Photo: ArkansasNationalist · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Cave Springs
43 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Cave Springs’ land is conserved, about 60 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #71 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cave Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cave Springs is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #71 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Cave Springs’ 1% is ahead of 64% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% 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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60 conserved acres
1% of Cave Springs’ land. Who manages Cave Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Springs 4 (Northwest Land) State Conservation Area | State conservation | 32 | Open |
| Cave Springs Cave Natural Area State Conservation Area | Other state land | 16 | Restricted |
| Cave Springs 3 (Brandon) State Conservation Area | State conservation | 11 | Open |
2 places to go in Cave Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Cave Springs
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) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cave Springs →
Cave Springs and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Springs | 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 35% | C |
| Rogers | 2% | 0.3 | 10 | 63% | B− |
| Springdale | 1% | 0.4 | 7 | 39% | C |
| Bentonville | 4% | 1.3 | 33 | 70% | A− |
| Lowell | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 29% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cave Springs
How much of Cave Springs 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.
Where can I bike in Cave Springs?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cave Springs?
9,483 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cave Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cave Springs have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #71 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 Cave Springs 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 →