 1% is ahead of 61% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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 Sandy Beach Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Carnes Park
Ira Clark Park
112 conserved acres
1% of Camden’s land. Who manages Camden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Carnes Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Ira Clark Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Fort Southerland Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Fairview Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 places to go in Camden
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1.9 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.
30 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
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.
18 more on the History page.
May is the best month for walking in Camden
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Camden →
Questions about parks and trails in Camden
Where can I hike in Camden?
The longest trail networks: Sandy Beach Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Camden 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 Camden’s trails?
Sandy Beach Park and Carnes Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Camden?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Camden?
258 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Camden have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Camden 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 →